WIGN

Bristol, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Tri-Cites - Johnson City -Kingsport - Bristol
Frequency	1550 kHz
Programming
Format	Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel and Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Mountain Music Ministries, LLC
History
First air date	August 16, 1962; 61 years ago (1962-08-16)
Technical information
Class	D
Power	35,000 watts day 6 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	36°33′58″N 82°09′30″W / 36.56611°N 82.15833°W / 36.56611; -82.15833
Translator(s)	92.1 MHz W221EC (Bristol)
Links
Website	http://1550ambluegrass.com

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.^[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.