C-SPAN ( ) , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network , is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service .
C-SPAN ( ; an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network ) is a private , not-for-profit cable television network in the United States . It was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service .