About

South Carolina Educational Television is a state network of non-commercial educational television stations serving the U.S. state of South Carolina. South Carolina ETV (SCETV) is the state's public educational broadcasting network. Using television radio and the web SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children informing and connecting citizens celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning. SCETV provides national and local content to classrooms via internet services Knowitall.org LearningWhy and PBS Learning Media. SCETV also provides teacher training and re-certification in face-to-face and online settings. SCETV currently presents A Chefs Life Expeditions Reel South and For Your Home on public television in addition to national radio productions Song Travels Piano Jazz and Chamber Music from Spoleto Festival USA. SCETV began in 1958 in the library of Dreher High School in Columbia SC teaching French and Plane Geometry classes to multiple schools via closed-circuit. Today the network comprises 11 TV stations eight radio stations and a statewide tower network that serves schools hospitals and emergency management teams.