South Carolina ETV

ETV Satellite Installation Questions

What programming will my hospital receive with an ETV satellite dish?

  • CDC emergency and informational updates
  • All DHEC and AHEC programming
  • College Courses including a RN to BSN degree, Master Courses in Nursing, Social Work, Public Health and Business - students need to register and pay tuition to receive credit
  • Associate degree classes in Pharmacy Tech and traditional classes - need to register etc.
  • USC Medical School Grand Rounds in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  • MUSC Pharmacy Updates
  • ETV can downlink other needed programs from other satellites and send them to you.

How can my hospital get an ETV satellite dish?

  • Call Carolyn Holderman, Director of Higher and Medical Education at 803-737-3447 or hold@scetv.org
  • Ask for a site survey. An ETV technician will come to your facility for a technical site visit. He will help you decide where to locate your dish during his technical assessment.

What will satellite installation cost?

  • After the site visit, you will receive a cost estimate. Generally a dish mounted on the ground will cost between $3,000 and $3,500.
  • A dish on your facilities roof will cost about $4,000 - $4,500.

Will the dish installation interfere will existing wiring?

  • ETV requires that your maintenance department run all coax cable within your facility to ensure security of existing equipment.

Will a dish on the roof penetrate our roof?

  • No, ETV weighs the dish will 60 lb. concrete blocks. Weight on your roof will not exceed 60 lbs per square foot.

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For more information, contact:
Carolyn Holderman
Email: hold@scetv.org
803-737-3447

South Carolina ETV
1101 George Rogers Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29201-4761
Phone: 803-737-3545