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WECT

NBC television affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Also known as WECT News · WECT 6

Instance of: television station
Country: United States
Founded: 1954
Website: wect.com

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WECT is a television station in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Telemundo affiliate WTWL-LD and Fox affiliate WSFX-TV. The three stations share studios on Shipyard Boulevard in Wilmington; WECT's transmitter is located near Winnabow, North Carolina.

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Headquarters: Wilmington coordinates: 34.1314°N, 78.1881°W
Language used: English
Affiliation: NBC
Owned by: Gray Media
Catchphrase: Where News Comes First
Social media followers: 67,956(February 10, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17448137
62,736(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17448137
61,613(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17448137
60,910(June 16, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17448137

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