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'''SSN/CAtv''' is a [[Spectrum]] network that publishes news, political analyses, commentary programs and talk shows. It was founded as part of a merger between [[Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv) and [[Communication Alliance]] (CA) in [[2458]]. It was the first news company to broadcast to the entire [[UEE]].<ref name="galactapedia-snncatv">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv|text=SSN/CAtv|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

==History==

SSNtv was the first [[Earth]] based news network to broadcast to [[Mars]] and was the dominant [[Human]] news network until the discovery of the [[Croshaw system]] in [[2271]]. With humanity expanding into other planetary systems SSNtv's communication satellites couldn't keep up and content delays could be weeks. The long content delays caused rival network CA to be established on [[Reisse]] in [[2398]] to close the gap. CA's reach was rapidly expanding beyond that of SSNtv's, which lead SSNtv to struggle. In 2458, SSNtv accepted a merger proposal from CA and SSN/CAtv was founded.<ref name="galactapedia-snncatv">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv|text=SSN/CAtv|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

Their initial focus was mainly on news but in [[2522]] they ventured into politics by purchasing [[Showdown!]]. And later on in [[2529]] provided ground coverage of the [[United Earth Credit#Unified Currency Riot|Unified Currency Riot]]. At the start of the [[Messer Era]] the network took a hard pro-government stance and [[Deacon Messer]] became one of the network's bigger shareholders in [[2601]]. At this point they had become a UEE propaganda machine. During the power struggle between [[Astrid Messer]] and [[Samuel Messer]], multiple reporters harshly criticized the Messers infighting. Which lead to Astrid Messer conducting mass arrests and censoring the majority of the networks programs in [[2699]]. When Samuel Messer took office in [[2701]] he removed the censorship of the network but required that all content had to be approved before airing.<ref name="galactapedia-snncatv">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv|text=SSN/CAtv|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

SSN/CAtv insiders started helping anti-Messer activists as early as [[2702]] and would continue to do so. In [[2792]] they would publish information about the massacre of [[Garron II]] alongside a message from the anti-Messer group [[Tide]].<ref name="galactapedia-snncatv">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv|text=SSN/CAtv|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

==Programs==

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|[[Showdown!]]||A debate program hosted by [[Eria Quint]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBw4Lrxz-showdown|text=Showdown!|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

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|[[Plain Truth]]||Investigative journalism focusing on more controversial topics.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bZwQ6lpJEd-plain-truth|text=Plain Truth|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

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|[[Empire Report]]||A daily Spectrum news channel.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBqM4K9J-empire-report|text=Empire Report|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

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|[[SSN/CAtv Nightly News]]||A companion to Empire Report which focuses on more local news.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bZwQ6AxomO-ssncatv-nightly-news|text=SSN/CAtv Nightly News|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

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