When CBS O&O WBBM (Chicago) took the wraps off of their street side studio, they were proud to crow about how great it was and the future of the station’s newscasts.

Boy, how times have changed.

CBS has now hung out a ‘For Rent” sign on the street side studio space.

The former set is being marketed as suitable for “restaurant/retail users,” according to commercial real estate advisor SVN Chicago.

WBBM has blocked off views into the space that cost the company millions of dollars to build out and hosted the station’s newscasts for just 9 years.

WBBM declined comment on the matter.

H/T Robert Feder