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WIGN (1550 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a radio format of Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel Music and Christian talk and teaching. Licensed to Bristol, Tennessee, United States, it serves the Tri-Cites - Johnson City - Kingsport and Bristol areas of Tennessee and Virginia. The station is owned by Mountain Music Ministries, LLC.

By day, WIGN is powered at 35,000 watts non-directional. But 1550 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency. So to reduce interference, WIGN must greatly reduce nighttime power to 6 watts. WIGN also broadcasts on a 250 watt FM translator, 92.1 MHz W221EC.

History

On August 16, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-08-16), the station first signed on the air. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. It later received low-power nighttime authorization. For much of its history, it has broadcast a mix of Classic Country, Southern Gospel and Bluegrass music.

References

1. Radio-Locator.com/WIGN
2. Radio-Locator.com/W221EC

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 63979 (WIGN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WIGN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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