Re: C-SPAN radio

[Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu>]

As far as I remember (and I think it's all on their website, C-Span.org)
C-Span was started in 1979 by a conglomerate of cable companies when they
heard the US House was planning to install cameras in the chamber.  
Officially, it's run as a private not-for-profit, with a board of
directors representing 20? cable companies/other groups. Brian Lamb (the
Booknotes host) is C-Span's president. 

--Scott--


Scott Saloway
Acting Senior Producer/Weekend Edition
WBUR Radio
saloway@bu.edu

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On Thu, 27 Jan 100, Sven Weil wrote:

> How did C-SPAN get started? And who did it?
> I didn't know they were non-profit.
> 
> Garrett Wollman said:
> > 
> > Um, C-SPAN is a section 501 not-for-profit corporation.  By law,
> > no-one can own it.
> 
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