Corporate Information

C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. C-SPAN receives no government funding; operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates who carry C-SPAN programming.

• The C-SPAN company page
• C-SPAN copyright policy

C-SPAN Viewership

As a public service created by the nation's cable companies, C-SPAN does not track viewership ratings. However, studies by researchers and user groups have been conducted that describe our audience's interests and viewing habits.

• The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, July 2006
• Peter D. Hart Associates, INC., March 2004
• C-SPAN Political Science Survey, April 2004

Recent Press Releases

The following are recent press releases about C-SPAN, C-SPAN programming or new services.

• C-SPAN Announces the 2009 Studentcam Documentary Competition, October 5, 2008
• C-SPAN debuts Online "Convention Hub" for Upcoming Democratic and Republican Conventions, August 12, 2008
• YouTube and C-SPAN launch nationwide voter video project, April 7, 2008
• Press release archive

Job Opportunities

All positions available at C-SPAN are listed here: full-time, part-time, and temporary. If you find a position that interests you, please submit your resume online.

• Public jobs page

C-SPAN & "Cameras in the Courts"

For more than 20 years, C-SPAN has supported initiatives that encourage greater public access to the court, including opening the court to electronic media. Chronicle C-SPAN's leadership on the issue, and learn more about the Justices' views based on their public statements.

• Cameras in the Court page

How to access C-SPAN

Learn how to watch or listen to C-SPAN on TV, Radio, Online and on the road.

• The How to Access C-SPAN page

C-SPAN and the TV ratings system

You may have noticed C-SPAN's programs do not have TV content ratings. C-SPAN programs are exempt from the rating systems set up by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

• www.controlyourtv.org

C-SPAN goes to court over dual must carry rule

There had not been very much activity at the Federal Communications Commission regarding the "must carry" rule in nearly two years. However, on September 11, 2007 the FCC approved a version of the "must carry" rule called "dual must carry". Read more...

• Multi-Cast, Must-Carry