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.

• C-SPAN Viewer's Guide, April 2009
• The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, July 2006
• C-SPAN Political Science Survey, April 2004
• Peter D. Hart Associates, INC., March 2004

Recent Press Releases

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

• New C-SPAN/Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates Poll: What Americans Know About the U.S. Supreme Court and Want Changed About the Court, September 24, 2009
• U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to C-SPAN's Request for Same-Day Release of Oral Argument in Campaign Finance Case, September 4, 2009
• C-SPAN's "Supreme Court Week" Debuts October 4, 2009, September 3, 2009
• C-SPAN Releases Nationwide Poll on The Supreme Court | Poll, July 10, 2009
• 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

C-SPAN's Social Media Outlets

Follow C-SPAN on Twitter, Facebook & YouTube.

@cspan	@cspanwj
@cspanradio	@booktv
@cspanbus	@CSPANJOBS
Facebook	YouTube

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
• Scheduling FAQ

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