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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86" title="سي-سبان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سي-سبان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%86" title="سی-سپن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سی-سپن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Span" title="C-Span – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="C-Span" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Span" title="C-Span – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="C-Span" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="C-SPAN" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" 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/>(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feeds)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">National Cable Satellite Corporation</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister channels</th><td class="infobox-data">C-SPAN2<br />C-SPAN3<br /><a href="/wiki/WCSP-FM" title="WCSP-FM">C-SPAN Radio</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">March&#160;19, 1979<span class="noprint">&#59;&#32;46 years ago</span><span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1979-03-19</span>)</span><br />(C-SPAN)<br />June&#160;2, 1986<span class="noprint">&#59;&#32;38 years ago</span><span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1986-06-02</span>)</span><br />(C-SPAN2)<br />January&#160;22, 2001<span class="noprint">&#59;&#32;24 years ago</span><span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2001-01-22</span>)</span><br />(C-SPAN3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lamb" title="Brian Lamb">Brian Lamb</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/">www<wbr />.c-span<wbr />.org</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022311#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Selective_TV,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Selective TV, Inc.">Selective TV, Inc.</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Minnesota" title="Alexandria, Minnesota">Alexandria, Minnesota</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/K33DB-D" class="mw-redirect" title="K33DB-D">K33DB-D</a> 50.3</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef; color: #202122;"><a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">Streaming media</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available to current cable/satellite subscribers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN">C-SPAN Live</a><br />and on demand</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network</b> (<b>C-SPAN</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="&#39;s&#39; in &#39;sigh&#39;">s</span><span title="/iː/: &#39;ee&#39; in &#39;fleece&#39;">iː</span><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="&#39;s&#39; in &#39;sigh&#39;">s</span><span title="&#39;p&#39; in &#39;pie&#39;">p</span><span title="/æ/: &#39;a&#39; in &#39;bad&#39;">æ</span><span title="&#39;n&#39; in &#39;nigh&#39;">n</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">SEE</span>-span</i></a>) is an American <a href="/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States" title="Cable television in the United States">cable</a> and <a href="/wiki/Satellite_television_in_the_United_States" title="Satellite television in the United States">satellite television</a> 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It televises proceedings of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="United States federal government">United States federal government</a> and other public affairs programming. C-SPAN is a private, nonprofit organization funded by its cable and satellite affiliates. It does not have advertisements on any of its television networks or radio stations, nor does it solicit donations or pledges on-air. However their official website has banner advertisements, and streamed videos also have advertisements. The network operates independently; the cable industry and the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Congress">U.S. Congress</a> have no control over its programming content. </p><p>The C-SPAN network includes the television channels C-SPAN, focusing on the <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a>; <b>C-SPAN2</b>, focusing on the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a>; and C-SPAN3, airing other government hearings and related programming; the radio station <a href="/wiki/WCSP-FM" title="WCSP-FM">WCSP-FM</a>; and a group of websites which provide <a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">streaming media</a> and program archives. C-SPAN's television channels are available to approximately 100&#160;million cable and satellite households within the United States. WCSP-FM is broadcast on FM radio in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, and is available throughout the U.S. on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_Satellite_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM Satellite Radio">SiriusXM</a>, via Internet streaming, and globally through <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> apps. </p><p>The network televises U.S. political events, particularly live and "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gavel-to-gavel" class="extiw" title="wikt:gavel-to-gavel">gavel-to-gavel</a>" coverage of the U.S. Congress, as well as other major events worldwide. Coverage of political and policy events is unmoderated, providing the audience with unfiltered information about politics and government. Non-political coverage includes historical programming, programs dedicated to non-fiction books, and interview programs with noteworthy individuals associated with public policy. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg/250px-C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg/330px-C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg/500px-C-SPAN_Robert_Byrd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="429" /></a><figcaption>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Byrd" title="Robert Byrd">Robert Byrd</a> (right), C-SPAN's founder <a href="/wiki/Brian_Lamb" title="Brian Lamb">Brian Lamb</a> (left) and Paul FitzPatrick flip the switch for C-SPAN2 on June 2, 1986. FitzPatrick was C-SPAN president at the time.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lamb" title="Brian Lamb">Brian Lamb</a>, C-SPAN's <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">chairman</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a>, conceived C-SPAN in 1975 while working as the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, bureau chief of <i><a href="/wiki/Cablevision" title="Cablevision">Cablevision</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Cable television was a rapidly growing industry, and Lamb envisioned a non-profit network, financed by the cable industry, that televised Congressional sessions, public affairs events, and policy discussions.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnhart_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnhart-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NewsCheck_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsCheck-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Rosencrans" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Rosencrans">Bob Rosencrans</a>, providing $25,000 of initial funding in 1979,<sup id="cite_ref-Barnhart_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnhart-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Columbia_College_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia_College-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/John_D._Evans" title="John D. Evans">John D. Evans</a>, providing wiring and access to the <a href="/wiki/Cable_television_headend" title="Cable television headend">headend</a> needed for the distribution of the C-SPAN signal,<sup id="cite_ref-Paddock_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paddock-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> were among those who helped Lamb launch the network. At meetings with House of Representatives leadership, Lamb and Rosencrans promised that the network would be non-political, which helped override broadcast and local network resistance.<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia_College_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia_College-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>C-SPAN launched on March 19, 1979,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> for the first televised session made available by the House of Representatives, beginning with a speech by then-<a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> representative <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TWP_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TWP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upon its debut, only 3.5&#160;million homes were wired for C-SPAN,<sup id="cite_ref-Marcus_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marcus-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the network had just three employees.<sup id="cite_ref-Wallace_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallace-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For the first few years C-SPAN leased satellite time from the <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a> and had approximately 9 hours of daily programming. On February 1, 1982, C-SPAN launched its own transponder and expanded programming to 16 hours a day; the arrangement with the USA Network was discontinued two months later.