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ETV and The State Newspaper Partner to Bring Coverage of the
U.S. Senatorial Debate
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For Immediate Release
October 6, 2008
On Saturday, Oct. 11, ETV and The State Newspaper bring LIVE statewide coverage of the U.S. Senatorial debate. The hour-long exchange between Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Bob Conley, will air statewide at 8 p.m. from the ETV studios in Columbia.
Moderated by ETV's "The Big Picture" host Mark Quinn, the program will be broadcast on all 11 ETV stations, eight ETV Radio stations and will also be streamed over the Internet at www.myetv.org.
In addition to the live broadcast, ETV will provide a number of ways for electronic and print media to access and record the debate, including:
- An audio bridge, allowing radio reporters to access clean audio of the debate by dialing (800) 438-5670. The phone line will be accessible 10 minutes prior to the start of each program. Because phone line availability is limited to 20 connections, stations should contact Dana McCullough at 803-463-7095 to reserve a spot before noon on Friday, Oct. 10. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- A mult-box set-up at the ETV studiosfor any electronic media that would like to capture the feed and also be on-hand after the debate for interviews. Because plug-in capacity is limited to 12 connections, stations should contact Dana McCullough at (803)-463-7095 before noon on Friday, Oct. 10 to reserve a space. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- ETV will be using the following set of K-3 satellite coordinates to disseminate debate footage:
- SC ETV SCPC Ku Uplink
- SC ETV NewsPath; Slot A
- Loral Skynet
- Telstar 14
- Estrela do Sul 1
- 63 Degrees West Longitude
- Downlink Specifications/Parameters:
- Transponder: K36 Lower (Carrier ID: 143385)
- Service Mode: DVB
- Service Type: SCPC
- Information Rate: 4000.0 Kb/s
- Modulation Type: QPSK
- Signal Standard: NTSC
- Coding Type: 3/4 & 188/204RS
- Allocated B/W: 3900 kHz (4 MHz)
- D/L Frequency: 11955.950 MHz Vertical
- L Band Frequency: 1205.950 MHz Vertical
- Symbol Rate: 2.894 MegaSymbols/sec
- FEC: 3/4
- If you have questions or experience problems locating this feed, please call Campbell Freeman at (803) 530-2135.
- Media who want to stream the debate from their Web sites, may embed the following link:
http://easylink.playstream.com/winlive/etvlive.wvx
- A WiFi Hot Spot will be available for print media who would like to file stories from their laptops.
ETV requests that news media adhere to the following guidelines:
- Stations credit ETV for the footage used in their newscasts or their Web sites.
- Reporters will be allowed to sit inside the ETV studio during the live broadcast. Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis and news agencies must contact Dana McCullough at (803) 737-3212 to reserve a studio seat by noon on Friday, Oct. 10.
- Print and electronic reporters who have reserved a seat must remain in the studio for the duration of each broadcast.
- Only ETV's television cameras will be allowed in the studio during the actual broadcast.
- A pool photographer will be announced prior to the broadcast.
- Reporters are invited to come to the studio for interviews with the candidates following the debate. Interviews are granted at each candidate’s discretion.
South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. 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.
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For more information, contact Dana McCullough at (803) 737-3212 or dmccullough@scetv.org.
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