Founder Pat Robertson was an early pioneer and televangelist who used a variety of religious programming to draw in viewers who wanted to see quality Christian TV shows. As a preacher Robertson already had a large following but when he turned into a television evangelist he opened up a whole new avenue of reaching out to the masses. We can now see CBN News which offers updates to the 700 Club along with religious newsworthy items. CBN NewsWatch offers a daily prime time hour along with Christian World News. When the mid term and presidential elections come around you can see Pat Robertson host up to the minute coverage. Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia CBN broadcasts their programs in over seventy different languages around the world including, CBN India, Solusi in Indonesia, and Thailand's From Heart to Heart. Missionary efforts are a continual effort as well as international relief programs. Currently a production company for the 700 Club, CBN has seen much of its programming go into syndication where it will carry on for a good long time.

CBN Espanol is a Spanish language version of worldwide Christian Broadcasting Network established in 1961 by first televangelist Marion Gordon Robertson (aka Pat Robertson) who became famous for his book "New World Order" asserting that Jews, Freemasons and Illuminati are conspiring to achieve world domination. Besides this weird fact CBN represents quite balanced point of view on today's world order featuring well-thought programming aimed on wide range of audiences. And, of course, there are lots of popular programs which will be in interest for every human being independently of religious and cultural background. Among such the programs on CBN Espanol is the Club 700 Hoy targeted on Latin America and the United States audiences. Represented in a TV journal format this programs share love and respect of three generations of Spanish-speaking people at least. This half-hour program hosted by five CBN personalities Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuwsen, Gordon Robertson, Kristi Watts and Lee Webb. Now you can easily watch CBN CBN Espanol live via the Internet from every corner of the world.

Local programming that covers informative and interesting topics that local residents wish to watch is what local community television is all about and the District of Columbia has an excellent example in their OCTT found on local cable channel 16. When Mayor Vincent Gray hosts his weekly press briefing the media representatives have an opportunity to ask questions of his Honor on a wide variety of topics and pass on that vital information to the viewing audience. Subjects such as how government is being handled in the District. Look for a special series running on how the various local government agencies run including what their mission is in addition to services and other programs relevant to the DC area. Cable Talk provides exciting and informative television about television itself and how it has evolved with the power of cable being so relevant to what is happening locally today. Look for technical experts as well as customer service reps to answer some question posed by local residents and providing the latest in what it takes to bring you what you wish to view, through video on demand. Observe some of the residents who make a difference in the community.

Local channel 199 is Palm Coast Municipal Access. We offer a schedule including non commercial education and government programming on a twenty four hour seven days a week basis. Through PCMA local viewers in the Flagler County area can view what's happening in local government and see who and how their children are being educated. By promoting citizen involvement the community overall comes out the winner. PCMA is not a public access channel but rather a venue to direct government and educational information with a schedule that reflects local interests, emergency service operations, and general information regarding local government services. PCMA TV199 is the place to find complete coverage of your local government meetings as well as explanation as to how government functions for you. Many original locally produced and special interest programs are to be found as well as documentaries and magazine type programming. PSA's (Public Service Announcements) help keep the citizens informed about events and services which are government sponsored. Students with an interest in video production find PCMA the place for real time training and experience. After all, this is YOUR Public Access channel.

Typically you find that a public access television program schedule is pretty cut and dried, with a short list of boring options to watch at mostly inconvenient times. But GVTV has proven to be the exception with their widely diverse listings and entertaining programs laid out with the viewer's convenience in mind. With the modern capability to stream programs on the home computer, the watchability vastly increases. Coverage of local, national, and world news is complete and up to the minute whenever possible and can be found on cable TV as well as satellite. The idea of public access television began around 1970 when the need was expressed for a means of mass media distribution for ordinary people who would also create their own programming. Most of the funding is gained through private grants, contributions, and some federal government funding which means they often operate on a shoestring budget and always appreciate donations of time and money from the local area and nationwide as well.

You have to be really old to remember when Spiro Agnew characterized American intellectuals as an effete corps of impudent snobs a mouthful in any age, but pretty accurate despite its prolixity. In those days, the impudent snobs urged, Kill your TV! Today, the snobs' grandchildren have commuted television's death sentence, condemning it instead to life on arcane, esoteric web-enabled channels like OCTT, Channel 13. Think of OCTT, Channel 13, as the official wonk channel, at least as much as the several CSPAN networks. In fact, in the digital age, OCTT may put the belt in beltway, because, if it is on or about or even vaguely related to DC cable television, it is regulated or broadcast by OCTT. Name a Congressional committee, no mater how obscure, and you will find its proceedings on-demand on OCTT. On any random day, you will find everything from the Committee on Human Services to hearings on Government Operations and the Environment. OCTT also manages the District's educational channels, and it offers its own original programming. Tune in every week for programs designed to teach you all about visiting, living in, or working in the nation's capital. OCTT empowers you to be as impudently snobbish as all your hardcore intellectual friends.