| WIGN | |
| City: | Bristol, Tennessee |
| Area: | Tri-Cites - Johnson City -Kingsport - Bristol |
| Branding: | WIGN 1550 AM & 92.1 FM |
| Frequency: | 1550 kHz |
| Format: | Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel and Christian talk and teaching |
| Power: | 35,000 watts day 6 watts night |
| Class: | D |
| Coordinates: | 36.5661°N -82.1583°W |
| Owner: | Mountain Music Ministries, LLC |
| Website: | http://1550ambluegrass.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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]
On, 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.