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN began full-time operations on September 13, 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Channel_expansion_and_access">Channel expansion and access</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Channel expansion and access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-SPAN2 launched on June 2, 1986, to cover Senate proceedings, and began full-time operations on January 5, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-Shales_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shales-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ragsdale_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ragsdale-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Senate had debated allowing television coverage for over two years, with Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Howard Baker</a> introducing the first, failed, resolution to allow cameras onto the floor and Senator <a href="/wiki/William_L._Armstrong" title="William L. Armstrong">William L. Armstrong</a> finally succeeding in televising Senate proceedings.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, Congress passed <a href="/wiki/Must-carry" title="Must-carry">must-carry</a> regulations, which required cable carriers to allocate spectrum to local broadcasters. This affected the availability of C-SPAN, especially C-SPAN2, in some areas as some providers chose to discontinue carriage of the channel altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-Love_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Love-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Oregonian_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oregonian-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Between 1993 and 1994, cable systems in 95 U.S. cities dropped or reduced broadcasts of C-SPAN and C-SPAN2.<sup id="cite_ref-Love_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Love-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Viewers protested these decisions, and some communities, such as <a href="/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon" title="Eugene, Oregon">Eugene, Oregon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Virginia</a>, were successful in restoring C-SPAN availability.<sup id="cite_ref-Morrison_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morrison-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN availability was broadly restored when technological improvements expanded channel capacity and allowed for both mandatory stations and the C-SPAN networks to be broadcast.<sup id="cite_ref-Love_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Love-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>C-SPAN3, the most recent expansion channel, began full-time operations on January 22, 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It airs public policy and government-related events on weekdays, historical programming on weeknights and weekends, and sometimes serves as an overflow channel for live programming conflicts on C-SPAN and C-SPAN2.<sup id="cite_ref-NewsCheck_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsCheck-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN3 is the successor of a digital channel called C-SPAN Extra, which was launched in the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C.,_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, D.C., area">Washington, D.C., area</a> in 1997, and televised live and recorded political events on weekdays.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Moss_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moss-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN Radio also began operations in 1997, covering similar events as the television networks and often <a href="/wiki/Simulcast" title="Simulcast">simulcasting</a> their programming.<sup id="cite_ref-Stoddard_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stoddard-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, C-SPAN began a transition to <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high definition</a> telecasts, planned to take place over an 18-month period.<sup id="cite_ref-NewsCheck_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsCheck-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The network provided C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 in high definition on June 1, 2010, and C-SPAN3 in July 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lamb semi-retired in March 2012 and gave executive control of the network to his two lieutenants, Rob Kennedy and <a href="/wiki/Susan_Swain" title="Susan Swain">Susan Swain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stelter_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stelter-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On May 14, 2024, the C-SPAN board of directors announced that longtime <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> executive Sam Feist would become the new CEO. This announcement followed a national search initiated after Swain and Kennedy announced they would be retiring.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Online_presence">Online presence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Online presence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 1997, C-SPAN began real-time streaming of C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 on its website.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> To cover the <a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">Democratic</a> and <a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">Republican</a> conventions and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_debates,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United States presidential election debates, 2008">presidential debates</a> of 2008, C-SPAN created two standalone websites: the Convention Hub and the Debate Hub.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-span.org features further live programming such as committee hearings and speeches that are broadcast later in the day, after the House and Senate have left.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 12, 2017, the online feed for C-SPAN1 was interrupted and replaced by a feed from the Russian television network <a href="/wiki/RT_America" title="RT America">RT America</a> for approximately 10 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN announced that they were troubleshooting the incident and were "operating under the assumption that it was an internal routing issue."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Camera_access">Camera access</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Camera access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-SPAN broadcasts video feed, but does not control the placement or number of cameras on the House and Senate floor. Arguments over C-SPAN's camera in the House and Senate began as early as 1984, with a fight between Democrats and Republicans over camera angles. At the time C-SPAN only broadcast a shot of the person speaking. The Conservative Opportunity Society, led by <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, took advantage of this by delivering speeches to an empty chamber, at times referring to Democrats who were not actually there. Speaker <a href="/wiki/Tip_O%27Neill" title="Tip O&#39;Neill">Tip O'Neill</a>, annoyed by the speeches, ordered the camera to display a wide-shot of the empty chamber without alerting the Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-Weiner_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weiner-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The incident turned into a widely publicized argument between Gingrich and O'Neill.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the 1984 incident, the House allowed both wide-angle shots and close-ups of the speaker until 1994, when they reverted to just close-up shots in an effort to make the House look "more dignified."<sup id="cite_ref-Weiner_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weiner-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Senate, which had allowed cameras since 1987, had always only allowed close-ups. </p><p>In 1994, C-SPAN requested increased camera access from both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and for permission to bring their own cameras.<sup id="cite_ref-Weiner_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weiner-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They asked permission to pan for wide reaction shots, and install cameras for House-Senate conference committees and off-floor interviews, among other things. They also asked permission to have C-SPAN employees man the cameras instead of government employees.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These requests were rejected. Speaker <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hastert" title="Dennis Hastert">Dennis Hastert</a> rejected similar requests in 1999, as well as incoming Speaker <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Weiner_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weiner-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A December 2009 request to film healthcare negotiations was similarly denied.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxNews_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxNews-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, C-SPAN again requested to bring cameras onto the House floor. Incoming Speaker <a href="/wiki/John_Boehner" title="John Boehner">John Boehner</a> rejected the request, though he did allow reporters on the floor for 'special events.'<sup id="cite_ref-Weiner_31-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weiner-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 22 and 23, 2016, C-SPAN took video footage of the House floor from individual House representatives via streaming services <a href="/wiki/Periscope_(app)" class="mw-redirect" title="Periscope (app)">Periscope</a> and <a href="/wiki/Facebook_features#Facebook_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook features">Facebook Live</a> during a <a href="/wiki/Sit-in" title="Sit-in">sit-in</a> by House Democrats asking for a vote on gun control measures after the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando nightclub shooting">Orlando nightclub shooting</a>. The sit-in was out of formal session and while the House was in official recess, so the existing House cameras could not be used to cover the event.