On October 18, 1995, W58BT (channel 58, now WBND-LD on channel 57) became the South Bend market's new ABC affiliate, after full-power WSJV (channel 28) ended its affiliation with that network to join Fox.
In October 1995, W58BT (now WBND-LD on channel 57) took over as the primary ABC station in the South Bend area, following WSJV (channel 28), which had previously been affiliated with ABC but switched to Fox.