WHDH blows off Leno - Why not both News and Leno using sub-channels

[Sean Smyth]

On Fri, 4/3/09, John Bolduc <n1qgs@yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Why couldn't Channel 7 Boston have both news and Leno at
> 10:00pm?  Leno on 7.1 and News on 7.3, or the other way
> around.

Wouldn't placing Leno on any channel but the main channel bring on the same issues, re: violating the deal with NBC? Has this issue ever been litigated/ruled upon?