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	'''SSN/CAtv''' is a [[StarCitizen:Spectrum]] network that provides news, political analysis, commentary programs, news magazines, and talk shows. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2458]] from a merger between the former news channels [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv) and [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] (CA), and was the first news network to broadcast to every [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth]] (UEE) planetary system. It maintains hundreds of affiliates and satellite offices and broadcasts primarily out of [[StarCitizen:Terra (planet)\|Terra]] in the [[StarCitizen:Terra system]].<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=Galactapedia: SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref>		'''SSN/CAtv''' is a [[StarCitizen:Spectrum]] [[StarCitizen:Companies\|network]] that provides news, political analysis, commentary programs, news magazines, and talk shows. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2458]] from a merger between the former news channels [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv) and [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] (CA), and was the first news network to broadcast to every [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth]] (UEE) planetary system. It maintains hundreds of affiliates and satellite offices and broadcasts primarily out of [[StarCitizen:Terra (planet)\|Terra]] in the [[StarCitizen:Terra system]].<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=Galactapedia: SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	{{~~Infobox company~~		{{Company
	\| name = SSN/CAtv		\|image = SSN-CAtv Logo.png
	\| industry = Entertainment, Spectrum network		\|name = SSN/CAtv
	\| race = Human		\|industry = Entertainment; Spectrum network
	\| ~~areaserved~~ = [[StarCitizen:~~United Empire of Earth~~]]		\|race = Human
	\| founded = ~~{{SC/Start date and age\|~~2458~~\|sctime=yes}}~~		\|headquarters = [[StarCitizen:Terra (planet)\|Terra]], [[StarCitizen:Terra system]]
	~~\| galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv~~		\|founded = 2458
	\| predecessor = [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] ~~(SSNtv),~~ [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] ~~(CA)~~		\|predecessor = [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]]; [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]]
	\| ~~headquarters~~ = ~~[[StarCitizen~~:~~Terra (planet)\|Terra]], [[StarCitizen:Terra]]~~		\|galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv
	~~\| image = SSN~~-~~CAtv Logo.png~~
	}}		}}
	'''SSN/CAtv''' is a [[StarCitizen:Spectrum]] network that ~~publishes~~ news, political ~~analyses~~, commentary programs and talk shows. It was founded ~~as part of~~ a merger between [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv) and [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] (CA) in [[StarCitizen:~~2458~~]]. It ~~was~~ the ~~first news company to broadcast to the entire~~ [[StarCitizen:~~UEE~~]].<ref name="galactapedia~~-snncatv~~">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=~~2023~~-11-09}}</ref>
			'''SSN/CAtv''' is a [[StarCitizen:Spectrum]] network that provides news, political analysis, commentary programs, news magazines, and talk shows. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2458]] from a merger between the former news channels [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv) and [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] (CA), and was the first news network to broadcast to every [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth]] (UEE) planetary system. It maintains hundreds of affiliates and satellite offices and broadcasts primarily out of [[StarCitizen:Terra (planet)\|Terra]] in the [[StarCitizen:Terra system]].<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=Galactapedia: SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	SSNtv was the first [[StarCitizen:Earth]] ~~based news network~~ to broadcast to [[StarCitizen:Mars]] and was the dominant [[StarCitizen:Human]] news network until the discovery of the [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system]] in [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:Reisse]] in [[StarCitizen: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~~">~~{{SC~~/~~Cite RSI~~\|~~url=https~~:~~//robertsspaceindustries~~.~~com/~~galactapedia/~~article~~/~~0QxYwPK88l~~-~~ssncatv\|text=~~SSN/CAtv~~\|accessdate~~=~~2023-11-09}}<~~/~~ref~~>		SSNtv was the first network originating from [[StarCitizen:Earth]] to broadcast to [[StarCitizen:Mars]], and it was the dominant [[StarCitizen:Human]] news network until the discovery of the [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system]] in [[StarCitizen:2271]]. As Human territory expanded to other planetary systems, SSNtv's reach narrowed because of the limitations of communication technology, and content delivery delays of several days to several weeks were common between systems. Rival network CA was established on [[StarCitizen:Reisse]] in [[StarCitizen:2398]] to close this gap. Thanks to the Rhetor system's communications network, CA's reach expanded more quickly than SSNtv's, and SSNtv began to struggle. In 2458, SSNtv accepted a merger proposal from CA and SSN/CAtv was founded.<ref name="galactapedia" />

			The network initially transmitted a continuous stream of news hosted by a rotating cast of anchors, and gradually increased its focus on politics, purchasing [[StarCitizen:Showdown!]] in [[StarCitizen:2522]] as its keystone debate program. This shift brought high profits, enabling the network to open a new headquarters on [[StarCitizen:Cestulus]] in 2525. In [[StarCitizen:2529]], SSN/CAtv provided on-the-ground coverage of the [[StarCitizen:United Earth Credit#Unified Currency Riot\|Unified Currency Riot]] in [[StarCitizen:Jata]], Cestulus, including its suppression by the [[StarCitizen:United Planets of Earth]] (UPE) military. After first contact with the [[StarCitizen:Xi'an]] in [[StarCitizen:2530]] and the discovery of the [[StarCitizen:Tevarin]] in [[StarCitizen:2541]], the network's content began to lean pro-war and anti-alien.<ref name="galactapedia" />

