▁with ▁the ▁station ' s ▁signal ▁being ▁sc ram bled ▁the ▁entire ▁time . ▁During ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁license ▁renew al ▁periods ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Mon roe ▁Communic ations ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁group ▁owned ▁by ▁twelve ▁Chicago - area ▁invest ors , ▁file d ▁a ▁motion ▁with ▁the ▁F CC ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁license ▁for ▁W S NS , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁a ▁television ▁station ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁public ▁air w aves ▁for ▁a ▁subscription ▁fee ▁nor ▁should ▁the ▁air w aves ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁carry ▁inde cent ▁content ; ▁this ▁case ▁was ▁ultimately ▁settled . ▁ ▁The ▁ON TV ▁Chicago ▁service ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁long - await ed ▁entrance ▁of ▁cable ▁television ▁service ▁into ▁the ▁area . ▁Chicago ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁market ▁where ▁ON TV ▁ended ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁prot ract ed ▁deb ates ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Council ▁over ▁how ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁cable ▁distribution ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁single ▁provider ▁mon opol izing ▁service . ▁However , ▁W S NS ▁was ▁hit ▁with ▁additional ▁law su its ▁regarding ▁the ▁soft core ▁por n ographic ▁films ▁a ired ▁on ▁ON TV , ▁challeng es ▁that ▁continued ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁service ' s ▁shut down . ▁In ▁addition , ▁in ▁February ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁administrative ▁law ▁judge ▁Joseph ▁Ch ach kin ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁its ▁effort ▁to ▁strip