# WIGN

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Radio station in Bristol, Tennessee, United States

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″N 82°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](/source/AM_broadcasting)) is a commercial [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [Bristol, Tennessee](/source/Bristol%2C_Tennessee), United States, and serving the [Tri-Cites](/source/Tri-Cities%2C_Tennessee) area of [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee) and [Virginia](/source/Virginia). Owned by Mountain Music Ministries, LLC, the station broadcasts a format of [Bluegrass Music](/source/Bluegrass_Music), [Southern Gospel Music](/source/Southern_Gospel_Music) and [Christian talk and teaching](/source/Christian_talk_and_teaching).

By day, WIGN is powered at 35,000 watts non-directional. But 1550 AM is a Canadian and [Mexican](/source/Mexico) [clear-channel](/source/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](/source/FM_translator), 92.1 [MHz](/source/Hertz) **W221EC**.

## History

On August 16, 1962, the station first signed on the air. It was originally a [daytimer](/source/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](/source/Classic_Country), [Southern Gospel](/source/Southern_Gospel) and [Bluegrass music](/source/Bluegrass_music).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-63979_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WIGN"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=63979). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 63979 (WIGN)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=63979) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WIGN](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WIGN) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [FCC History Cards for WIGN](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=50625)

v t e Radio stations in Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol (Tri-Cities area of Tennessee/Virginia) By AM frequency 640 690 790 870 910 980 1090 1140 1240 1260 1320 1400 1420 1490 1550 By FM frequency 88.3 89.5 90.3 90.5 91.5 92.9 93.5 94.9 95.9 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.3 101.5 102.7 103.1 103.9 104.3 104.9 106.9 107.3 LPFM 100.1 Translators 89.1 92.3 93.3 95.3 96.3 97.3 98.9 100.3 100.7 105.3 107.9 By call sign W206BE W222AG W227DT W237DV W242CQ W247CH W255DB W262CG W264BY W287CF W300CC WAEZ WAXM WBCM-LP WBEJ WCQR-FM WCSK WEMB WETB WETS-FM WEXX WEYE WFHG-FM WGOC WHCB WHGG WHNQ WIGN WIKQ WJCW WKOS WKPT WMCH WMIT WOPI WPWT WQUT WRZK WTFM WUMC WVEK-FM WWTB WXBQ-FM WXIS WXLZ-FM WXSM WZAP Defunct WDUF (1120 AM) WHHQ (1520 AM) WKJV-LP (106.5 FM) 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 See also List of radio stations in Tennessee List of radio stations in Virginia

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