Editing WFTC (section)

===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>