WSNS

Credits

Descriptions by
Tukau

Background

WSNS-TV (channel 44) is a Telemundo-affiliated television station in Chicago, owned by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, alongside NBC outlet WMAQ-TV. Founded in 1970, it initially aired news headlines before evolving into an independent station with movies and sports. In 1980, it became the local outlet for ON TV, a subscription service, which ended in 1985 due to the rise of cable TV. WSNS then became Chicago's first full-time Spanish-language station, initially affiliated with Univision and switching to Telemundo in 1989. After surviving a license challenge, it was fully acquired by Telemundo in 1996, later integrating operations with WMAQ in 2002 following NBC's purchase of Telemundo.

ID (1975)

Visuals: On a black background, multiple copies of bolded spinning rings inside a color bars is shown. It zooms to make more room for the texts "WSNS CHICAGO" morphing in, the rings zooms out and in and it morpha into the number 44.

Technique: Scanimation.

Audio: A rather quick computer-synthesized music.