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These live streams violated House rules on use of personal devices on the floor, which C-SPAN noted through on-air disclaimers.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2023, C-SPAN gained widespread attention for its broadcast of the <a href="/wiki/January_2023_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">Speaker of the House vote</a>. As the House was not in session, C-SPAN had been given permission for its cameras to roam the House floor, and capture new angles in addition to the often-permitted wide-angle and speaker close-up. After <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy" title="Kevin McCarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> was confirmed as Speaker, camera permissions reverted to what had previously been permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_and_House_of_Representatives">Senate and House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Senate and House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The C-SPAN network's core programming is live coverage of the U.S. House and Senate, with the C-SPAN channel emphasizing the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>. Between 1979 and May 2011, the network televised more than 24,246 hours of floor action.<sup id="cite_ref-TWP_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TWP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN2, the first of the C-SPAN spin-off networks, provides uninterrupted live coverage of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hodges_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hodges-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With coverage of the House and Senate, viewers can track legislation as it moves through both bodies of Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-Newswire_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newswire-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Important debates in Congress that C-SPAN has covered live include the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf conflict</a> during 1991, and the <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton" title="Impeachment of Bill Clinton">House impeachment vote and Senate trial</a> of President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> in 1998 and 1999 as well as the <a href="/wiki/First_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump" title="First impeachment of Donald Trump">impeachment proceedings of President Trump in 2019 and 2020</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ragsdale_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ragsdale-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> When the House or Senate are not in session, C-SPAN channels broadcast other public affairs programming and recordings of previous events.<sup id="cite_ref-Newswire_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newswire-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_affairs">Public affairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Public affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The public affairs coverage on the C-SPAN networks other than the House and Senate floor debates is wide-ranging. C-SPAN is considered a useful source of information for journalists, lobbyists, educators and government officials as well as casual viewers interested in politics, due to its unedited coverage of political events.<sup id="cite_ref-Wallace_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallace-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN has been described by media observers as a "window into the world of Washington politics" and it characterizes its own mission as being "to provide public access to the political process".<sup id="cite_ref-Harrington_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrington-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AboutC-SPAN_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AboutC-SPAN-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The networks cover U.S. political campaigns, including the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_nominating_convention" title="United States presidential nominating convention">presidential nominating conventions</a> in their entirety. Coverage of presidential campaign events are provided during the duration of the campaign, both by a weekly television program, <i><a href="/wiki/Road_to_the_White_House" title="Road to the White House">Road to the White House</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hodges_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hodges-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and at its dedicated politics website.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN also covers <a href="/wiki/United_States_midterm_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="United States midterm elections">midterm elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rothstein10_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rothstein10-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-SPAN_112th_Congress_Roll_Call.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/C-SPAN_112th_Congress_Roll_Call.jpg/250px-C-SPAN_112th_Congress_Roll_Call.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/C-SPAN_112th_Congress_Roll_Call.jpg/500px-C-SPAN_112th_Congress_Roll_Call.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>C-SPAN's <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">HDTV</a> coverage of the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/112th_United_States_Congress" title="112th United States Congress">112th Congress</a> on January 5, 2011. The on-screen design seen here was used from April 19, 2010, to January 17, 2016.</figcaption></figure> <p>All three channels televise events such as <a href="/wiki/Congressional_hearing" class="mw-redirect" title="Congressional hearing">congressional hearings</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hodges_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hodges-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_White_House" class="mw-redirect" title="The White House">White House</a> press briefings and presidential speeches, as well as other government meetings including <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> hearings and <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">Pentagon</a> press conferences.<sup id="cite_ref-Gillespie_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gillespie-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other U.S. political coverage includes <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union</a> speeches,<sup id="cite_ref-Ragsdale_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ragsdale-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and presidential press conferences. According to the results of a survey after the <a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election" title="1992 United States presidential election">1992 presidential election</a>, 85% of C-SPAN viewers voted in that election.<sup id="cite_ref-Harden_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harden-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The results of a similar survey in 2013 found that 89% of C-SPAN viewers voted in the 2012 presidential election.<sup id="cite_ref-JohnEggerton_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JohnEggerton-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition to this political coverage, the network broadcasts <a href="/wiki/Press_conference" title="Press conference">press conferences</a> and meetings of various <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">news media</a> and nonprofit organizations, including those at the <a href="/wiki/National_Press_Club_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Press Club (USA)">National Press Club</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Ragsdale_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ragsdale-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> public policy seminars and the <a href="/wiki/White_House_Correspondents%27_Dinner" class="mw-redirect" title="White House Correspondents&#39; Dinner">White House Correspondents' Dinner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harden_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harden-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While C-SPAN does not have video access to the Supreme Court, the network has used the Court's audio recordings accompanied by still photographs of the justices and lawyers to cover the Court in session on significant cases, and has covered individual Supreme Court justices' speaking engagements.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Occasionally, proceedings of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Australia" title="Parliament of Australia">Parliament of Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Canada" title="Parliament of Canada">Parliament of Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a> (usually <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Questions" title="Prime Minister&#39;s Questions">Prime Minister's Questions</a> and the <a href="/wiki/State_Opening_of_Parliament" title="State Opening of Parliament">State Opening of Parliament</a>) and other governments are shown on C-SPAN when they discuss matters of importance to viewers in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Similarly, the networks will sometimes broadcast news reports from around the world when major events occur – for instance, C-SPAN broadcast <a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> coverage of the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN also covers <a href="/wiki/Lying_in_state" title="Lying in state">lying in state</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Rotunda" class="mw-redirect" title="Capitol Rotunda">Capitol Rotunda</a> and funerals of former presidents<sup id="cite_ref-Kubasik_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kubasik-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Turegano_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turegano-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and other notable individuals.