SECS completes educational TV upgrades

An extensive upgrade of So. Carolina educational TV stations has been completed by Southeastern Communication Service, Inc. (SECS). Improvements include tower structural modifications and enhancements that will permit the five stations to expand educational television, radio and closed circuit communication systems capabilities. Upgraded services included are enhanced and expanded TV, radio, satellite and Internet capabilities serving more than 2,000 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. The five towers range from 598 ft. to 1123 ft. in height and presented a considerable challenge to highly skilled SECS tower technician teams. The upgraded sites include WHEH, Greenwood; WRJA, Sumter; WNSE, Rock Hill, WRET, Spartanburg and WHMC, Conway. The State’s educational TV network is dedicated to the advancement of educational programs, culture and the arts as well as citizenship. Southeastern Communication Service, Inc. is a general contractor specializing in design, engineering, construction and maintenance of wireless communication facilities. Headquartered in Sarasota, Fla. since 1990, the firm has become a leader in the communications construction industry, building and modifying many hundreds of communications sites throughout the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean.