WCIG (97.7 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

Christian radio Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk progra ...

format. Licensed to

Big Flats, New York Big Flats is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 7,822 at the 2020 census. The town is on the western border of the county, west of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town con ...

, United States, the station is owned by

Family Life Network The Family Life Network is a Christian radio network simulcasting via FM stations across Western and Central New York, as well as northern Pennsylvania from flagship station WCIK. It is owned and operated by the larger Family Life Ministries o ...

History

The station was assigned the call letters WNBR on August 28, 1987. On March 1, 1989, the station changed its

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to WGMM; on May 16, 2005, to WCBA-FM; and on July 26, 2005, to WENI-FM. The station swapped call signs with its

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sister station on December 27, 2017, assuming the WENY-FM call sign. On June 1, 2021, WENY-FM changed their format from adult contemporary to Family Life Network's Christian radio format, assuming the call sign WCIG on June 22, 2021.WKPQ Meets Bigfoot As Seven Mountains Completes Elmira Consolidation
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* CIG Radio stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in New York (state) CIG {{NewYork-radio-station-stub