WCID (101.1 FM) is a

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format from

Family Life Network The Family Life Network is a Christian radio network, broadcasting on FM stations across Western and Central New York, as well as northern Pennsylvania, from flagship station WCIK (103.1) in Avoca, New York. It is owned and operated by the Fam ...

. Licensed to Enfield, New York, United States, the station serves the

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area. The station is owned by Family Life Ministries.

History

The station originated in 1970, with

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WQIX, with a modern country format. Studios were in Horseheads, shared with sister AM WIQT, and transmitter on Prospect Hill north of the village. Construction was by Chief Engineer C Michael Scullin with John Mulligan. It was owned then by retailer Manny Panosian and John Arikian, dba Chemung County Radio. Program Director was David G. Ridenour and General Manager Bob Johnson. During the first part of the 21st century, WPGI shared the "Big Pig" branding with sister station

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, both stations being owned by Backyard Broadcasting. Along with the rest of Backyard Broadcasting's New York assets, the station was sold to

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effective August 26, 2013, at a price of $3.6 million. On October 1, 2013, the then-WPGI dropped its cross-branding with WPIG, as well as all of the station's jocks, and took on the brand "100.9 The Wolf" with the same format. WPGI, along with the other stations in Community Broadcasters' Southern Tier portfolio, was sold to Seven Mountains Media in January 2019. On July 3, 2020, WPGI flipped to

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as "101 The Met", as part of a five-station format swap, where WMTT moved from

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to 820/101.3, with 100.9 starting to simulcast the new WMTT. WPGI had changed its call letters to WMTT-FM on June 25, 2020, to reflect this change. WPGI's former country format moved to 94.7 (renamed WQBF), WCBF (96.1), and WOBF (97.1) as "95-96-97 Bigfoot Country". On June 15, 2021, WMTT-FM changed its format from classic rock (which moved back to 94.7, as well as

WENI-FM WENI-FM (92.7 MHz) is an American radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of South Waverly, Pennsylvania (located south of Waverly, New York). Starting in early 2010, the then-WPHD moved to ...

92.7) to Family Life Network's religious format under new WCID calls. Formerly at 100.9 FM licensed to

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which served Elmira- Corning area, WCID moved to its current 101.1 FM frequency around 2022 in its new city of license at Enfield, NY located near

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