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ETV and The State Newspaper Join Forces to Provide Coverage of the
First Congressional District Debate

For the full schedule of debates, click here
To stream the First Congressional District debate, click here

For Immediate Release
October 1, 2008

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, ETV and The State Newspaper bring LIVE statewide coverage of the First Congressional District debate. The hour-long discussion between Republican incumbent Henry Brown and Democratic challenger Linda Ketner, will air statewide at 7 p.m. from ETV Lowcountry in Beaufort.

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. Robert Behre, political reporter for The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, will join Quinn for coverage of the debate.

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 Wednesday, Oct. 1. 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

For media who want to stream the debate from their Web sites, use the link indicated. 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.

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.