Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network

C-SPAN
Launched	March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19) (C-SPAN) June 2, 1986 (1986-06-02) (C-SPAN2) January 22, 2001 (2001-01-22) (C-SPAN3)
Owned by	National Cable Satellite Corporation
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed
Slogan	Created by Cable. (Offered as a Public Service.) Where History Unfolds Daily
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Sister channel(s)	C-SPAN2 C-SPAN3 C-SPAN Radio
Website	www.c-span.org
Availability
Terrestrial
WCSP-FM/HD (C-SPAN Radio)	90.1 FM / HD Radio (Washington, D.C. / Baltimore)
Selective TV, Inc. (Alexandria, Minnesota)	K50DB-D 50.3
Satellite
DirecTV	350: C-SPAN (SD) 351: C-SPAN2 (SD)
Dish Network	210: C-SPAN (SD) 211: C-SPAN2 (SD)
C-Band	AMC10 at 135.0°W 201: C-SPAN 202: C-SPAN2 203: C-SPAN3 101: C-SPAN (SD) 102: C-SPAN2 (SD) 103: C-SPAN3 (SD) 501: Radio (SD) AMC11 at 131.0°W 7: C-SPAN (Analog) (SD)
Cable
Verizon FiOS	109: C-SPAN (SD) 110: C-SPAN2 (SD) 111: C-SPAN3 (SD)
Wave Broadband	16 (C-SPAN) 99 (C-SPAN2)
Available on most other U.S. cable systems	Consult your local cable provider for channel availability
Satellite radio
XM	120
IPTV
AT&T U-verse	230: C-SPAN (SD) 231: C-SPAN2 (SD) 232: C-SPAN3 (SD)
Google Fiber	131: C-SPAN 132: C-SPAN2 133: C-SPAN3
Cable One	78 (SD)
Streaming media
Available to current cable/satellite subscribers	C-SPAN Live and on demand

AMC11 at 131.0°W

C-SPAN (/ˈsiːˌspæn/), an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. C-SPAN televises many proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming. The C-SPAN network includes three television channels (C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3), one radio station (WCSP-FM) and a group of websites that provide streaming media and archives of C-SPAN programs. C-SPAN's television channels are available to approximately 100 million cable and satellite households within the United States, while WCSP-FM, also called C-SPAN Radio, is broadcast on FM radio in Washington, D.C., and is available throughout the U.S. on XM Satellite Radio, via Internet streaming, and through apps for iOS, BlackBerry and Android devices.

The network televises U.S. political events, particularly live and "gavel-to-gavel" coverage of the U.S. Congress as well as occasional proceedings of the Canadian, Australian and British Parliaments including the weekly Prime Minister's Questions, and major events worldwide. Its coverage of political and policy events is unedited, thereby providing viewers (or listeners) 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. C-SPAN is a private, nonprofit organization, funded by a 6¢ per subscriber affiliate fee paid by its cable and satellite affiliates, and does not have advertisements on any of its networks, radio stations, or websites, nor does it ever solicit donations or pledges. The network operates independently, and neither the cable industry nor Congress has control of the content of its programming.