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  1. Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network

    Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN / ˈsiːˌspæn / SEE-span) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service. It televises proceedings of the United States federal government and other public affairs programming.
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    Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service. It televises proceedings of the United States federal government and other public affairs programming. C-SPAN is a private, nonprofit organization … See more

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    Brian Lamb, C-SPAN's chairman and former chief executive officer, conceived C-SPAN in 1975 while working as the Washington, D.C., … See more

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    C-SPAN is operated by the National Cable Satellite Corporation, a nonprofit organization. Early chairmen included Bob Rosencrans, … See more

    A 2009 C-SPAN survey of viewers found that the network's most-valued attribute was its balanced programming. The survey's respondents were a mixed group, with 31% describing themselves as "liberal", while 28% described themselves as "conservative See more

    Due to the open phone lines on Washington Journal, C-SPAN has been noted to have a tradition of prank calls. Calls have ranged from crude jokes about Howard Stern See more

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    Senate and House of Representatives
    The C-SPAN network's core programming is live coverage of the U.S. House and Senate, with the C-SPAN channel emphasizing the See more

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    The C-SPAN networks are available in more than 100 million households as of 2010 , not including access to the C-SPAN websites. More than 7,000 telephone callers have … See more

    C-SPAN offers a number of public services related to the network's public affairs programming. C-SPAN Classroom, a free membership … See more

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  4. WEB24 May 2016 · C-SPAN, nonprofit network that, when launched in 1979, was initially devoted to televising sessions of the U.S. House of Representatives but later expanded, with the creation of additional …