<sup id="cite_ref-Shannon_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shannon-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2005, C-SPAN covered <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> through <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/WDSU" title="WDSU">WDSU</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, as well as coverage of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a> via <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/KHOU" title="KHOU">KHOU</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN also carries CBC coverage during events that affect <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canadians</a>, such as the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_federal_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian federal elections">Canadian federal elections</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Pierre_Trudeau" title="Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau">death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/2003_North_America_blackout" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 North America blackout">2003 North America blackout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During early 2011, C-SPAN carried broadcasts by <a href="/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Arabic" title="Al Jazeera Arabic">Al Jazeera</a> to cover the events in <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_revolution" title="Tunisian revolution">Tunisia</a>, and other Arab nations.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Al_Jazeera_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Al_Jazeera-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Additionally, C-SPAN simulcasts <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> Space Shuttle mission launches and landings live, using video footage and audio sourced from <a href="/wiki/NASA_TV" title="NASA TV">NASA TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AlBawaba_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlBawaba-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>With its public affairs programming, C-SPAN intends to offer different viewpoints by allowing time for multiple opinions to be discussed on a given topic. For example, in 2004 C-SPAN intended to televise a speech by <a href="/wiki/Holocaust" class="mw-redirect" title="Holocaust">Holocaust</a> historian <a href="/wiki/Deborah_Lipstadt" title="Deborah Lipstadt">Deborah Lipstadt</a> adjacent to a speech by <a href="/wiki/Holocaust_denier" class="mw-redirect" title="Holocaust denier">Holocaust denier</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Irving" title="David Irving">David Irving</a>, who had <a href="/wiki/Irving_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd" title="Irving v Penguin Books Ltd">unsuccessfully sued Lipstadt</a> for <a href="/wiki/Libel" class="mw-redirect" title="Libel">libel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> four years earlier; C-SPAN was criticized for its use of the word "balance" to describe the plan to cover both Lipstadt and Irving.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cohen05_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen05-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> When Lipstadt ended media access to her speech, C-SPAN canceled coverage of both.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The network strives for <a href="/wiki/Objectivity_(journalism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Objectivity (journalism)">neutrality</a> and a lack of <a href="/wiki/Bias" title="Bias">bias</a>; in all programming when on-camera hosts are present their role is simply to facilitate and explain proceedings to the viewer.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnhart_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnhart-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Due to this policy, C-SPAN hosts do not state their names on television.<sup id="cite_ref-Wallace_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallace-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="C-SPAN_and_C-SPAN2_flagship_programs">C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 flagship programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 flagship programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-SPAN covers floor proceedings of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>, while C-SPAN 2 covers floor proceedings of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-faq_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faq-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although many hours of programming on C-SPAN are dedicated to coverage of the House, the network's daily programming begins with the political phone-in and interview program <i>Washington Journal</i> from 7:00 to 10:00&#160;a.m. Eastern Time.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Washington Journal</i> premiered on January 4, 1995, and has been broadcast every morning since then, with guests including elected officials, government administrators, and journalists. The program covers current events, with guests answering questions on topics presented by the hosts, as well as questions from members of the general public.<sup id="cite_ref-Irvine_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Irvine-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On weeknights C-SPAN2 dedicates its schedule to <i>Politics and Public Policy Today</i> (9:00&#160;p.m. – midnight for the East Coast primetime, replayed immediately for the West Coast primetime), which is a block of recordings of the day's noteworthy events in rapid succession. On the weekend schedule, C-SPAN's main program is <i><a href="/wiki/Q%26A_(U.S._talk_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Q&amp;A (U.S. talk show)">Q&amp;A</a></i>, a Sunday evening interview program hosted by Susan Swain, with guests including journalists, politicians, authors, and other public figures.<sup id="cite_ref-McArdle_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McArdle-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On weekends, C-SPAN2 dedicates its schedule to <i><a href="/wiki/Book_TV" title="Book TV">Book TV</a></i>, which is 48 hours of programming about non-fiction books, book events, and authors. <i>Book TV</i> was launched in September 1998. <i><a href="/wiki/Booknotes" title="Booknotes">Booknotes</a></i> was originally broadcast from <a href="/wiki/List_of_Booknotes_interviews_first_aired_in_1989" title="List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1989">1989</a> to <a href="/wiki/List_of_Booknotes_interviews_first_aired_in_2004" title="List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2004">2004</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Boston_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boston-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as a one-hour one-on-one <a href="/wiki/Interview" title="Interview">interview</a> of a non-fiction author.<sup id="cite_ref-Heltzel_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heltzel-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Repeats of the interviews remain a regular part of the <i>Book TV</i> schedule with the title <i>Encore Booknotes</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other <i>Book TV</i> programs feature political and historical books and biographies of public figures. These include <i><a href="/wiki/In_Depth" title="In Depth">In Depth</a></i>, a live, monthly, three-hour interview with a single author, and <i><a href="/wiki/After_Words" title="After Words">After Words</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Herald_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herald-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an author interview program featuring guest hosts interviewing authors on topics with which both are familiar.<sup id="cite_ref-Milliot_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milliot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>After Words</i> was developed as a new type of author interview program after the end of production of <i>Booknotes</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Milliot_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milliot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Weekend programming on <i>Book TV</i> also includes coverage of book events such as panel discussions, book fairs,<sup id="cite_ref-Estepa_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Estepa-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> book signings, readings by authors and tours of bookstores around the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-Newswire_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newswire-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="C-SPAN3">C-SPAN3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: C-SPAN3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-SPAN 3 covers public affairs events, congressional hearings and history programming.