Editing WFTC (section)

==Programming==
===Sports programming===
Upon the team's founding in 1989, the station acquired the broadcast rights to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], carrying a select number of games along with [[KSTP-TV]] (channel 5) as well as NBC affiliate [[KARE (TV)|KARE]] (channel 11). The team's relationship with the station would end after the [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94 season]], when the team's over-the-air broadcasts moved to KLGT-TV (channel 23, now [[The CW|CW]] affiliate [[WUCW]]). With the Fox network [[Fox NFL|gaining rights]] to [[NFL]] games ([[National Football Conference|NFC]] games, and with it, [[Minnesota Vikings]] games) in the [[1994 NFL season|1994 season]], channel 29 succeeded [[WCCO-TV]] as the unofficial home station of the team. It would hold this role until the end of the [[2001 NFL season|2001 season]] (since [[2002 NFL season|2002]], most games are broadcast on KMSP-TV).

In fall 2023, WFTC became the official media outlet for the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]] [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|Tommies]] athletics teams. The station broadcasts select home competitions for the football, men's and women's basketball, and men's and women's hockey teams.<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Thomas athletics signs first-of-its-kind TV deal with Fox 9+ |url=https://www.startribune.com/st-thomas-athletics-signs-tv-deal-with-fox-9-plus/600304375/ |newspaper=[[StarTribune]]|access-date=October 23, 2023 |date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]] also reached an agreement with WFTC to carry a package of regular season games and the conference championship series; these games are simulcast with [[Big Ten Network#Streaming platforms|Big Ten Plus]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=FOX9+ to televise WCHA games in 2023-24 |url=https://wcha.com/news/2023/10/5/general-fox9-to-televise-wcha-games-in-2023-24.aspx |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=wcha.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=FOX9+ to Televise WCHA Games in 2024-25 |url=https://wcha.com/news/2024/9/19/hockey-fox9-to-televise-wcha-games-in-2024-25.aspx |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=wcha.com |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2025, WFTC aired matches from the [[Coachella Valley Invitational]] preseason tournament featuring [[Minnesota United FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 3, 2025|url=https://coachellavalleyinvitational.com/2025/02/03/fox-television-stations-and-gray-media-to-televise-mls-and-nwsl-matches-live-from-the-coachella-valley-invitational/|title=FOX TELEVISION STATIONS AND GRAY MEDIA TO TELEVISE MLS and NWSL MATCHES LIVE FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY INVITATIONAL|website=Coachella Valley Invitational|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref> Later in 2025, WFTC announced an agreement with the [[St. Paul Saints]], the Triple-A affiliate of the [[Minnesota Twins]], to air 11 games.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2025|url=https://www.milb.com/st-paul/news/saints-return-to-fox-9-adding-10-dates-11-games-to-their-tv-schedule|title=Saints Return To FOX 9+ Adding 10 Dates, 11 Games To Their TV Schedule|website=St. Paul Saints|access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>

===News operation===
{{see|KMSP-TV#News operation}}
Clear Channel started a news department for the station shortly before selling the station to Fox. As a Fox affiliate, WFTC launched an hour-long prime time newscast at 9&nbsp;p.m. on April 23, 2001, where it faced competition from KMSP's established hour-long news program. After Fox assumed control of the station, the station's news department was integrated with that of KMSP, and its late newscast was moved to 10&nbsp;p.m. and shortened to 30 minutes. Though this move protected new sister station KMSP, WFTC now faced stiff competition from late evening newscasts on [[KARE (TV)|KARE]], KSTP-TV and WCCO-TV. Channel 29's 10 p.m. newscast was eventually canceled due to low ratings, airing its final edition on June 30, 2006; the timeslot was then replaced by syndicated programming. The 10 p.m. news program was then moved to KMSP as part of an expanded late news block. Some members of WFTC's on-air staff were retained by KMSP's news department.

In February 2022, WFTC began simulcasting programming from [[Fox Weather]]. This programming airs from 10 to 11 a.m. on weekdays, and from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FOX Weather expands to new streaming platforms, local FOX TV stations|date=February 8, 2022 |url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-weather-expands-to-new-streaming-platforms-tv-stations|access-date=February 8, 2022|language=en}}</ref>