WIGN

WIGN

Bristol, Tennessee United States
Broadcast area	Tri-Cites - Johnson City -Kingsport - Bristol
Frequency	1550 kHz
Branding	WIGN 1550 AM & 92.1 FM
Programming
Format	Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel and Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Mountain Music Ministries, LLC
History
First air date	August 16, 1962 (1962-08-16)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63979
Class	D
Power	35,000 watts (day) 6 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	36°33′57.4″N82°09′26.5″W / 36.565944°N 82.157361°W / 36.565944; -82.157361
Translator	92.1 W221EC (Bristol)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	1550ambluegrass.com

WIGN (1550 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bristol, Tennessee, United States, and serving the Tri-Cites area of Tennessee and Virginia. Owned by Mountain Music Ministries, LLC, the station broadcasts a format of Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel Music and Christian talk and teaching.

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, 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. "Facility Technical Data for WIGN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links

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