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ETV Brings Live Coverage of the Carolina First Carolina Cup

A Time-Honored Tradition Airs Saturday, April 1 at 4 p.m.

For Immediate Release
March 20, 2006

Columbia, SC…On Saturday, April 1 at 4 p.m., ETV and ETV’s digital broadcast service, the South Carolina Channel, bring live coverage of the 74th running of The Carolina First Carolina Cup race. 

The prestigious Springdale Race Course, located in historic Camden, SC, provides a lush backdrop for more than 70,000 fans that attend annually.  Thousands more can now enjoy an afternoon of world-class steeplechase racing as ETV broadcasts one of South Carolina’s favorite “rites of spring.”

In addition to thrilling races, viewers will see the evolution of a tradition that spans almost three-quarters of a century.  Through interviews and archival footage, the rich history, celebrations, and philanthropic missions of The Carolina First Carolina Cup are explored.  Profiles of two jockeys from the race will also be featured.

An encore presentation will air at midnight on all ETV stations.

The ETV Sports Team, Greg Simkovitch, Arch Kingsley and Rebecca Ferarra, will be on hand with commentary and highlights of the day’s event.

The Carolina First Carolina Cup can be seen on the following ETV Stations:

• Allendale, WEBA/14
• Charleston, WITV/7
• Beaufort, WJWJ/16
• Columbia, WRLK/35
• Conway, WHMC/23
• Florence, WJPM/33
• Greenville, WNTV/29
• Greenwood, WNEH/38
• Rock Hill, WNSC/30
• Spartanburg, WRET/49
• Sumter, WRJA/27

The South Carolina Channel is carried on:

• Time Warner Cable (802)
• Comporium Communications (202)
• Charter Communication (115)
• Southern Coastal Cable Communications (78)
• Comcast (192)
• HTC Cablevision (100)
• Fairfield Communications (203)
• PBT (701)
• Pinetree Cable (66)
• Homestar Entertainment (a.k.a. Berley Cable TV) (145)
• West Carolina Communications (15)

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 Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.