C-SPAN
Definition
C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is a nonprofit American cable and satellite television network founded in 1979, providing unedited coverage of U.S. Congress proceedings, White House events, political conventions, and public affairs programming.
Known for its gavel-to-gavel broadcasts without commentary or editing, it operates three channels: C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 (Senate-focused), and C-SPAN3 (historical and in-depth content).
Funded by cable providers via affiliate fees, C-SPAN offers free video archives online, serving as a go-to resource for policy wonks and civics enthusiasts.
Examples
After binge-watching C-SPAN for hours, he finally understood why 'filibuster' sounds like a rejected Harry Potter spell.
She turned on C-SPAN expecting fireworks, but got 47 minutes of a lawmaker reading from the phone book.
In a bold move, the party decided their hype video would just be raw C-SPAN footage of the vote count.
C-SPAN: where dreams of C-list celebrity go to debate pork-barrel spending till dawn.