permanently on June 26, 2009. The station's transmitter was upgraded to operate at a radiated power of 1 megawatt – the maximum amount of power legally allowed for a broadcast television transmitter by the FCC – in early 2009. On April 13, 2017, it was revealed that the over-the-air spectrum of sister station WPWR-TV was sold in the FCC's spectrum reallocation auction for $160.7 million. WPWR-TV began sharing broadcast spectrum with WFLD effective June 11, 2018. References External links Movies! affiliates Buzzr affiliates TheGrio affiliates Field Communications Fox Television Stations Kaiser Broadcasting Metromedia Television channels and stations established in 1966 1966 establishments in Illinois FLD