			Upon the ascension of [[StarCitizen:Ivar Messer\|Ivar Messer I]] to the office of [[StarCitizen:Prime Citizen]] in [[StarCitizen:2546]], at the start of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era]], SSN/CAtv's content took a hard pro-government turn. The host and crew of ''Showdown!'' were fired and replaced after they aired a special episode urging the public to act against Messer's consolidation of power. [[StarCitizen:Deacon Messer]] became one of the network's principal shareholders in [[StarCitizen:2601]], after which SSN/CAtv became one of the cornerstones of the UEE propaganda machine.<ref name="galactapedia" />

	~~Their initial focus was mainly on news but in [[StarCitizen:2522]] they ventured into politics by purchasing [[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]. And later~~ on ~~in [[StarCitizen:2529]] provided ground coverage of the [[StarCitizen:United Earth Credit#Unified Currency Riot\|Unified Currency Riot]]~~. ~~At the start of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era]] the~~ network ~~took~~ a ~~hard~~ pro-~~government~~ stance ~~and [[StarCitizen:Deacon Messer]] became one~~ of ~~the network's bigger shareholders in [[StarCitizen:2601]]~~. ~~At this point they had become~~ a ~~UEE propaganda machine. During the power struggle between~~ [[StarCitizen:~~Astrid Messer~~]] ~~and~~ [[StarCitizen:~~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 [[StarCitizen:2699]]. When Samuel Messer took office in [[StarCitizen:2701]] he removed the censorship of the network but required that all content had~~ to ~~be approved before airing~~.<ref name="galactapedia~~-snncatv~~"~~>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https:~~/~~/robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref~~>		In 2630, SSN/CAtv relocated to an expansive headquarters on Terra. The network slowly began to allow some UEE-critical content to air while maintaining a pro-Messer stance across most of its programming. It played a pivotal role in discrediting Terran Senator [[StarCitizen:Assan Kieren]] during his call for Terran sovereignty in [[StarCitizen:2638]], yet it also allowed its pundit and debate programs to feature anti-military and pro-secession guests.<ref name="galactapedia" />

	SSN/CAtv insiders ~~started helping~~ anti-Messer activists as early as [[StarCitizen:2702]] and ~~would continue to do so~~. In [[StarCitizen:~~2792~~]] ~~they would publish information about the massacre of~~ [[StarCitizen:~~Garron II~~]] ~~alongside~~ a message from the ~~anti-Messer~~ group [[StarCitizen:Tide]].<ref name="galactapedia~~-snncatv~~"~~>{{SC~~/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref~~>		During the power struggle between [[StarCitizen:Astrid Messer]] and [[StarCitizen:Samuel Messer]], reporters on several shows harshly criticized the Messers for their infighting. In [[StarCitizen:2699]], Astrid Messer retaliated by conducting mass arrests and censoring more than half of the network's programming into cancellation. Samuel Messer rescinded the mass censorship upon taking office in [[StarCitizen:2701]], but ordered that all content aired on the network thereafter had to be approved by the [[StarCitizen:Imperator]]'s office. Those imprisoned by Astrid Messer were not pardoned and served out the remainder of their sentences.<ref name="galactapedia" />

			===Role in the deposition of the Messer regime===
			Anonymous SSN/CAtv insiders began organizing with anti-Messer activists as early as [[StarCitizen:2702]]. They aided the resistance in two ways: they allowed the rebels to pass encrypted messages through the network's communication arrays, and they fed them information uncensored by the Messer government. One such piece of information was footage from the [[StarCitizen:Garron II\|Massacre of Garron II]]. On 11 April [[StarCitizen:2792]], technicians responsible for the network feed allowed footage of the massacre, along with a message from the resistance group [[StarCitizen:Tide]], to interrupt a broadcast of SSN/CAtv Nightly News. This broadcast was the inciting incident of the revolution that eventually deposed the Messer regime.<ref name="galactapedia" />

	==Programs==		==Programs==
			SSN/CAtv hosts a wide variety of news and news-related content, and it maintains satellite offices on most recognized planets in the UEE.<ref name="galactapedia" />