<sup id="cite_ref-faq_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faq-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The weekday programming on C-SPAN3 (from the morning — anywhere from 6 to 8:30&#160;a.m. — to 8 p.m. Eastern Time) features uninterrupted live public affairs events, in particular political events from Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-Moss_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moss-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Each weekend since January 8, 2011, the network has broadcast 48 hours of programming dedicated to the history of the United States, under the umbrella title <i>American History TV</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NewsCheck_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsCheck-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The programming covers the history of the U.S. from the founding of the nation through the late 20th century. Programs include <i>American Artifacts</i>, which is dedicated to exploring museums, archives and historical sites, and <i>Lectures in History</i>, featuring major university history professors giving lectures on U.S. history.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2009, C-SPAN3 aired an eight-installment series of interviews from the <a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Dole_Institute_of_Politics" title="Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics">Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">University of Kansas</a>, which featured historian <a href="/wiki/Richard_Norton_Smith" title="Richard Norton Smith">Richard Norton Smith</a> and Vice President <a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a>, among other interviewees.<sup id="cite_ref-States_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-States-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_programming">Special programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Special programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-SPAN has also occasionally produced special episodes and series. In 1989, C-SPAN celebrated its 10th anniversary with a three-hour retrospective on the history of the network.<sup id="cite_ref-Shales_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shales-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1994, <i>Booknotes</i> collaborated with Lincoln scholar <a href="/wiki/Harold_Holzer" title="Harold Holzer">Harold Holzer</a> to produce <a href="/wiki/The_Lincoln%E2%80%93Douglas_Debates_(1994_reenactments)" title="The Lincoln–Douglas Debates (1994 reenactments)">reenactments</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Douglas_debates_of_1858" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln–Douglas debates of 1858">1858 Lincoln–Douglas debates</a> for the network's 15th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-Rust_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rust-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Alexis_de_Tocqueville_Tour:_Exploring_Democracy_in_America" title="The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour: Exploring Democracy in America">The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour: Exploring Democracy in America</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/American_Writers:_A_Journey_Through_History" title="American Writers: A Journey Through History">American Writers: A Journey Through History</a></i> took viewers on tours of the United States, themed around <a href="/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville" title="Alexis de Tocqueville">Alexis de Tocqueville</a>'s travels and the works of 40 famous American writers, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-Prial_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prial-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The year-long series <i><a href="/wiki/American_Presidents:_Life_Portraits" title="American Presidents: Life Portraits">American Presidents: Life Portraits</a></i>, produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of C-SPAN, won a <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The network has also produced special feature documentaries on the history of various American institutions and landmarks. In 2005, C-SPAN hosted a 25-hour "call-in marathon" and essay contest, the winner of which was invited to co-host an hour of the broadcast, to commemorate 25 years of taking viewer telephone calls.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio_broadcasts">Radio broadcasts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Radio broadcasts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the three television networks, C-SPAN also broadcasts via C-SPAN Radio, which is carried on their <a href="/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station" title="Owned-and-operated station">owned-and-operated station</a> <a href="/wiki/WCSP-FM" title="WCSP-FM">WCSP-FM</a> (90.1 FM) in the Washington, D.C., area with all three cable network feeds airing via <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a> subchannels, and nationwide on XM Satellite Radio.<sup id="cite_ref-Babington_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Babington-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Its programming is also livestreamed at c-span.org and is available via <a href="/wiki/Application_software" title="Application software">apps</a> for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android devices.<sup id="cite_ref-C-SPANRadio_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-SPANRadio-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Relax_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Relax-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN Radio has a selective policy regarding its broadcast content, rather than duplicating the television network programming, although it does offer some audio simulcasts of programs such as <i>Washington Journal</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaltenbach_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaltenbach-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Unique programming on the radio station includes <a href="/wiki/Oral_history" title="Oral history">oral histories</a>, and some committee meetings and press conferences not shown on television due to programming commitments. The station also compiles the <a href="/wiki/Sunday_morning_talk_shows" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunday morning talk shows">Sunday morning talk shows</a> for a same-day rebroadcast without commercials, in rapid succession.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaltenbach_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaltenbach-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Online_availability">Online availability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Online availability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg/300px-C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg/450px-C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg/600px-C-SPAN_Video_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="802" data-file-height="708" /></a><figcaption>Home page of the C-SPAN Video Library, 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>C-SPAN archival video is available through the <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN_Video_Library" title="C-SPAN Video Library">C-SPAN Video Library</a>, maintained at the <a href="/wiki/Purdue_Research_Park" title="Purdue Research Park">Purdue Research Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, Indiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Unveiled in August 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the C-SPAN Video Library contains all of the network's programming since 1987, totaling more than 160,000 hours at its completion of digitization and public debut in March 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-Reynolds_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reynolds-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Older C-SPAN programming continues to be added to the library, dating back to the beginning of the network in 1979,<sup id="cite_ref-Stelter_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stelter-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and some limited earlier footage from the <a href="/wiki/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration" title="National Archives and Records Administration">National Archives</a>, such as film clips of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>'s 1972 trip to China, is available as well.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most of the recordings before 1987 (when the C-SPAN Archive was established) were not saved, except for approximately 10,000 hours of video which are slated to be made available online.<sup id="cite_ref-Stelter_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stelter-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of November&#160;2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, the C-SPAN Video Library held over 271,000 hours of programming, and they have been viewed over 253&#160;million times. Described by media commentators as a major educational service and a valuable resource for researchers of politics and history,<sup id="cite_ref-Stelter_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stelter-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the C-SPAN Video Library has also had a major role in media and <a href="/wiki/Opposition_research" title="Opposition research">opposition research</a> in several U.S. political campaigns.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It won a <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Award</a> in 2010 "for creating an enduring archive of the history of American policymaking, and for providing it as a free, user-friendly public service."<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the initiation of the C-SPAN Video Library, websites such as <a href="/wiki/Metavid" title="Metavid">Metavid</a> and voterwatch.org hosted House and Senate video records, however C-SPAN contested Metavid's usage of C-SPAN copyrighted footage. The result was Metavid's removal of portions of the archive produced with C-SPAN's cameras, while preserving its archive of government-produced content.