ohio channels digital 34.2 columbus 25.2 cleveland 14.5 dayton 30 toledo affiliations pbs wviz wbgu wcet tv wgte tv western reserve public media wosu tv woub tv wptd first air date 1996 website www.ohiochannel.org the ohio channel is a service of ohio s public broadcasting stations that operates out of the ohio statehouse in columbus ohio . the ohio channel on behalf of its parent company ohio government telecommunications produces gavel to gavel unedited video coverage of official sessions of the ohio senate the ohio house of representatives and the supreme court of ohio . in addition to these official sessions the ohio channel covers various office of the governor of ohio events news conferences and bill signings other state agency proceedings and events and public affairs and educational programming . the mission of the ohio channel is to provide the citizens of ohio with unbiased unedited and non partisan access to public proceedings of the state government and to inform the public about current topics that affect their communities . contents 1 services 2 early history 3 current history and growth 4 external links services edit the ohio channel streams video of official sessions live over the internet and broadcasts those sessions live on over the air pbs affiliates across the state of ohio . videos are immediately archived on the web for future viewing . ohio senate and ohio house of representatives sessions from 1996 to the present are available for viewing online and coverage and archives of the supreme court of ohio oral arguments from 2004 to the present are also available . unofficial events are covered by the ohio channel on a by request basis from state organizations and agencies holding the event . hundreds of governor s bill signings and news conferences of the ohio general assembly lieutenant governor of ohio ohio attorney general state treasurer of ohio and many administrative agencies are available online . in addition to providing video coverage of state government the ohio channel also distributes public affairs and educational programming . by partnering with pbs stations around the state the ohio channel broadcasts videos of regional radio talk programs including wosu s all sides with ann fisher and wcpn s the sound of ideas . the ohio channel also broadcasts its own programming featuring ohio history culture and public affairs . the ohio channel updates weekly its broadcast schedule and the channel locator allows viewers to find the ohio channel based on region of the state and distributor . early history edit the ohio channel was created in 1996 upon the completion of the restoration of the ohio statehouse . beginning in 1993 after the restoration of the senate building and atrium restoration of the ohio statehouse included wiring the buildings for video and broadcast coverage . current history and growth edit the ohio channel began tracking video views on its website in 2011 and reached over 6 million total web views in one year . the ohio channel recently began live video coverage of finance committee hearings of the ohio house of representatives . plans for extending such coverage of legislative committees is being discussed for the future . external links edit official website ohio channel tracks video views v t e legislative and public affairs television channels in the united states federal c span nasa tv dod news channel state and insular territory the california channel connecticut network the florida channel illinois channel kentucky educational television michigan government television minnesota channel the ohio channel the oregon channel pennsylvania cable network tvmt montana tvw washington wisconsineye v t e television stations in central ohio including columbus reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television commercial stations wcmh tv 4.1 nbc 4.2 metv 4.3 ion wsyx 6.1 abc 6.2 mntv this 6.3 ant wbns tv 10.1 cbs 10.2 decades wdem cd 17.1 telemundo 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