P.O.T.U.S `08
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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| Branding | POTUS 2008 |
| Slogan | "Where Everyone is an Insider" |
| Frequency | XM 130 |
| First air date | June 2007 Launched 2007-09-24 |
| Format | 2008 U.S. presidential election news and updates |
| Class | Non-Commercial Satellite Radio Station |
| Owner | XM Satellite Radio C-SPAN |
| Website | P.O.T.U.S `08 |
P.O.T.U.S `08, is a satellite radio channel launched on 2007-09-24[1]. A preview of the channel started in June 2007. P.O.T.U.S `08 on XM Channel 130 is a joint venture between XM Radio and public radio/television service C-SPAN, and is intended as a public service. It will not carry commercial advertising, and will also not require an XM subscription to be heard[2].
P.O.T.U.S (President Of The United States) `08 will provide updates on the United States 2008 presidential election, as well as equal coverage for all candidates. It will feature news, interviews, speeches, complete debates, polls, fundraising status, and live call-in shows. Bloggers and podcasters will also be providing content for the channel. In addition to current election events, P.O.T.U.S `08 will use C-SPAN's archive to air archival audio of historic moments from past campaigns.
The channel is technically a temporary one, as it will cease operations after the Presidential election in November 2008[2].
[edit] Partial list of events covered by P.O.T.U.S. `08
- 2007-06-28 - All American Presidential Forums on PBS
- 2007-07-23 - CNN/YouTube debate (Democratic candidates)
- 2007-08-05 - Presidential debates hosted by ABC News (Republican candidates)
- 2007-08-07 - AFL-CIO’s town hall forum for Democratic candidates in Chicago
- 2007-08-09 - Presidential debates hosted by Logo focusing on LGBT issues (Democratic canaidates)
- 2007-08-19 - Presidential debates hosted by ABC News (Democratic candidates)
- 2007-09-27 - All American Presidential Forums on PBS (Republican candidates)
- 2007-11-28 - CNN/YouTube debate (Republican candidates)
- 2008-01-21 - The Congressional Black Caucus debate hosted by CNN (Democratic candidates)
[edit] References
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2007-09-19). "XM Radio To Launch 2008 Presidential Election Channel 'P.O.T.U.S. '08' On September 24". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ a b XM Satellite Radio (2007-05-21). "XM Radio to Launch First National Radio Channel Dedicated to the Presidential Election". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
