an ess ▁Television ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁W S NS ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁general ▁entertain ment ▁programming ▁format ▁until ▁ 7 : 0 0   p . m . ▁on ▁week days ▁and ▁on ▁week ends ▁until ▁ 5 : 0 0   p . m ., ▁with ▁ON TV ▁occup ying ▁the ▁remaining ▁time ▁periods . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁W S NS ▁extended ▁its ▁transmission ▁of ▁ON TV ▁programming ▁by ▁one ▁hour ▁on ▁week days ▁( now ▁starting ▁at ▁ 6 : 0 0   p . m .) ▁and ▁by ▁three ▁hours ▁on ▁week ends ▁( to ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   p . m .). ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁W S NS ▁began ▁carrying ▁ON TV ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁hours ▁per ▁day , ▁with ▁an ▁hour ▁of ▁public ▁service ▁programming ▁( which ▁also ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁ON TV ' s ▁schedule , ▁though ▁was ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁other ▁list ings ▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁TV ▁Guide ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ful fill ▁F CC ▁requirements ▁for ▁television ▁stations ▁offering ▁a ▁subscription ▁service ▁to ▁broadcast ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁un enc rypted ▁programming ▁per ▁week . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁F CC ▁repe aled ▁the ▁un enc rypted ▁programming ▁requirements ▁the ▁previous ▁fall , ▁W S NS ▁began ▁carrying ▁ON TV ▁programming ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁basis ,