educational television statewide south carolina united states branding etv channels digital see table below subchannels see article affiliations pbs 1970 present owner south carolina educational television commission sister station s south carolina public radio former affiliations net 1963 1970 transmitter power see table below height see table below facility id see table below transmitter coordinates see table below licensing authority fcc public license information carolina educational television profile carolina educational television cdbs website www.scetv.org south carolina educational television is a public television network serving the u.s. state of south carolina . it is operated by the south carolina educational television commission an agency of the state government which holds the licenses for all of the pbs member television stations licensed in the state . the broadcast signals of the eleven television stations cover almost all of the state as well as parts of north carolina and georgia . the network s primary operations are located on george rogers boulevard in columbia across from williams brice stadium ; scetv operates satellite studios in spartanburg beaufort sumter and rock hill . contents 1 history 2 network 2.1 regional television stations 2.2 digital television 2.2.1 digital channels 2.2.2 analog to digital conversion 2.2.3 cable and satellite availability 3 logos 3.1 scetv original programming current and past 3.1.1 television programming 4 references 5 external links history edit scetv s first telecast in 1958 from dreher high school . the state network traces its history to 1957 when the south carolina general assembly authorized a study in the use of television in the state s public schools . a studio was opened in the library of dreher high school in columbia . the first telecourses a french course taught by madame lucille turney high and a geometry course taught by cornelia turnbull aired on september 8 1958 via closed circuit television . 1 the south carolina etv commission began operations on june 3 1960 and by 1962 it extended closed circuit television service to all 46 south carolina counties . in 1963 the commission launched the first open circuit educational station in south carolina wntv in greenville . one year later witv in charleston signed on . two years later the state network s primary station wrlk tv in columbia made its debut . over the years the state network has grown to comprise eleven full power stations . after years of receiving net and pbs programs on tape delay it entered pbs satellite network in 1978 . in 2000 scetv broadcast the first digital television program in the state . since 2003 the state network identifies on air as simply etv . station identification for etv hd circa 2009 . the commission entered public radio in 1972 when wepr in clemson signed on the air wepr later moved its city of license to greenville . the state radio network eventually expanded to eight stations and was called the south carolina educational radio network scern until 2003 when it was remamed etv radio . while etv generally refers to television scetv viewed etv as a general brand name for both its radio and television properties . in 2015 however the radio network rebranded as south carolina public radio . r. lynn kalmbach was selected as the network s first project director in 1958 . henry j. cauthen became executive director of the network upon the death of r. lynn kalmbach in 1965 . paul amos took the helm as etv s third president in 1998 . maurice moss bresnahan joined etv as president and ceo from 2001 to 2008 . david crouch served as president in 2009 . scetv s current president and ceo is linda o bryon who served as co creator of the nightly business report . 2 there are nine members of the etv commission . eight are appointed by the governor for six year terms one from each congressional district and one from the state at large who serves as chairman . the ninth member is the state superintendent of education who is ex officio . the current commission consists of dr. brent nelsen at large chair greenville ; ms. parker harrington 1st congressional district hilton head ; ms. elise bidwell 2nd congressional district columbia ; mr. craig kinley 3rd congressional district anderson ; ms. karen martin 4th congressional district woodruff ; mr. david e. vipperman 5th congressional district rock hill ; ms. nicole holland 6th congressional district columbia ; ms. jill kelso 7th congressional district murrell s inlet ; and molly spearman ex officio state superintendent of education columbia . 1 network edit scetv s television network consists of 11 digital transmitters that cover almost all of south carolina as well as eastern portions of georgia including augusta and savannah and southern portions of north carolina including charlotte and asheville . scetv s headquarters and main production facility is located in columbia with production facilities in rock hill spartanburg and sumter . regional television stations edit scetv initially planned to make all eleven of its television stations capable of airing local programming . four full fledged stations were built and staffed in beaufort rock hill spartanburg and sumter before the idea was abandoned in the early 1980s . after a massive reduction in force in 2004 the stations were downgraded to production facilities . in 2012 wjwj tv in beaufort was converted into a repeater of the network . 