98.7 WFMT live

98.7 WFMT is Chicago's classical music station. It broadcasts on 98.7 FM and serves the Chicago metropolitan area. WFMT is part of Window to the World Communications, the same company as Chicago's PBS member station WTTW, and on this page you can listen to WFMT live online, free.

Classical music

WFMT plays classical music, along with fine arts programming for Chicago listeners.

Supported by listeners

Although WFMT is a commercial station by licence, it asks for donations on the air and on its website, and listener support helps keep it on the air.

Studios

WFMT shares its studios and offices with WTTW at the Renée Crown Public Media Center on North Saint Louis Avenue in Chicago's North Park neighborhood.

History

The station signed on on May 16, 1948, as WOAK at 98.3 FM and became WFMT in 1951.

Classical, anywhere

Press play and WFMT starts in seconds — on Lake Shore Drive, at home in the evening or anywhere in the world. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 98.7 FM.

Chicago's classical voice

For more than seventy-five years WFMT has brought classical music to Chicago, alongside its television sister WTTW.

How to listen

You can hear WFMT on the radio on 98.7 FM across the Chicago area, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a quiet evening or a long drive, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WFMT's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer