What is C-SPAN?
{{Infobox TV channel |name = Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network |image = Logo of C-SPAN.svg |logo_size = 200px |launch_date = {{date|March 19, 1979|mdy}} (C-SPAN)<br />{{date|June 2, 1986|mdy}} (C-SPAN2)<br />{{date|January 22, 2001|mdy}} (C-SPAN3) |closed_date = |picture_format = [[1080i]] (HD)<br />[[480i]] (SD) |owner = National Cable Satellite Corporation (nonprofit) |slogan = Created by Cable. Offered as a Public Service. |country = United States |language = English |area = United States |headquarters = [[Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.]] |sister_channels = C-SPAN2, C-SPAN3, [[WCSP-FM|C-SPAN Radio]] |timeshift names = |web = {{URL|https://www.c-span.org/}} |terr_serv_1 = [[WCSP-FM]]/HD<br />(C-SPAN Radio) |terr_chan_1 = 90.1 FM / [[HD Radio]] ([[Washington, D.C.]] / [[Baltimore]]) |terr_serv_2 = [[Selective TV, Inc.]]<br /> ([[Alexandria, Minnesota|Alexandria, MN]]) |terr_chan_2 = [[K50DB-D]] 50.3 |sat_serv_1 = [[DirecTV]] |sat_chan_1 = 350: C-SPAN (SD)<br />351: C-SPAN2 (SD)<br />''C-SPAN3 not offered'' |sat_serv_2 = [[Dish Network]] |sat_chan_2 = 210: C-SPAN (SD)<br />211: C-SPAN2 (SD)<br />''C-SPAN3 not offered'' |sat_serv_3 = [[C-Band]] |sat_chan_3 = AMC10 at 135.0°W<br/> 101: C-SPAN (SD)<br/> 102: C-SPAN2 (SD)<br/> 103: C-SPAN3 (SD)<br/> 201: C-SPAN (HD)<br/> 202: C-SPAN2 (HD)<br/> 203 C-SPAN3 (HD)<br/> 501: Radio (SD)<ref name=LyngSatAMC-10>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/AMC-10.html |title=AMC 10 at 135.0°W |date=June 21, 2013 |work=lyngsat.com |publisher=LyngSat |access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> |cable_serv_1 = Available on most cable systems |cable_chan_1 = Check local listings for channels |cable_serv_2 = [[Verizon FiOS]] |cable_chan_2 = 109: C-SPAN (SD)<br />110: C-SPAN2 (SD)<br />111: C-SPAN3 (SD) <!-- |sat_radio_serv_1 = [[XM Satellite Radio|XM]] |sat_radio_chan_1 = 119 |adsl_se