WSJV

WSJV, UHF digital channel 28, is a Fox-affiliated television station serving South Bend, Indiana, United States that is licensed to Elkhart. The station is owned by Quincy Newspapers. WSJV's studios are on County Road 7 in unincorporated Elkhart County, and its transmitter is located on Johnson Road in unincorporated St. Joseph County, east of Gulivoire Park. The station is also available on Comcast channel 9 and in high definition on digital channel 190.

History

Early history

WSJV began broadcasting on March 15, 1954 on channel 52. It was initially an NBC affiliate, sharing ABC with CBS affiliate WSBT-TV. The South Bend/Elkhart market was unique because it was a UHF island; it was sandwiched between Chicago to the west, Grand Rapids to the north, Lansing-Jackson and Detroit to the east and Indianapolis to the south, meaning that no VHF licenses could be assigned to South Bend. It was owned by the Truth Publishing Company, along with Elkhart's main newspaper, The Elkhart Truth. When WNDU-TV signed on in July 1955, it took the NBC affiliation, leaving WSJV to become the first primary ABC affiliate in Indiana.