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. 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, 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, due to a shift to a uhf channel and a vastly smaller coverage area.