WCIG

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WCIG
Broadcast area Elmira – Corning, New York
Frequency 97.7 MHz
BrandingFamily Life Network
Programming
Format Christian radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 28, 1987 (1987-08-28) (as WNBR)
Former call signs
  • WNBR (1987–1989)
  • WGMM (1989–2005)
  • WCBA-FM (2005)
  • WENI-FM (2005–2017)
  • WENY-FM (2017–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Where Christ is Glorified" [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 14713
Class A
ERP 610 watts
HAAT 220 meters (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°8′31″N77°4′40″W / 42.14194°N 77.07778°W / 42.14194; -77.07778
Links
Public license information
Website familylife.org/radio/

WCIG (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Big Flats, New York, United States, the station is owned by Family Life Network. [3]

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History

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Logo as "Magic"

The station was assigned the call letters WNBR on August 28, 1987. On March 1, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WGMM; on May 16, 2005, to WCBA-FM; and on July 26, 2005, to WENI-FM. [4] The station swapped call signs with its sister station in South Waverly, Pennsylvania, on December 27, 2017, assuming the WENY-FM call sign.

On June 1, 2021, WENY-FM changed its format from adult contemporary to Family Life Network's Christian radio format, assuming the call sign WCIG on June 22, 2021. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stations". Family Life . Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCIG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WCIG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "WCIG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ WKPQ Meets Bigfoot As Seven Mountains Completes Elmira Consolidation Radioinsight - July 4, 2021


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