WXFT-DT

WXFT-DT
CityAurora, Illinois
Channels
BrandingUniMás Chicago
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WGBO-DT, WOJO, WPPN, WVIV-FM
History
First air date
April 20, 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-04-20)
Former call signs
  • WBBS-TV / WPWR-TV (1982–1987)
  • WEHS (1987–1992)
  • WEHS-TV (1992–2001)
  • WXFT (2001–2003)
  • WXFT-TV (2004–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 60 (UHF, 1982–2009)
  • Digital: 59 (UHF, 2006–2009), 50 (UHF, 2009–2017), 44 (UHF, 2017–2019)
Spanish Ind. (1982–1987)
HSN (1987–2002)
Call sign meaning
C("X")hicago/Xtreme Telefutura (WCFT was already in use at the time of assignment)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60539
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT518 m (1,699 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W / 41.87889°N 87.63556°W / 41.87889; -87.63556
Links
Public license information
WebsiteUniMás

WXFT-DT (channel 60) is a television station licensed to Aurora, Illinois, United States, serving as the Chicago-area outlet for the Spanish-language network UniMás. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Joliet-licensed Univision station WGBO-DT (channel 66). The two stations share studios on Fairbanks Court (near Columbus Drive and Illinois Street) in the Streeterville neighborhood. Through a channel sharing agreement with ABC owned-and-operated station WLS-TV (channel 7), WXFT-DT transmits using WLS-TV's spectrum from an antenna atop the Willis Tower.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXFT-DT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.