- Station name Station name
- WFMT 98.7 Chicago, IL
- Description Description
- WFMT seeks donations on the air and on its website. The station's studios and offices, co-located and shared with WTTW, are at the Renée Crown Public Media Center on North Saint Louis Avenue in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago.
- Launch date Launch date
- 16 May 1948
- Owner Owner
- Window to the World Communications, Inc.
- Contact Contact
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WFMT 98.7 Chicago, IL
United States
Format
128kbps • MP3
WFMT (98.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, with a classical music radio format. It is part of Window to the World Communications, Inc, in the same company as Chicago's PBS member station WTTW.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wfmt.com |
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Broadcast profile
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Primary frequency
98.7 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
Chicago metropolitan area
Owner / network
Window to the World Communications, Inc.
First air date
16 May 1948
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Station details
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| Station ID | 26588 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Illinois |
| Branding | 98.7 WFMT |
| Owner | Window to the World Communications, Inc. |
| Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
| Launched | 16 May 1948 |
| Website | wfmt.com |
| Primary frequency | 98.7 MHz |
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| Last check | 8 hours ago |
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| Stream host | stream.wfmt.com |
| Final host | stream.wfmt.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | AIS Streaming Server 9.2.1 |
| Latency | 310 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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8 hours ago
Last successful stream
8 hours ago
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About station About WFMT 98.7 Chicago, IL
WFMT (98.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, with a classical music radio format. It is part of Window to the World Communications, Inc, in the same company as Chicago's PBS member station WTTW.
WFMT seeks donations on the air and on its website. The station's studios and offices, co-located and shared with WTTW, are at the Renée Crown Public Media Center on North Saint Louis Avenue in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago. WFMT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts, and transmits from atop the Willis Tower in Downtown Chicago. It broadcasts using HD Radio technology.
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