Founded in 2003, Washington State Public Affairs Television Network broadcasts from the state's capital. During the weekly schedule, viewers expect to be in the middle of the political machine that runs Washington state. The station prides itself on its production of more than 2,000 hours of original shows each year. Approximately 40 percent of the programming covers the legislature. Another 40 percent of the programing covers a variety of programming related to agencies and commissions, and the remainder of the programming is election coverage, Supreme Court coverage and miscellaneous political programming.
Thurston Community Television is a community network that provides educational, government and public television coverage of the Olympia, Washington area, along with the surrounding cities and towns in Thurston County. This not-for-profit television network is a membership network that is open to all residents of Thurston County. The network has been producing local programming since 1982 and is seen on all local cable programming throughout the area. On any given day, viewers expect to see a wide selection of programming, from local news and events to local talent and viewpoints.
Channel 4 KOMO broadcasts as an ABC station. Besides seeing programming common to all ABC viewers, those living in western Washington state get local news delivered daily by the KOMO news team. Besides seeing local, national and international news, viewers also enjoy a variety of opportunities to participate in weekly contests. Viewers also have access to information they need to make entertainment plans in the local area.
Besides CBS broadcasting programming, viewers of Channel 7 KIRO in western Washington enjoy a wide variety of local programming. The local news station provides all of the local, national and international news that viewers expect, in addition to employing an investigative and consumer team of reporters. For those who subscribe to the local cable networks, KIRO provides Retro TV, which has a large compilation of retro television programming, including "Adam-12," "Dragnet" and "Leave It To Beaver."