Is WSJV (Heroes & Icon 28) on NextGen TV?
Heroes & Icon · channel 28 · Elkhart, IN (South Bend-Elkhart market)
WSJV's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WSBT-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WSJV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 28
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 30 · UHF
- Network
- Heroes & Icon
- City of license
- Elkhart, IN
- TV market
- South Bend-Elkhart (#96)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- June 29, 2023
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by WSBT-TV (CBS 22)
- FCC facility ID
- 74007
How WSJV shares transmitters
During the switch, stations in a market pair up: one transmitter (the “lighthouse”) goes NextGen-only and carries everyone’s 3.0 versions, while its own old-format programming moves to a partner. Your TV shows the same channel numbers either way.
- WSJV’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of WNDU-TV (NBC 16), WSBT-TV (CBS 22), WNIT (PBS 34) and WHME-TV (Univision 46).
- WSJV’s old-format programming now airs from WSBT-TV (CBS 22) (RF 29).
Questions about WSJV
Is WSJV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
WSJV's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WSBT-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will WSJV stop working on my TV?
WSJV's programming already moved to WSBT-TV's transmitter and is still free over the air in the old format. Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations outside the largest markets end old-format signals in February 2030. The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get channel 28?
If channel 28 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to WSBT-TV's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. WSJV transmits on real (RF) channel 30, which is UHF. UHF (channels 14–36) is what most indoor antennas are designed for. Reception problems on UHF are usually about distance, walls, or line of sight to the tower — try a window facing the transmitter.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in South Bend-Elkhart
- WNDU-TV (NBC 16) · 3.0
- WSBT-TV (CBS 22) · 3.0
- WNIT (PBS 34) · 3.0
- WHME-TV (Univision 46) · 3.0