Weymouth Educational Telecommunications Corporation

In 1996 the Weymouth Board of Selectmen signed a new 10 year contract with AT&T Broadband to provide the community with cable television service. As part of this contract, a non-profit organization, the Weymouth Educational Telecommunications Corporation, Inc. (WETC) was established to provide Weymouth cable subscribers with a locally based educational cable channel. Today, a five-member board of directors appointed by the Board of Selectmen serve on a volunteer basis to oversee the direction of the WETC-11. WETC is charged by its board of directors to highlight important events and information of interest to the townspeople. Since 1997 the staff at WETC has worked with town administrators and personnel to educate the public on a variety of topics such as fire safety, water conservation, civil defense warnings, and other public safety issues.