Radio
SCETV Radio consists of eight FM transmitters covering almost all of South Carolina and parts of Georgia and North Carolina.
Three of them broadcast a mix of NPR information programs and classical music; five of them broadcast strictly NPR news and information. However, they simulcast NPR's more popular shows, such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
- News/classical service
| City | Call letters | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | WSCI | 89.3 FM |
| Columbia | WLTR | 91.3 FM |
| Greenville | WEPR | 90.1 FM |
- News/talk service
| City | Call letters | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken | WLJK | 89.1 FM |
| Beaufort | WJWJ-FM | 89.9 FM |
| Conway | WHMC-FM | 90.1 FM |
| Sumter | WRJA-FM | 88.1 FM |
| Rock Hill | WNSC-FM | 88.9 FM |
Until 2001, all of the stations aired a format similar to the Classical stations today. However, since much of the state gets grade B coverage from at least two full NPR member stations, SCERN Radio opted to split into two networks. WJWJ was the first to split off, in 2001, because nearly all of its coverage area also gets classical music from WSVH in Savannah. It was followed by WRJA and WHMC later in 2001, with WLJK joining in 2003. Presently, the only area of the state that doesn't get grade B coverage from two NPR stations is WEPR's coverage area in the west.
Until the rebranding to ETV Radio, WJWJ-FM, WSCI, and WEPR had local studios with occasional local shows. Due to budget cuts and the creation of the two ETV Radio state networks, all stations now are fed programming directly from Columbia, although ETV maintains several local offices.
From 2001 to 2008, WNSC-FM in Rock Hill broke off from the rest of the state network to air jazz music in order to avoid programming duplication with WFAE in Charlotte. However, starting on July 1, 2008, WNSC-FM joined the NPR News radio. Then-SCETV president Moss Bresnahan told The Charlotte Observer that SCETV didn't want to deny people on the South Carolina side of the Charlotte market access to SCETV's growing slate of local programming. The move left the Charlotte market without a jazz station of its own. Ironically, WNSC was the Charlotte area's first NPR station when it signed on in 1979; WFAE didn't sign on until 1981.
In 2009, ETV Radio began streaming both the Classical and News networks on the Web. In 2011, listeners donated 1.5 million dollars for a new studio facility.
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