EOCT

EOCT is an independent channel serving the Oceanview City in Minnesota. It broadcasts on channel 32. It was the second ever network in Minnesota to not broadcast in an county, instead in its own city.

History
In 1954, Minnesota Telecoms Commission CEO Andy Davis told Oceanview City newspaper The Oceanview Outlook that they might launch a new network "in the coming years" and it would be "totally independent". This led to public speculation that the network would only serve their city and only their city.

Finally, in May 1959, the network launched as Community 32. It was very "ahead of its time" according to Davis, because it was the first channel to have a 16:9 picture format and a proper cable signal. But this leap forward also led to the Commission's downfall.

In December of 1979, the Minnesota Telecoms Commission filed for bankruptcy and went out of business. The reason was that the cable signal was costing too much money and had little to no funding. They had to sell their entire television operation to their sister company, the Daxton County Television Fund, who first set about rebranding the network. It got renamed to EOCT to align with FCC regulations and a sister channel ECDA, serving the Sunshine County area.

In 1996, the DCTF announced an new programming block on the station called Morning Madness as part of a joint venture with PBS. It was a children's block aimed between 3-13 year olds.

From 1980, the station signs off with the following message:

"EOCT serves the Oceanview City. We broadcast locally, only leaving the area for special news reports. We now conclude our broadcast day. EOCT is owned and operated by the Daxton County Television Fund. We will now switch over to Night Life. Our staff and management wish you all a pleasant good night."

Programming
6:00am-10:30am: Morning Madness

10:30:am: Sports News

11:00am: Feature Presentation

12:00am: Lunchtime Show/News

1:05pm: Community Talk

3:00pm: Paid Programming

4:00pm: Lakeside Weather Report

5:05pm: Community Talk (rerun)

8:00pm: Evening News

9:05pm: Paid Programming

10:35pm: Movie

Midnight: Sign off message/switch over to Night Life

Midnight-6:00am: Night Life

Trivia

 * The feature presentation is usually from the Oceanview City Council or Daxton County Council.
 * The name was first going to be EXBA, but it got scrapped.