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN also engaged in actions to stop parties from making unauthorized uses of its content online, including its video of House and Senate proceedings. Most notably, in May 2006, C-SPAN requested the removal of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Colbert_at_the_2006_White_House_Correspondents%27_Association_Dinner" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents&#39; Association Dinner">Stephen Colbert's performance</a> at the <a href="/wiki/White_House_Correspondents%27_Association#White_House_Correspondents&#39;_dinner" title="White House Correspondents&#39; Association">White House Correspondents' Association Dinner</a> from <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-APColbert06_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APColbert06-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After concerns by some webloggers,<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN gave permission for <a href="/wiki/Google_Video" title="Google Video">Google Video</a> to host the full event.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On March 7, 2007, C-SPAN liberalized its copyright policy for current, future, and past coverage of any official events sponsored by Congress and any federal agency and now allows for attributed non-commercial copying, sharing, and posting of C-SPAN video on the Internet,<sup id="cite_ref-Hunt07_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunt07-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> excluding re-syndication of live video streams. The new policy did not affect the public's right to use the public domain video coverage of the floor proceedings of the U.S. House and Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, C-SPAN's online political coverage was expanded just prior to the elections, with the introduction of three special pages on the C-SPAN website: the C-SPAN Convention Hubs and C-SPAN Debate Hub, which offered video of major events as well as discussion from weblogs and social media about the major party conventions and candidate debates.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN brought back the Convention Hub for the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="2012 United States presidential election">2012 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fitzpatrick13_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fitzpatrick13-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the programming available in the C-SPAN Video Library, all C-SPAN programming is available as a live feed streamed on its website in <a href="/wiki/Flash_Video" title="Flash Video">Flash Video</a> format.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 29, 2014, C-SPAN announced that it would begin <a href="/wiki/TV_Everywhere" title="TV Everywhere">restricting access to the live feeds</a> of the main channel, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3 to subscribers of cable or satellite providers later that summer, citing concerns with the slow shift in viewing habits from cable television to the internet due to its reliance on carriage fees from cable and satellite providers. However, it will continue to allow all government meetings, hearings and conferences to be streamed live online and via archived on the C-SPAN Video Library without requiring an authenticated login by a provider; live audio feeds of all three channels are also available for free through the network's <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">mobile app</a>. The decision drew some criticism from public interest and government transparency advocates, citing the fact that C-SPAN was designed as a public service.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of December 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, C-SPAN has begun advertising on its online videos, with YouTube-style advertisements that can be skipped after five seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization_and_operations">Organization and operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Organization and operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg/220px-C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg/330px-C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg/440px-C-SPAN_Leadership.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1363" /></a><figcaption>Founder Brian Lamb (center) in 2012 with co-CEOs Rob Kennedy (left) and Susan Swain (right)</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">National Cable Satellite Corporation</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data note">November&#160;14, 1978<span class="noprint">&#59;&#32;46 years ago</span><span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1978-11-14</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-corp_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corp-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number" title="Taxpayer Identification Number">Tax ID no.</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">84-0751854<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/501(c)(3)" class="mw-redirect" title="501(c)(3)">501(c)(3)</a> nonprofit organization</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_(corporation)" class="mw-redirect" title="President (corporation)">President</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Brian Lamb<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data">C-SPAN Education Foundation<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data">$73,244,854<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Expenses</th><td class="infobox-data">$63,409,586<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">282<sup id="cite_ref-C-SPAN&#39;s_Mission_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-SPAN&#39;s_Mission-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or 337<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (2013)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://c-span.org">c-span<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>C-SPAN is operated by the National Cable Satellite Corporation, a <a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">nonprofit organization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wallace_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallace-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Early chairmen included <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rosencrans" title="Robert Rosencrans">Bob Rosencrans</a>, John Saeman, Ed Allen and Gene Schneider.<sup id="cite_ref-AboutBoard_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AboutBoard-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a non-commercial public service, C-SPAN receives most of its funding from subscriber fees charged to cable and <a href="/wiki/Direct-broadcast_satellite" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct-broadcast satellite">direct-broadcast satellite</a> (DBS) operators.<sup id="cite_ref-AboutCompany_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AboutCompany-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, C-SPAN received 6¢ of each subscriber's cable bill for an annual budget of $60&#160;million.<sup id="cite_ref-Touhey12_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Touhey12-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN began airing internet commercials early in 2021 and now sells C-SPAN merchandise. </p><p>As the network is an independent entity, neither the cable industry nor Congress controls the content of its programming.<sup id="cite_ref-Gillespie_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gillespie-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of January&#160;2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, the network has 282<sup id="cite_ref-C-SPAN&#39;s_Mission_112-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-SPAN&#39;s_Mission-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or 337<sup id="cite_ref-990-2013_111-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2013-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> employees. C-SPAN has for many years led by co-CEOs <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Kennedy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rob Kennedy (page does not exist)">Rob Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Susan_Swain" title="Susan Swain">Susan Swain</a>. Founder and former CEO Brian Lamb serves as the executive chairman of the board of directors.<sup id="cite_ref-BrianStelter_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrianStelter-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 14, 2024, the C-SPAN board of directors announced that longtime <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> executive Sam Feist would become the new CEO. This announcement followed a national search initiated after Swain and Kennedy announced they would be retiring. Swain will stay on as CEO until Feist officially begins his duties in the summer of 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of C-SPAN's employees are based at C-SPAN's headquarters located on <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill" title="Capitol Hill">Capitol Hill</a> in Washington, D.C. In 2003 television studios were opened in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a>. These studios use digital equipment that can be controlled from Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnhart_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnhart-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>C-SPAN also maintains <a href="/wiki/Archives" class="mw-redirect" title="Archives">archives</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, Indiana</a>, at the Purdue Research Park under the direction of <a href="/wiki/Robert_X._Browning" title="Robert X. Browning">Robert X. Browning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harden_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harden-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Audience">Audience</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Audience"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The C-SPAN networks are available in more than 100&#160;million households as of 2010<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, not including access to the C-SPAN websites.