WHME-TV

WHME-TV, virtual channel 46 (UHF digital channel 48), is the flagship television station of World Harvest Television serving South Bend, Indiana, United States. The station is owned by LeSEA Broadcasting (also known as World Harvest Broadcasting), an organization founded by Assembly of God minister Lester Sumrall, whose sons are still active with the ministry. WHME's studios are located on Ironwood Road in the southern side of South Bend, and its transmitter is located in Mishawaka. WHME-TV's signal is relayed on a repeater station serving the Chicago market: WHNW-LD (channel 18) in Gary.

History

History of channel 46 in South Bend

The UHF channel 46 allocation in South Bend originally belonged to WNDU-TV, when that station signed on the air on July 15, 1955; WNDU moved to its present channel 16 in 1957.

Channel 46 was later occupied by independent station WMSH-TV, which was on the air briefly from July 1974 to April 6, 1976. The station at the time was co-owned with WMSH AM 1230 and WMSH-FM 99.3 in Sturgis, Michigan.