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(Please customize this press release by replacing the items in parentheses and bold with your system's name and other relevant information.)
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: (NAME)
(CABLE SYSTEM)
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Media Relations, C-SPAN
(202) 737-3220
 
(NAME OF CABLE SYSTEM) HOSTS C-SPAN SCHOOL BUS VISIT TO
(NAME OF COMMUNITY)

 
(NAME OF CITY), (DATE) - On (DATE), the C-SPAN School Bus will visit the (NAME OF CITY/TOWN) community on its continuing tour to schools and cable systems across America on (DATE). The 45-foot motor coach, a traveling TV production studio and media demonstration center, will be at (LOCATION) from (START TIME) to (END TIME) to provide students, educators and community leaders with first-hand knowledge of the C-SPAN Networks' 24-hour public affairs programming. This visit is sponsored by (NAME OF CABLE SYSTEM) as part of its ongoing commitment to education and public service.
 
"By sponsoring the C-SPAN School Bus, (CABLE SYSTEM NAME) provides a valuable service to our community," said (NAME OF SYSTEM GENERAL MANAGER). "Through presentations and other events aboard the Bus, our students, educators and community members can learn how C-SPAN's unique public affairs programming can be used to enhance learning."
 
The C-SPAN Networks' 24-hour public affairs programming is made available to you by (NAME OF CABLE SYSTEM). C-SPAN airs locally on channel (X) and is currently available in 86.6 million households nationwide. C-SPAN2 airs locally on channel (X) and is currently available in 71.1 million households nationwide. C-SPAN3 airs locally on channel (X) and is currently available in 6.1 million households nationwide. C-SPAN was created by America's cable television companies and is offered as a public service. Visit the C-SPAN web site at www.c-span.org for more information.
 
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(Use the following paragraph if you plan to host a reception for the media on the C-SPAN School Bus.)
 
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If you would like to see the C-SPAN School Bus in person, you are invited to attend a reception on board the Bus on (DATE OF RECEPTION) at (SITE AND ADDRESS OF RECEPTION). Please R.S.V.P. to (NAME OF INDIVIDUAL) at (TELEPHONE NUMBER) by (DATE).
 



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