In 1958, South Carolina began an experiment in teaching by television at a Columbia high school. The project was a great success and the General Assembly formally created the South Carolina Educational Television Commission in 1960. With the strong support of the people of the state, SCETV rapidly emerged as the nation's leading public and educational broadcasting system.

For 40 years education has been ETV's primary mission. ETV's quality instructional programming harnesses television's enormous power to inform and stimulate young minds. The network's education commitment now extends from preschool to K-12 to adult education. Telecourses let students earn college credit or a G.E.D. without leaving home. Teachers and other professionals, including childcare providers, regularly update job skills through ETV. And ETV's literacy campaign teaches adults to read through easily accessible services. ETV's 32 channel digital satellite system provides services to business and industry as well as state agencies.

SCETV also serves South Carolina's economic development agencies and local units of government through such media production services as industrial training and promotional and recruitment tapes. These support services serve as a valuable resource as South Carolina recruits new industry into the state.

For more information about SCETV contact:
Catherine Christman at 803-737-3259
or visit the SCETV web site by clicking here.

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