WIGN
Radio station in Bristol, Tennessee
36°33′58″N 82°09′30″W / 36.56611°N 82.15833°W / 36.56611; -82.15833WIGN (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.[1] WIGN also broadcasts on a 250 watt FM translator, 92.1 MHz W221EC.[2]
History
On August 16, 1962; 61 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
External links
- WIGN in the FCC AM station database
- WIGN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- v
- t
- e
| LPFM | |
|---|---|
| Translators |
- Radio stations in East Tennessee
- Chattanooga
- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol
- Knoxville
- Radio stations in Southwest Virginia
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg
- Bluefield
- Bristol
- Roanoke
- Elsewhere in the region
- Southwest Virginia
- Other nearby regions
- Asheville
- Beckley
- Charlotte
- Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point
  | This article about a Christian radio station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
  | This Tennessee radio station–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