<sup id="cite_ref-Harrington_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrington-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bedard_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedard-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> More than 7,000 telephone callers have participated with discussion on <i>Washington Journal</i> as of March&#160;18,&#32;2009<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There are no official viewing statistics for C-SPAN because the network, which has no commercials or underwriting advertisements, does not use the <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harden_48-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harden-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, there have been a number of surveys providing estimates: </p> <ul><li>A 1994 survey found that 8.6% of the U.S. population regularly watched C-SPAN.<sup id="cite_ref-Harden_48-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harden-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2004 this figure increased to 12% of the U.S. population, according to a <a href="/wiki/Pew_Research_Center" title="Pew Research Center">Pew Research Center</a> survey, while 31% of the population was categorized as occasional viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-Marcus_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marcus-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> More than 28&#160;million people said they watched C-SPAN programming each week.<sup id="cite_ref-Wallace_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallace-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>A March 2009 <a href="/wiki/Peter_D._Hart" title="Peter D. Hart">Hart Research</a> survey found that 20% of homes with cable television watch C-SPAN at least once a week, for an estimated 39&#160;million Americans.<sup id="cite_ref-C-SPAN_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-SPAN-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>A 2010 poll conducted by C-SPAN and <a href="/wiki/Penn_Schoen_Berland" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn Schoen Berland">Penn Schoen Berland</a> estimates that 79&#160;million adults in the U.S. watched C-SPAN at some time from 2009 to 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-CSPAN_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSPAN-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>In January 2013, Hart Research conducted another survey which showed that 47&#160;million adults, or 24% of adults with access to cable television, watch C-SPAN weekly.<sup id="cite_ref-JohnEggerton_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JohnEggerton-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JenniferHarper_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JenniferHarper-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Of the 47&#160;million regular C-SPAN viewers, 51% are male and 49% female; 26% are liberal, 31% conservative, and 39% moderate. About half are college graduates. 28% of 18-to-49-year-olds report watching at least once a week, as do 19% of 50- to 64-year-olds, and 22% of those over age 65.<sup id="cite_ref-JenniferHarper_122-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JenniferHarper-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>In February 2017, Ipsos Audience conducted another survey which showed that 70&#160;million adults, or 36% of adults with access to cable television, watch C-SPAN on a given six-month period. Of the 70&#160;million regular C-SPAN viewers, 52% are male and 48% female; 25% are <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">West</a> viewers, 22% <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a>, 20% <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a> and 33% <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a>. 28% identified themselves as liberal, 27% conservative, and 36% moderate. 51% of all viewers are 18–44 years old.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_and_media_opinion">Public and media opinion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Public and media opinion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-SPAN's public service nature has been praised as an enduring contribution to national knowledge.<sup id="cite_ref-Osnos_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osnos-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1987, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Rosenthal" title="Andrew Rosenthal">Andrew Rosenthal</a> wrote for <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> about C-SPAN's influence in political elections, arguing that C-SPAN's "blanket coverage" had expanded television journalism "into areas once shielded from general view".<sup id="cite_ref-Rosenthal87_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal87-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The network has received positive media coverage for providing public access to proceedings such as the <a href="/wiki/Goldman_Sachs" title="Goldman Sachs">Goldman Sachs</a> Senate hearings,<sup id="cite_ref-Zurawik_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zurawik-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the U.S. 2010 Healthcare Summit,<sup id="cite_ref-Heffernan_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heffernan-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while its everyday programming has been credited with providing the media and the general public with an intimate knowledge of U.S. political proceedings and people.<sup id="cite_ref-Heffernan_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heffernan-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Corn_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Corn-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The ability of C-SPAN to provide this service without federal funding, advertising or soliciting viewer contributions has been remarked by local newspapers and online news services, with the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Beast" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Beast">Daily Beast</a></i> terming C-SPAN's $55&#160;million annual budget (in 2009), "an astounding bargain."<sup id="cite_ref-Osnos_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osnos-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In an article on the 25th anniversary of the network, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> noted that C-SPAN's programming has been copied by television networks worldwide and credits the network with providing information about foreign politics to American viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-Reid_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reid-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to <i>The New York Times</i>, C-SPAN's mission to record official events in Washington, D.C., makes it "one of a kind", particularly in the creation of the C-SPAN Video Library, which received significant press coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-Stelter_25-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stelter-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reynolds_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reynolds-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite its stated commitment to providing politically balanced programming, C-SPAN and its shows such as <i>Washington Journal</i>, <i>Booknotes</i>, <i>Q &amp; A</i>, and <i>After Words</i> have been accused by some liberal organizations of having a conservative bias.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2005, the media criticism organization <a href="/wiki/Fairness_and_Accuracy_in_Reporting" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting">Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting</a> (FAIR) released a study of C-SPAN's morning telephone call-in show <i>Washington Journal</i>. In their six-month sample of guests, they identified 32 as "right-of-center" and 19 as "left-of-center"; they also noted <a href="/wiki/People_of_color" class="mw-redirect" title="People of color">people of color</a> are underrepresented at 15% of the guest list.<sup id="cite_ref-Fair05_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fair05-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A 2007 survey released by the think tank <a href="/wiki/Center_for_Economic_and_Policy_Research" title="Center for Economic and Policy Research">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a> reported that C-SPAN covered conservative <a href="/wiki/Think_tank" title="Think tank">think tanks</a> more than left-of-center think tanks.<sup id="cite_ref-Harper07_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harper07-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_services">Other services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Other services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg/330px-C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg/500px-C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg/960px-C-SPAN_Bus_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="432" /></a><figcaption>C-SPAN Digital Bus, which tours the U.S. educating the public about C-SPAN resources</figcaption></figure> <p>C-SPAN offers a number of public services related to the network's public affairs programming. C-SPAN Classroom, a free membership service for teachers, began in July 1987 and offers help using C-SPAN resources for classes or research.