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The Ohio Channel is a public affairs television service operated by Ohio Government Telecommunications, a public broadcasting entity, with its headquarters and main studio located in the Ohio Statehouse at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, United States . The channel was created in 1996 following the restoration and technological upgrade of the Ohio Statehouse, which included wiring the legislative buildings for video coverage . As a dedicated source for online television, The Ohio Channel is a service of Ohio's public broadcasting stations and is managed by ideastream, a Cleveland-based public media organization .

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of gavel-to-gavel, unedited video of official sessions of the Ohio Senate, the Ohio House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court of Ohio . The channel also covers events from the Office of the Governor of Ohio, including news conferences and bill signings, as well as proceedings of other state agencies . In addition to legislative coverage, The Ohio Channel produces original public affairs programs and airs locally produced PBS content from across the state, providing a statewide perspective on issues affecting Ohioans . Key original programs include Book Notes, a talk show hosted by Senior Director Dan Shellenbarger featuring interviews with Ohio authors such as Celeste Ng (Everything I Never Told You) and Paula McLain (The Paris Wife) . The channel also airs public affairs discussions, including the weekly program The Sound of Ideas from Ideastream, featuring expert panels on topics such as presidential debates, Ohio politics, and community issues with guests including J. Cherie Strachan (Director of the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics) and Kyle Kondik (Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball) .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Ohio state government proceedings and public affairs programming, The Ohio Channel is widely available as a free-to-air service via satellite and through Ohio's public broadcasting stations. Satellite transmission details include GAL19K-16 LOWER 18MHZ (frequency 11992.53 H) with DVB-S2, QPSK, and symbol rate 13.235, broadcasting in 1080i HD . The channel is accessible as tv online via its official website at ohiochannel.org, which provides live streaming of legislative sessions, state events, and public affairs shows, as well as a searchable program directory and video-on-demand archives of past programs and hearings . The channel can be contacted by phone at 614-728-9814 or by email at helpdesk@ohiochannel.org . This ensures that its government transparency, public affairs, and educational programming reaches residents of Ohio and interested viewers nationwide.

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