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]

WCIG
Broadcast areaElmiraCorning, New York
Frequency97.7 MHz
BrandingFamily Life Network
Programming
FormatChristian 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 ID14713
ClassA
ERP610 watts
HAAT220 meters (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°8′31″N 77°4′40″W / 42.14194°N 77.07778°W / 42.14194; -77.07778
Links
Public license information
Websitefamilylife.org/radio/

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]

References

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  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
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