C-SPAN Bus program
The C-SPAN bus program is an umbrella term for the activity surrounding several vehicles that have been used by C-SPAN since 1993, starting with the C-SPAN School Bus. The first C-SPAN school bus began its service on November 1, 1993, and an second bus was introduced January 1, 1996.[1] In 2010, the C-SPAN Digital Bus debuted, and the original two buses were retired.[2]
The buses serve as mobile television studios, with technical facilities and an interview area that can be used for production of live or taped content. Between them, the two original C-SPAN school buses have visited all fifty U.S. states, and were used for many of the remote programs produced by C-SPAN, including their programs on the Lincoln–Douglas Debates, the American tour of Alexis de Tocqueville, the American Presidents series, the American Writers series, and many more.