WIGN

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WIGN

| logo = Image:WIGN 1550Bluegrass logo.png

| city = Bristol, Tennessee

| area = Tri-Cites - Johnson City -Kingsport - Bristol

| branding = WIGN 1550 AM & 92.1 FM

| airdate = {{start date and age|1962|8|16}}

| frequency = 1550 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.1 MHz|W221EC|Bristol}}

| format = Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel and Christian talk and teaching

| power = 35,000 watts day
6 watts night

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| class = D

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| coordinates = {{coord|36|33|58|N|82|09|30|W}}

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| owner = Mountain Music Ministries, LLC

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| website = http://1550ambluegrass.com

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| licensing_authority= FCC

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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.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wign&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WIGN] WIGN also broadcasts on a 250 watt FM translator, 92.1 MHz W221EC.[https://radio-locator.com/info/W221EC-FX Radio-Locator.com/W221EC]

History

On {{start date and age|1962|8|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.

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