1 9 8 8 , ▁W S NS - TV ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁switch ▁its ▁affili ation ▁to ▁Te lem undo ▁after ▁that ▁station ' s ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁Un iv ision ▁concluded ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 ; ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁W CI U — wh ose ▁contract ▁with ▁Te lem undo ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁exp ire ▁the ▁following ▁month — signed ▁an ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁Un iv ision , ▁returning ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁that ▁network ▁after ▁four ▁years . ▁The ▁two ▁stations ▁switched ▁affili ations ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Mon roe ▁Communic ations ' ▁attempts ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁W S NS ▁license ▁rev oked ▁from ▁the ▁Ess an ess - H arr is cope ▁vent ure ' s ▁possession ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁a ▁federal ▁appe als ▁court ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁F CC ' s ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁decision ▁to ▁renew ▁Video ▁ 4 4 ' s ▁license ▁to ▁operate ▁W S NS , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁ag ency ▁acted ▁" ar bitr arily ▁and ▁cap r ici ously " ▁in ▁grant ing ▁it , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁having ▁" im pro per ly ▁refused ▁to ▁consider ▁evidence ▁of ▁obsc ene ▁broadcast s " ▁by ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ,