It was built in 1969 and was situated along NC 53 south of White Lake in Colly Township in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States.
[citation needed] On September 8, 2008, WECT ceased regular transmission of their analog signal from the Bladen County tower, relying instead on its newer digital transmitter in Winnabow.
[2] Following the switch, the analog signal remained on air until the end of September as a "Nightlight", broadcasting an instructional video explaining installation of converters and UHF antennas,[3][4] but many who were able to receive WECT's former VHF analog signal would no longer be able to receive the station at all digitally,[5] due to a shift to a UHF channel and a vastly smaller coverage area.
[6] WECT continued to utilize the former analog tower for electronic news-gathering purposes before donating the tower and 77-acre (31 ha) site to the Green Beret Foundation in 2011.
[7] Proceeds from the sale of the land and the scrap metal of the tower will go to the foundation.