the wect tower was a -tall mast used as antenna for tv-broadcasting, including broadcasting the analog television signal of wect channel 6. 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. before demolition, wect tower was, along with several other masts, the seventh tallest man-made structure ever created; and was not only the tallest structure in north carolina, but also the tallest in the united states east of the mississippi river.