▁the ▁Ess an ess / H arr is cope / National ▁Sub scription ▁Television ▁vent ure ▁of ▁the ▁W S NS ▁license . ▁Video ▁ 4 4 , ▁Inc . ▁( the ▁license e ▁operated ▁by ▁Ess an ess ▁and ▁Harris cope ) ▁appe aled ▁the ▁r uling , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁the ▁judge ' s ▁order . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Un iv ision ▁affili ate ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁W S NS ▁decided ▁the ▁subscription ▁format ▁was ▁not ▁commer cially ▁vi able , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁cable ▁television ▁prov iders ▁were ▁beginning ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁Chicago ▁market . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁after ▁signing ▁a ▁three - year ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁network , ▁the ▁station ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁International ▁Network — which ▁became ▁Un iv ision ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁W S NS ▁disp la ced ▁W CI U - TV ▁( channel ▁ 2 6 ) ▁as ▁the ▁market ' s ▁S IN ▁affili ate ; ▁that ▁station ▁ran ▁the ▁network ' s ▁programming ▁daily ▁after ▁ 5 : 0 0   p . m . ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁language ▁Stock ▁Market ▁Ob server ▁business ▁news ▁block ▁during ▁the ▁day time ▁hours ; ▁W CI U ▁then ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Net Span ▁( which ▁would ▁become ▁Te lem undo ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ). ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Te lem undo ▁station ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