C-SPAN availability
I really miss turning to the C-SPAN channel. C-SPAN began as a way for American citizens to view their country in action on the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives. That is now a privilege for voters in areas who can easily get tv without paying for it the 'Old Fashioned' way.... "OVER THE AIR" broadcasts which I believe isn't offered on those frequencies. But, if you are living above so may feet above sea level and so many miles away from a transmission tower like millions of other people, watching C-SPAN (or anything else) literally is impossible without CABLE or INTERNET. There are those of us who care to understand/watch our government in action still want to, and Roku should be making a push to offer their platform. Roku is already licensed to stream free cable content and their paid channels. There is ZERO reason for this glacial progression of C-SPAN to Smart TV streaming companies.
Roku just needs the license and C-SPAN needs to provide the live streaming app. I'm sure that's going to happen in a few months and not a few years.... right?
C-SPAN has never been available on OTA stations. It was created in 1979 by the cable companies. It is now considered a cable and satellite provider. There is one radio station in Washington DC that broadcasts the audio, but there is no other OTA availability.
Roku cannot "license" their content. C-SPAN themselves would need to develop and offer an app for Roku devices. Based on the information I can find, the only online source for C-SPAN content is on their own website, and it's only available to cable/satellite subscribers. The only apps that appear to be available are on iOS and Android platforms, and again you must be a cable/satellite TV subscriber to access the content. It does appear to be available via streaming TV services, such as YouTube TV, Philo, Sling TV, Fubu and Hulu, which all offer cable TV subscription services.