<sup id="cite_ref-TWP_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TWP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN_School_Bus" class="mw-redirect" title="C-SPAN School Bus">C-SPAN School Bus</a>, introduced in November 1993, traveled around the U.S. educating the public about government and politics using C-SPAN resources, and served as a mobile television studio. The bus also recorded video footage of the places that it visited.<sup id="cite_ref-Schlosse_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schlosse-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A second bus was introduced in 1996. The two original buses were retired in 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the C-SPAN Digital Bus was inaugurated, introducing the public to C-SPAN's enhanced digital products.<sup id="cite_ref-Shayon_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shayon-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> C-SPAN has also equipped six Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) to travel the country and record unique political and historical stories, with each vehicle containing production and web-based technologies to produce on-the-spot content.<sup id="cite_ref-Tucker_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tucker-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rothstein13_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rothstein13-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>C-SPAN has published ten books based on its programming; these contain original material and text taken from interview transcripts. The first C-SPAN book, <i>C-SPAN: America's Town Hall</i>, was published in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-Shales_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shales-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other C-SPAN books include: <i>Gavel to Gavel: A C-SPAN Guide to Congress</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-GavelBook_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GavelBook-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?</i>, a guide to the grave sites of U.S. presidents;<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Abraham Lincoln - Great American Historians On Our Sixteenth President</i>, a collection of essays based on C-SPAN interviews with American historians;<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <i>The Supreme Court</i>, which features biographies and interviews with past Supreme Court judges together with commentary from legal experts.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Five books have been drawn from the former <i>Booknotes</i> program: <i>Booknotes: Life Stories</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-Biffle_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biffle-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Booknotes: On American Character</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-LambBooknotes2005_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LambBooknotes2005-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Booknotes: Stories from American History</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-LambBooknotes2001_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LambBooknotes2001-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing and the Power of Ideas</i>, the latter a compilation of short monologues taken from the transcripts of Lamb's interviews;<sup id="cite_ref-Heltzel_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heltzel-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a companion book to the series on Tocqueville, <i>Traveling Tocqueville's America: A Tour Book</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prank_calls_and_obscenities">Prank calls and obscenities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Prank calls and obscenities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the open phone lines on <i>Washington Journal</i>, C-SPAN has been noted to have a tradition of <a href="/wiki/Prank_calls" class="mw-redirect" title="Prank calls">prank calls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Holmes_2015_147-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holmes_2015-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Salt_Lake_Tribune_2018_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Salt_Lake_Tribune_2018-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kirby_2020_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kirby_2020-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Calls have ranged from crude jokes about <a href="/wiki/Howard_Stern" title="Howard Stern">Howard Stern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bababooey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bababooey">Bababooey</a> to racist tirades against <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Luther King Jr">Martin Luther King&#160;Jr</a> and questions regarding the size of <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a>'s penis.<sup id="cite_ref-HuffPost_2012_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HuffPost_2012-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One particularly well-known instance happened in 2015, when during a segment on the <a href="/wiki/Iran_nuclear_deal_framework" title="Iran nuclear deal framework">Iran nuclear deal framework</a>, a man calling himself Jack Strickland called in claiming to be from <a href="/wiki/Bel-Air,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Bel-Air, California">Bel-Air, California</a>, before promptly reciting the theme song of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i> TV show.<sup id="cite_ref-Schwarz_2015_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwarz_2015-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Obscenities have also made it into broadcasts, such as in 2014 where a caller said "The Republicans hate that nigger Obama." before being kicked off the air.<sup id="cite_ref-Gold_1970_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gold_1970-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The network implemented a 3-second <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_delay" title="Broadcast delay">broadcast delay</a> in 2016 to combat these types of calls.<sup id="cite_ref-Borchers_2016_156-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Borchers_2016-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-SPAN&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED393737.pdf"><i>Educators' Guide: Teaching Critical Thinking in the Classroom</i></a> (1995). Washington, DC: National Cable Satellite Corp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/classroom/">C-SPAN in the Classroom Series.</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DZAiAAAACAAJ"><i>Gavel to Gavel: A C-SPAN Guide to Congress</i></a> (1999). 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href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2007" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2008" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2009" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2010" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2011" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2012" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_After_Words_interviews_first_aired_in_2013" title="List of After Words interviews first aired in 2013">2013</a></li> 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2020">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><i>Q&amp;A</i> interviews</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2004_and_2005" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2004 and 2005">2004-05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2006" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2007" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2008" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2009" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2010" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2011" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2012" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2013" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2014" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2015" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2016" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2016">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2017" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2017">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2018" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2019" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_C-SPAN_Q%26A_interviews_first_aired_in_2020" title="List of C-SPAN Q&amp;A interviews first aired in 2020">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><i>Washington Journal</i><br />programs by month</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Journal_programs_aired_in_January_1995" title="List of Washington Journal programs aired in January 1995">Jan 1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Journal_programs_aired_in_February_1995" title="List of Washington Journal programs aired in February 1995">Feb 1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Journal_programs_aired_in_March_1995" title="List of Washington Journal programs aired in March 1995">Mar 1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Journal_programs_aired_in_April_1995" title="List of Washington Journal programs aired in April 1995">Apr 1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Journal_programs_aired_in_May_1995" title="List of Washington Journal programs aired in May 1995">May 1995</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Past<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Presidents:_Life_Portraits" title="American 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