▁an ▁$ 1 8 ▁million ▁settlement ▁awarded ▁to ▁Mon roe ▁by ▁Harris cope ▁Broadcast ing . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Ess an ess ▁sold ▁a ▁ 7 4 . 5 % ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁Te lem undo ▁for ▁$ 4 4 . 7 ▁million , ▁with ▁Ess an ess ▁retain ing ▁a ▁ 2 5 . 5 % ▁st ake . ▁The ▁move ▁provided ▁Te lem undo ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁major - market ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁station ▁and ▁allowed ▁Te lem undo ▁to ▁establish ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁vi able ▁Spanish ▁language ▁network ▁against ▁Un iv ision . ▁When ▁N BC ▁purchased ▁Te lem undo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁W S NS ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁en larg ed ▁con gl omer ate , ▁creating ▁Chicago ' s ▁first ▁commercial ▁television ▁du opol y ▁between ▁two ▁full - power ▁television ▁stations . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁W S NS ▁migr ated ▁from ▁its ▁long time ▁studio ▁facility ▁on ▁West ▁Grant ▁Place ▁and ▁merged ▁its ▁operations ▁with ▁N BC ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁station ▁W MA Q - TV ▁( channel ▁ 5 ) ▁at ▁the ▁N BC ▁Tower ▁on ▁North ▁Columb us ▁Drive ▁in ▁the ▁Magn ific ent ▁M ile ; ▁the ▁Grant ▁Place ▁building ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁demol ished . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁N BC ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁owner ▁of ▁W S NS ▁when ▁it ▁bought ▁out ▁Ess an ess '