Michigan Government Television

This article is about the defunct American cable television channel. For the Brazilian news program entitled MGTV, see Praça TV.
Michigan Government Television
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaMichigan
HeadquartersLansing, Michigan
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format480i
History
LaunchedJuly 15, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-07-15)
ClosedJanuary 2013; 11 years ago (2013-01)
Replaced byMiTV

Michigan Government Television (MGTV) was a public affairs Government-access television (GATV) cable TV channel. Modeled on C-SPAN, its programming covered events and proceedings within the state government, including sessions of the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate.

MGTV was operated by a non-profit corporation funded by cable subscription fees. The channel was on the air five days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 2008.[1] Because of the limited schedule and limited channel pre-digital TV era, MGTV usually shared time with PEG,[2] Leased access or infomercial channels.

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