You may not remember hell, you may not even have been born when Marshal McLuhan, a reputable, well-respected scholar, declared television a vast wasteland, bemoaning its hypnotic powers and its capacity for dummying-down important ideas. He was right, of course; he still is. A trip across the three hundred channels is still a lot like a road trip across North America on the I-70: You discover civilization's outposts are far fewer and much further between that you ever imagined, and all the rest is vacancy with road signs. A few of the quirky little roadside attractions are, however, pretty dazzling in their homespun way. For example, try SGTV in Seminole County, Florida. SGTV has just about everything Seminole County except alligator jerky. Naturally, SGTV airs live broadcasts of important government meetings and events, and it features on-demand rebroadcasts of the major policy-making discussions, debates, and votes. Unlike many government stations around the country, though, SGTV offers a full day's programming everyday everything from Jazzercise to environmental tips and tactics. For Seminole County visitors, SGTV offers comprehensive information about local landmarks and attractions, and for everyone in the greater Seminole County area, including its major tourist attractions, SGTV offers comprehensive, detailed weather information. Other channels may frustrate or disappoint, but SGTV is a great little outpost in the vast wasteland.

Gwinnett TV is the government TV channel of Gwinnett County, Georgia established and run by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Gwinnett TV mission is to inform citizens about government activities, current affairs, local news and events. The channel features lots of own-produced programming like: Eye On Gwinnett: Gwinnett County News, Gwinnett County Public Library Overview, Georgia 4-H, Vision - Gwinnett Now and Tomorrow, Eye On Gwinnett Extra: MLK Day Celebration, Senior Services Center Ribbon Cutting, Recorder's Court: Judge Rodney Harris Swearing In Ceremony, Gwinnett Technology Forum: Growing In A Recession, Sugarloaf Parkways Extension Ribbon Cutting - Phase II, Staying Active in Gwinnett - Gwinnett Senior Citizens, REPLAY - Board of Commissioners Public Hearing, From If to When: The Reality of the Pan-Flu Threat, Gwinnett Technology Forum: Transformation of Healthcare I.T., Gwinnett Reads: Sara Gruen, Presento Mi Caso, Pandemic Flu: Individual and Family Preparedness, Medical Reserve Corps, Dangerous Work: Trench Safety, Septic Tank Maintenance Workshop, The Challenge of Stormwater Runoff, The Gwinnett Force: Cyber Bullying, Growing In Gwinnett: Mental Wellness, Meth Impact Seminar, Detention Pond Maintenance Workshop, Rain Gardens for Home Landscapes, I Present My Case, People Helping People: Mentoring, In The Fight, Gwinnett Reads: Sara Gruen and Army Newswatch.

KGOV is the local television station of Kern County featuring diverse government-related programming: Animal control, Kern County, Waste Management, Board of City of Bakersfield, To your health, Animal Adoption, BOS Agenda, 2010 State, Youth Panel, Permanency, Commission, INSIDE KERN, City Council of the County and Army Newswatch.

Iglesia Jemir TV is the Christian live web channel owned and sponsored by the Church La Iglesia Jesucristo Es Mi refugio which was founded on February 16, 1993 in Dallas, Texas by pastors Robert and Elva Gomez. Iglesia Jemir TV features quite diverse religious programming in Spanish.

Founder Pat Robertson was an early pioneer and televangelist who used a variety of religious programming to draw in viewers who wanted to see quality Christian TV shows. As a preacher Robertson already had a large following but when he turned into a television evangelist he opened up a whole new avenue of reaching out to the masses. We can now see CBN News which offers updates to the 700 Club along with religious newsworthy items. CBN NewsWatch offers a daily prime time hour along with Christian World News. When the mid term and presidential elections come around you can see Pat Robertson host up to the minute coverage. Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia CBN broadcasts their programs in over seventy different languages around the world including, CBN India, Solusi in Indonesia, and Thailand's From Heart to Heart. Missionary efforts are a continual effort as well as international relief programs. Currently a production company for the 700 Club, CBN has seen much of its programming go into syndication where it will carry on for a good long time.

Rockville 11, or The Rockville Channel is a television channel city community dedicated to cover major events and current affairs of Rockville, Maryland. As the TV channel of one of the biggest cities of Montgomery County, it provides coverage of both local and county news to be broadcasted via the terrestrial station and Internet as Rockville 11 Live. The basic programs of the channel are: County Report, Something Worth Telling, Where We Live: City Behind the Scenes, Mayor & Council Planning and the Commission.