Why Is Wfft Off The Air
Due to the severity of the storm, engineers were trapped at the station, and rather than sign off the air as they normally would, they got permission from management to simply continue transmitting. On , WFFT-TV lost its affiliation with Fox and became an independent station. The Fox network moved from WFFT-TV to the third subchannel of WPTA.
On , WFFT-TV rejoined Fox after a 19-month hiatus. Ownership of four Indiana media outlets, including WFFT, the Fox affiliate in Fort Wayne, could change ownership as part of a $171 million deal. Our Findlay station, WFND BCSN, has been on channel 19 since May 2018, having moved off channel 22.
WBGU Public TV will be moving from channel 27 to channel 22 sometime before Christmas. They will brand as TV 27. (Phase 1) WOHL in Lima will change from channel 35 to channel 15.
We will continue to brand our PSIP as channel 35. (Phase 2) Eventually the station would stay on the air all night Friday and Saturday nights on a regular basis during a time when the other Fort Wayne stations would sign off for the night around 1 or 2 AM.
Fort Wayne breaking news, weather and live video. Covering local and national politics, crime, health, community, education and sports for Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana. WFFT-TV 55, Fort Wayne, Indiana, now concludes another broadcast day.
WFFT-TV Fort Wayne is owned and operated by Fort Wayne Television, Inc. WFFT-TV is a member to Television Code of National Association of Broadcasters and proudly displays of the Seal for Good Practice. A source tells FTVLive that the staff at WFFT was told that they're switching to hub news, and it is expected to be produced out of WLFI in Lafayette, Indiana.
We are watching more media companies cut people and join news operations in separate markets. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) After more than two and a half years at Fox 55, I am leaving to further immerse myself into the local nonprofit realm.
I will continue helping out organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club, Carriage House, IBE, Building Stronger Families and others. WFFT is banking on an advertising bump with its expansion of local news and new prime-time programming.
