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"The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses. Every C-SPAN program aired since 1987, now totaling over 160,000 hours, is contained in the C-SPAN Archives and immediately accessible through the database and electronic archival systems developed and maintained by the C-SPAN Archives."
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C-SPAN (pronounced /ˈsiːspæn/), an abbreviation of Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network owned and operated by the cable industry. It airs non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public affairs programming. C-SPAN does not accept outside advertising; the only commercials aired are for its own programming and products.
C-SPAN operates three television channels, one radio station and several websites that provide streaming media including archives of many C-SPAN programs. The television networks are:
- C-SPAN which provides uninterrupted live coverage of the United States House of Representatives. Also airs Washington Journal live every morning
- C-SPAN2 which provides uninterrupted live coverage of the United States Senate. It also airs Book TV on weekends (branded Book TV on C-SPAN2)
- C-SPAN3 which features other uninterrupted live public affairs events and airs a large amount of archived historical programming branded as C-SPAN3 History
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| Launched | March 19, 1979 (C-SPAN) June 2, 1986 (C-SPAN2) January 22, 2001 (C-SPAN3) |
| Owned by | National Cable Satellite Corporation |
| Picture format | 480i (SD) 1080p (HD) |
| Slogan | Created by Cable. Offered as a Public Service. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United States |
| Headquarters | Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. |
| Sister channel(s) | C-SPAN2 C-SPAN3 C-SPAN Radio |
| Website | http://www.c-span.org |
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