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)
  • (239 days)
Call sign meaning
Name of the owner, referencing Elmira and Corning
Technical information
ERP5 kW
HAAT238 m (780 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°6′22″N 76°52′16″W / 42.10611°N 76.87111°W / 42.10611; -76.87111

WECT (channel 18) was a television station 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.