Cultural, scientific, and educational programming may be found on Public Television. You may wish to contact your local cable company as rates and programming differ widely between areas. It is interesting to note that one channel, C-SPAN, carries complete coverage of the United States Congress. In some areas of the country, there are foreign-language broadcasts over cable. In addition, the two rock music video channels, MTV and VH-1, have an enormous impact on American popular culture, fashion, and trends.
Radio is less important in the United States than in most other countries.
Public radio, a counterpart to public television, is usually broadcast in cooperation with a university. Public radio is usually a mixture of classical music, news, jazz, folk music, and public affairs programs. Movie times and listings are contained in the daily newspapers. Foreign-language films are generally available only on university campuses and at cinemas in larger cities. Films are rated on the basis of the content of sexual situations and violence.