Today serves as the oldest continuous operation television station in the state.
The original curator of the Museum, Patsy Hicken, focused not only on local broadcasting history but also on the future of the medium, including in museum tours demonstrations of holography and satellite technology. As the museum matured, it became the only one of its kind in the United States, recognized by both the Smithsonian Institution and the Antique Wireless Association . After the death of Ms. Hicken, the museum opened by appointment only, under the aegis of Gloria Wilson, Vice President and General Manager of WCSC Radio, until 1986 when the College of Charleston President, Harry M. Lightsey, Jr., accepted an endowment from the Rivers family for the establishment of the John Rivers Communications Museum at 58 George Street on the college campus. This same endowment also helped establish the School of Journalism at the College. John M. Rivers, Sr.