▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁transition ed ▁from ▁analog ▁to ▁digital ▁broadcast s ▁under ▁federal ▁mand ate . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁continued ▁to ▁broadcast ▁on ▁its ▁pre - transition ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 4 5 . ▁Through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁P SI P , ▁digital ▁television ▁rece ivers ▁display ▁the ▁station ' s ▁virtual ▁channel ▁as ▁its ▁former ▁U H F ▁analog ▁channel ▁ 4 4 . ▁W S NS - TV ▁also ▁re located ▁its ▁main ▁transmit ter ▁from ▁the ▁John ▁Han cock ▁Center ▁to ▁the ▁Will is ▁Tower . ▁ ▁Spect rum ▁real location ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁station ▁manager ▁David ▁Do eb ler ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁signals ▁of ▁W S NS - TV ' s ▁over - the - air ▁spectrum ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁F CC ' s ▁spectrum ▁real location ▁au ction , ▁fetch ing ▁$ 1 4 1 . 7 ▁million . ▁W S NS - TV ▁ceased ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁U H F ▁digital ▁channel ▁ 4 5 ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁began ▁sharing ▁spectrum ▁with ▁W MA Q - TV ▁on ▁channel ▁ 2 9 . ▁ ▁Program ming ▁ ▁Sports ▁programming ▁W S NS ▁obtained ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁broadcast ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁games ▁involving ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁assuming ▁the ▁rights ▁from ▁W F LD . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁station ' s