▁US MC ); ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁it ▁also ▁carried ▁a ▁local ▁early - 1 9 6 0 s - era ▁show case ▁of ▁Pope ye ▁cart o ons ▁hosted ▁by ▁Steve ▁Hart . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁also ▁a ired ▁talk ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Mer v ▁Griff in ▁Show , ▁The ▁Mike ▁Douglas ▁Show , ▁and ▁Din ah ! ▁In ▁addition , ▁W S NS ▁featured ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁baseball ▁games ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁showing ▁Chicago ▁Black h aw ks ▁hockey . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁lost ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁higher - profile ▁shows ▁( such ▁as ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy ) ▁to ▁compet itors ▁such ▁as ▁W F LD . ▁ ▁ON TV ▁years ▁With ▁the ▁station ▁stuck ▁near ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ratings , ▁W S NS ▁looked ▁at ▁various ▁options ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁vi able . ▁One ▁such ▁option ▁was ▁to ▁ac quire ▁additional ▁movie ▁rights ▁and ▁drama ▁series , ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁more ▁adult ▁fare ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁what ▁fellow ▁independ ents ▁W OR - TV ▁( now ▁W WOR - TV ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁K T LA ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁were ▁carrying ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁However , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁National ▁Sub scription ▁Television , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Oak ▁Indust ries , ▁about ▁purch asing ▁time ▁on