Legislature broadcaster
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A legislature broadcaster is a broadcaster, a television channel or a radio station that mainly broadcasts sound or video from the legislature and other parliamentary chambers such as parliamentary commissions in a city, state or in a country.
They can be either owned by the legislature chamber itself such as Europe by Satellite owned by the European Commission or the Knesset Channel, the country's public broadcaster like BBC Parliament, S4C2 or ABC NewsRadio, or a private company like C-SPAN or CPAC.
When the chamber is down or on holiday, either the channel goes down or programmes relating to chamber is broadcast.
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[edit] List of legislative broadcasters
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[edit] Europe
| Area | Channel | Legislature & Chambers |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BBC Parliament | House of Commons, House of Lords, Scottish Parliament (recorded), Welsh Assembly (recorded), Northern Ireland Assembly (recorded) |
| Wales | S4C2 | Welsh Assembly |
| Jersey | BBC Radio Jersey (AM band) | States of Jersey |
| France | La Chaîne parlementaire | National Assembly, Senate |
| Germany | Phoenix | Bundestag, Bundesrat |
| Denmark | DR Politik | Folketing |
| European Union | Europe by Satellite | European Parliament, European Commission |
[edit] North & South America
| Area | Channel | Legislature & Chambers |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | CPAC | House of Commons, Senate of Canada |
| British Columbia | Hansard TV | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | House of Assembly Channel | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| Ontario | Ontario Parliament Network | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| Quebec | Canal de l'Assemblée nationale | National Assembly of Quebec |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Legislative Network | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |
| Yukon | CHLA-FM (defunct) | Yukon Legislative Assembly |
| United States | C-SPAN | United States Congress, United States Senate |
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Parliament Channel | House of Representatives, Senate |
| Brazil | TV Senado | Brazilian Senate |
| Brazil | TV Câmara | Brazilian Chamber of Deputies |
| Venezuela | ANTV | National Assembly of Venezuela |
[edit] Asia & Oceania
| Area | Channel | Legislature & Chambers |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | the Knesset Channel | Knesset |
| Australia | ABC NewsRadio | House of Representatives, Australian Senate |
| New Zealand | AM Network & Parliament TV | House of Representatives |
