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Online access to our three television channels (C‑SPAN, C‑SPAN2, and C‑SPAN3) is reserved for cable or satellite TV customers.

C‑SPAN is committed to a website experience that gives everyone easy access to the most comprehensive video coverage of official Washington, our interview programs and our popular BookTV and American History TV offerings. You’ll find a robust free online C‑SPAN experience while our three TV channels are reserved for cable and satellite customers whose monthly bills help pay for C‑SPAN operations.

Here is some of what you'll find at C‑SPAN.org:

• For the highest quality video, real-time online access to the actual TV network feeds of C‑SPAN, C‑SPAN2, and C‑SPAN3 is available to verified customers of C‑SPAN's cable and satellite affiliates. A simple sign-in on the "TV Networks" page of C‑SPAN.org with your cable or satellite company credentials is all that's needed to watch any of our three TV channels in real time. (This process is similar to what's now required to access most other "TV Everywhere" programs or channels.)
• Livestreams of all federal government events covered by C‑SPAN will continue to be available online with easy access from our home page to all visitors-no sign-in necessary. Watch live (or on demand) all House and Senate debates, committee hearings, events from the executive branch, the courts, and election coverage-plus C‑SPAN's signature, viewer-interactive, interview program Washington Journal-via C‑SPAN.org's easy-to-spot highlighted area, "Congress, White House & the Courts, " on our homepage.
• All other C‑SPAN programming, including daily non-government event coverage, and programs from C‑SPAN2's BookTV and C‑SPAN3's American History TV continue to be accessible without sign-in, on an on demand basis. You'll find them easily through direct links on our home page, or by searching our video library
• All visitors enjoy full access to more than 214, 000 hours of past political video from C‑SPAN's video library with simple, fast search functionality. It’s easy to research, view, clip, and share C‑SPAN video - all at no cost, as a public service to you.
• We are mobile friendly. You can access C‑SPAN.org on your smart phone or tablet and watch C‑SPAN video on the go.

What is the best way for me to watch online video through C‑SPAN.org?
Our website provides high quality video streams, enhanced search capabilities, and responsive display across platforms and devices. All visitors to C‑SPAN.org will continue to have access to live (and on demand) coverage of federal government proceedings and all C‑SPAN programs in the Video Library. The highest-quality live feeds of the three C‑SPAN television channels are viewable with verification of your pay television credentials-sign-in on the "TV Networks" page to take advantage of your support of C‑SPAN.