WECT (New York)

WECT
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsNBC
Ownership
OwnerEl-Cor Television, Inc.
History
First air date
September 30, 1953 (1953-09-30)
Last air date
May 27, 1954 (1954-05-27)
Call sign meaning
Name of the owner, referencing Elmira and Corning
Technical information
ERP5 kW[a][1]
HAAT780 ft (240 m)
Transmitter coordinates42°6′22″N 76°52′16″W / 42.10611°N 76.87111°W / 42.10611; -76.87111

WECT was a television station on channel 18 in Elmira, New York, United States. Owned by El-Cor Television, Inc., it was Elmira's second station (after WTVE (channel 24)), broadcasting from September 1953 to May 1954, but shut down for financial reasons after seven months of telecasting.


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  1. ^ "WECT (TV)". Telecasting Yearbook (PDF). 1954–1955. p. 202. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022 – via World Radio History.