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C-SPAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY
 
1977-1979 | 1980-1981 | 1982-1985 | 1986-1988 | 1989-1991
1992-1994 | 1995-1997 | 1998-2000 | 2001-2003 | 2004-2006 | 2007
 
MILESTONES 
 
1992
 
January
C-SPAN offers more than 1200 hours of election coverage from January 1992 through November 1992.
 
1993
 
January
C-SPAN wins the Golden Cable ACE award, the industry's highest annual honor, for its comprehensive coverage of the presidential election.
 
May
C-SPAN receives the 1992 Peabody Award for overall excellence by an institution.
 
November 1
The network launches "C-SPAN Online" with America Online.
 
November 1
National launch of the C-SPAN School Bus takes place in Washington, D.C.
 
1994
 
June
C-SPAN and C-SPAN 2 launch on DirecTV.

 
August-October
C-SPAN covers re-enactments of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in seven Illinois towns.
 
December
Programming operations creates the Congress team to give viewers greater context on the workings of Congress.
 
 
 
 


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Contest Winners
Read the essays of the 25 contest winners.
 
Press Releases
Sep. 28, 2005 -- Winners Named in C-SPAN Viewer Essay Contest Marking 25 Years of Viewer Calls
 
Sep. 14, 2005 -- C-SPAN Marks 25 Years Of Viewer Calls-Ins With LIVE, 25-Hour Call-In Program On Oct. 7
 
Aug. 17, 2005 -- C-SPAN Marks 25 Years Of Viewer Calls-Ins With LIVE, 25-Hour Call-In Program On Oct. 7
 
News Articles
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) - Oct. 10, 2005
Talkers Magazine - Cover Story Oct. 2005
Jewish World Review - Columnist David Brooks, Nov. 1999
 
History of Call-Ins on Radio and Television
A timeline of call-in programs
 
Evolution of Call-Ins on C-SPAN
A timeline of call-in programs at C-SPAN
 
More about C-SPAN's 25 Years of Viewer Call-Ins
Background information on C-SPAN call-in programs
 
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