Paul ▁ ▁Blue ▁Dem ons . ▁ ▁Through ▁their ▁five - year ▁broadcast ▁partners hip ▁with ▁its ▁sister ▁station ▁W MA Q - TV ▁and ▁the ▁team , ▁W S NS ▁a ired ▁the ▁Spanish ▁language ▁broadcast s ▁of ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁station ▁president ▁David ▁Do eb ler ▁announced ▁that ▁W S NS ▁will ▁broadcast ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Mar athon ▁in ▁Spanish ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁mar athon ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ; ▁this ▁comes ▁following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁America ▁Chicago ▁Mar athon ▁and ▁W S NS ▁signed ▁their ▁contract ▁to ▁air ▁this ▁event . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁sister ▁station ▁W MA Q - TV ▁announced ▁they ▁will ▁extend ▁their ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁America ▁Chicago ▁Mar athon ▁and ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁America ▁Sh am rock ▁Sh uffle ▁ 8 K ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁air ▁both ▁events ▁in ▁English ▁across ▁all ▁station ▁platforms ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁station , ▁its ▁C oz i ▁TV ▁sub channel ▁and ▁the ▁station ' s ▁website . ▁ ▁News ▁operation ▁W S NS - TV ▁presently ▁broadcast s ▁ 1 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁locally ▁produced ▁new sc asts ▁each ▁week ▁( with ▁a ▁ 2 ▁ 1 / 2 ▁hours ▁each