3 the scetv stations are station city of license other cities served channels tv rf first air date erp haat transmitter coordinates facility id public license information wntv greenville asheville north carolina 29 psip 9 vhf september 29 1963 ; 53 years ago 1963 09 29 65 kw 377.8 m 34 56 28.6 n 82 24 37.6 w 34.941278 n 82.410444 w 34.941278 ; 82.410444 wntv 61010 profile cdbs witv charleston 7 psip 7 vhf january 19 1964 ; 52 years ago 1964 01 19 20 kw 521 m 32 55 28.6 n 79 41 55.2 w 32.924611 n 79.698667 w 32.924611 ; 79.698667 witv 61005 profile cdbs wrlk tv 1 etv headquarters columbia 35 psip 32 uhf september 6 1966 ; 50 years ago 1966 09 06 62 kw 315.7 m 34 7 7 n 80 56 12.7 w 34.11861 n 80.936861 w 34.11861 ; 80.936861 wrlk tv 61013 profile cdbs wjpm tv florence 33 psip 45 uhf september 3 1967 ; 49 years ago 1967 09 03 45 kw 242.4 m 34 16 48.1 n 79 44 34.4 w 34.280028 n 79.742889 w 34.280028 ; 79.742889 wjpm tv 61008 profile cdbs weba tv allendale aiken barnwell augusta georgia 14 psip 33 uhf september 5 1967 ; 49 years ago 1967 09 05 427 kw 241.3 m 33 11 15.7 n 81 23 49.2 w 33.187694 n 81.397000 w 33.187694 ; 81.397000 weba tv 61003 profile cdbs wjwj tv3 etv lowcountry beaufort hilton head hardeeville savannah georgia 16 psip 44 uhf september 6 1975 ; 41 years ago 1975 09 06 440 kw 364.5 m 32 42 42.5 n 80 40 53.8 w 32.711806 n 80.681611 w 32.711806 ; 80.681611 wjwj tv 61007 profile cdbs wrja tv 2 etv sumter sumter 27 psip 28 uhf september 7 1975 ; 41 years ago 1975 09 07 98.4 kw 364 m 33 52 51.9 n 80 16 15.7 w 33.881083 n 80.271028 w 33.881083 ; 80.271028 wrja tv 61012 profile cdbs wnsc tv 2 etv carolinas rock hill charlotte north carolina 30 psip 15 uhf january 3 1978 ; 38 years ago 1978 01 03 403 kw 211.6 m 34 50 23.7 n 81 1 6.3 w 34.839917 n 81.018417 w 34.839917 ; 81.018417 wnsc tv 61009 profile cdbs whmc conway myrtle beach 23 psip 9 vhf september 2 1980 ; 36 years ago 1980 09 02 20 kw 229.6 m 33 57 2.5 n 79 6 30.5 w 33.950694 n 79.108472 w 33.950694 ; 79.108472 whmc 61004 profile cdbs wret tv 2 etv upstate spartanburg hendersonville north carolina 49 psip 43 uhf september 8 1980 ; 36 years ago 1980 09 08 50 kw 302.1 m 34 53 11.3 n 81 49 15.3 w 34.886472 n 81.820917 w 34.886472 ; 81.820917 wret tv 61011 profile cdbs wneh greenwood anderson 38 psip 18 uhf september 10 1984 ; 32 years ago 1984 09 10 49 kw 229.8 m 34 22 20.3 n 82 10 4 w 34.372306 n 82.16778 w 34.372306 ; 82.16778 wneh 60931 profile cdbs notes 1 . wrlk tv s call letters refer to r. lynn kalmbach scetv s first executive director . 4 2 . wnsc tv branded as etv carolinas wrja tv branded as etv sumter and wret tv branded as etv upstate are regional production facilities . the other six transmitters are full time relays of wrlk branded as etv headquarters . 3 . wjwj tv branded as etv lowcountry previously maintained a regional production facility which was closed down in 2012 . 3 digital television edit scetv offers three digital television services available over the air and through the digital tiers of some cable television providers . etv hd is the primary feed with high definition content from pbs and scetv broadcast in the 1080i resolution format . the south carolina channel scc carries the national create service daily with regionally produced documentary programs focusing on the carolinas airing during the evening hours . etv world etvw provides live newscasts from europe notably from germany s deutsche welle and england s bbc television networks along with live coverage from the south carolina state house . both scc and etvw are transmitted in 480i standard definition . digital channels edit the lineup of the sub channels are as follows channel video aspect psip short name programming xx .1 1080i 16 9 etv main scetv programming pbs xx .2 480i scc create 12 a.m. 6 p.m. pbs kids 6 p.m. 8 p.m. carolina documentaries 8 p.m. 12 a.m. xx .3 etvw statehouse coverage dwtv analog to digital conversion edit despite the dtv delay act national transition extension to june 12 2009 scetv discontinued the analog signals of its 11 full power stations at midnight on february 18 2009 . each station s post transition digital allocations are as follows 5 wntv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 29 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition vhf channel 9 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 29 . witv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 7 ; the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 49 to vhf channel 7 . wrlk tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 35 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 32 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 35 . wjpm tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 33 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 45 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 33 . weba tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 14 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 33 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 14 . wjwj tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 16 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 44 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 16 . wrja tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 27 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 28 . through the use