WFMT (FM)

WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. The station is managed by Window To The World Communications, Inc., the same parent company which runs WTTW-TV, one of Chicago's two PBS affiliated stations. WFMT is also the flagship station of the WFMT Radio Network, and the Beethoven and Jazz Satellite Networks.

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WFMT is extremely unique in only having one period in its history of over fifty years of ever broadcasting any commercial advertising that was pre-recorded (by non-hosts). The policy to broadcast pre-recorded commercials was unpopular, and was soon reverted back to the old policy: Only WFMT Program Hosts (announcers) read any commercial advertising on the air.

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WFMT's programs can be heard through their satellite services, or syndication, internationally. The station's programming is available online as well: For a period of time it was a free audio stream, and was then unavailable for a time, pending an FCC ruling on Internet music and compensation to musicians. Now it's again available for a fee.

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WTTW-TV: WTTW (Channel 11) is the Chicago, Illinois, member station of the Public Broadcasting Service. The station began broadcasting in 1955 and is owned and operated by Window to the World Communications Inc. (Window to the World), a not-for-profit broadcasting entity. WTTW continues to broadcast its educ...

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