▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁partners hip . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁W MA Q - TV ' s ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁David ▁Do eb ler ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁W S NS - TV . ▁Do eb ler ▁is ▁succeed ing ▁its ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁Chris ▁Mc D onn ell ▁who ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁person ▁in ▁Chicago ▁to ▁become ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁du opol y ▁stations ▁( follow ing ▁Dennis ▁Wel sh ▁of ▁Fox - owned ▁du opol y ▁of ▁W F LD / WP WR - TV ) ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁N BC ▁employee ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁their ▁du opol y ▁stations ▁( follow ing ▁Rich ▁Cer us si ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ' s ▁du opol y ▁stations ▁of ▁K N TV ▁and ▁K ST S ▁and ▁Ric ▁Harris ▁of ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁du opol y ▁stations ▁of ▁W CA U ▁and ▁W W SI ). ▁ ▁Digital ▁television ▁ ▁Digital ▁channels ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁is ▁multiple x ed : ▁ ▁Anal og - to - dig ital ▁conversion ▁W S NS - TV ▁shut ▁down ▁its ▁analog ▁signal , ▁over ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 4 4 , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁official ▁date ▁in ▁which ▁full - power ▁television