WCIG

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WCIG
Broadcast area Elmira Corning, New York
Frequency 97.7 MHz
BrandingFamily Life Network
Programming
Format Christian radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 28, 1987 (1987-08-28) (as WNBR)
Former call signs
  • WNBR (1987–1989)
  • WGMM (1989–2005)
  • WCBA-FM (2005)
  • WENI-FM (2005–2017)
  • WENY-FM (2017–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Where Christ is Glorified" [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 14713
Class A
ERP 610 watts
HAAT 220 meters (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°8′31″N77°4′40″W / 42.14194°N 77.07778°W / 42.14194; -77.07778
Links
Public license information
Website familylife.org/radio/

WCIG (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Big Flats, New York, United States, the station is owned by Family Life Network. [3]

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History

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Logo as "Magic"

The station was assigned the call letters WNBR on August 28, 1987. On March 1, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WGMM; on May 16, 2005, to WCBA-FM; and on July 26, 2005, to WENI-FM. [4] The station swapped call signs with its sister station in South Waverly, Pennsylvania, on December 27, 2017, assuming the WENY-FM call sign.

On June 1, 2021, WENY-FM changed its format from adult contemporary to Family Life Network's Christian radio format, assuming the call sign WCIG on June 22, 2021. [5]

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References

  1. "Stations". Family Life . Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WCIG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WCIG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "WCIG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. WKPQ Meets Bigfoot As Seven Mountains Completes Elmira Consolidation Radioinsight - July 4, 2021