C-SPAN's Slogans & Taglines

C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is a unique and influential American public affairs television network headquartered in Washington, D.C. Created in 1979 by cable industry executive Brian Lamb, the network commands immense institutional equity as the definitive source for unfiltered, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the United States federal government, including the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and major executive and judicial proceedings. Operating as a private, non-profit public service, C-SPAN is funded entirely by a small fee levied on American cable and satellite television providers rather than government subsidies or commercial advertising. Today, the network distributes its high-volume public service programming through three commercial-free television channels (C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, C-SPAN3), the C-SPAN Radio station, and a comprehensive online video archive that provides global access to decades of American political and legislative history.