TVW (Washington)

TVW
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaWashington state
HeadquartersOlympia, Washington
Programming
Language(s)American English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
History
Launched1993
Links
Websitehttp://www.tvw.org

TVW is Washington's public affairs network, providing gavel-to-gavel coverage of Washington State Legislature sessions and coverage of the Washington State Supreme Court and public affairs events.[1][2] It is widely considered the model state level equivalent of C-SPAN.[3] TVW was founded in 1993 by Stan Marshburn and Denny Heck, who was formerly Chief of Staff to Governor Booth Gardner, who served as the host of TVW show Inside Olympia, and who would later represent Washington in the United States House of Representatives, after which he would go on to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of the state.[4]

The channel is available via cable throughout Washington state, and as a subchannel on Tacoma PBS member station KBTC.

In 2017 TVW partnered with Central Washington University to add live and recorded "world-class speakers and cultural events" to its programming.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About". tvw.org. TVW. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Eye on Olympia: TVW offers gavel-to-gavel insider's view". Kitsap Sun. 16 March 2003.
  3. ^ What’s Happening for Dec. 5. The Olympian. Accessed April 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Durbin, Kathie. "TVW Founder Denny Heck Enters Race". The Chronicle. January 7, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Central Washington University-TVW Partnership Expands TVW Reach to Eastern Washington". cwu.edu. Central Washington University. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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