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	\|[[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]\|\|A debate program hosted by [[StarCitizen:Eria Quint]].<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBw4Lrxz-showdown\|text=Showdown!\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>		\|[[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]\|\|A debate program hosted by [[StarCitizen:Eria Quint]].<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBw4Lrxz-showdown\|text=Showdown!\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>
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	\|[[StarCitizen:Plain Truth]]\|\|Investigative journalism focusing on more controversial topics.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bZwQ6lpJEd-plain-truth\|text=Plain Truth\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>		\|[[StarCitizen: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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	\|[[StarCitizen:Empire Report]]\|\|A daily Spectrum news channel.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBqM4K9J-empire-report\|text=Empire Report\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>		\|[[StarCitizen: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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	\|[[StarCitizen:SSN/CAtv Nightly News]]\|\|A companion to Empire Report ~~which~~ focuses on more local news.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bZwQ6AxomO-ssncatv-nightly-news\|text=SSN/CAtv Nightly News\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>		\|[[StarCitizen:SSN/CAtv Nightly News]]\|\|A companion to Empire Report that 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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	\|[[StarCitizen:Newsflash]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Newsflash]]
	\|A short-form summary of leading news stories, presented by [[StarCitizen:James Herriman]]		\|A short-form summary of leading news stories, presented by [[StarCitizen:James Herriman]].
	\|}		\|}


	==References==		==References==
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			{{Short description\|Spectrum news network across the UEE}}

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

	==History==		==History==
	SSNtv was the first [[StarCitizen:Earth]] based news network to broadcast to [[StarCitizen:Mars]] and was the dominant [[StarCitizen:Human]] news network until the discovery of the [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system]] in [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:Reisse]] in [[StarCitizen: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>		SSNtv was the first [[StarCitizen:Earth]] based news network to broadcast to [[StarCitizen:Mars]] and was the dominant [[StarCitizen:Human]] news network until the discovery of the [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system]] in [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:Reisse]] in [[StarCitizen: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">{{SC/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 [[StarCitizen:2522]] they ventured into politics by purchasing [[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]. And later on in [[StarCitizen:2529]] provided ground coverage of the [[StarCitizen:United Earth Credit#Unified Currency Riot\|Unified Currency Riot]]. At the start of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era]] the network took a hard pro-government stance and [[StarCitizen:Deacon Messer]] became one of the network's bigger shareholders in [[StarCitizen:2601]]. At this point they had become a UEE propaganda machine. During the power struggle between [[StarCitizen:Astrid Messer]] and [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:2699]]. When Samuel Messer took office in [[StarCitizen: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>		Their initial focus was mainly on news but in [[StarCitizen:2522]] they ventured into politics by purchasing [[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]. And later on in [[StarCitizen:2529]] provided ground coverage of the [[StarCitizen:United Earth Credit#Unified Currency Riot\|Unified Currency Riot]]. At the start of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era]] the network took a hard pro-government stance and [[StarCitizen:Deacon Messer]] became one of the network's bigger shareholders in [[StarCitizen:2601]]. At this point they had become a UEE propaganda machine. During the power struggle between [[StarCitizen:Astrid Messer]] and [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:2699]]. When Samuel Messer took office in [[StarCitizen:2701]] he removed the censorship of the network but required that all content had to be approved before airing.<ref name="galactapedia-snncatv">{{SC/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 [[StarCitizen:2702]] and would continue to do so. In [[StarCitizen:2792]] they would publish information about the massacre of [[StarCitizen:Garron II]] alongside a message from the anti-Messer group [[StarCitizen:Tide]].<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 [[StarCitizen:2702]] and would continue to do so. In [[StarCitizen:2792]] they would publish information about the massacre of [[StarCitizen:Garron II]] alongside a message from the anti-Messer group [[StarCitizen:Tide]].<ref name="galactapedia-snncatv">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv\|text=SSN/CAtv\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>

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	\|[[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]\|\|A debate program hosted by [[StarCitizen:Eria Quint]].<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBw4Lrxz-showdown\|text=Showdown!\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>		\|[[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]\|\|A debate program hosted by [[StarCitizen:Eria Quint]].<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBw4Lrxz-showdown\|text=Showdown!\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>
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	\|[[StarCitizen: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>		\|[[StarCitizen:Plain Truth]]\|\|Investigative journalism focusing on more controversial topics.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bZwQ6lpJEd-plain-truth\|text=Plain Truth\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>
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	\|[[StarCitizen: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>		\|[[StarCitizen:Empire Report]]\|\|A daily Spectrum news channel.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBqM4K9J-empire-report\|text=Empire Report\|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>
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	\|[[StarCitizen: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>		\|[[StarCitizen:SSN/CAtv Nightly News]]\|\|A companion to Empire Report which focuses on more local news.<ref>{{SC/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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	\|[[StarCitizen:Newsflash]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Newsflash]]

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{{Infobox company
| name = SSN/CAtv
| industry = Entertainment, Spectrum network
| race = Human
| areaserved = [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2458|sctime=yes}}
| galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxYwPK88l-ssncatv
| predecessor = [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv), [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] (CA)
| headquarters = [[StarCitizen:Terra (planet)|Terra]], [[StarCitizen:Terra]]
| image = SSN-CAtv Logo.png
}}
'''SSN/CAtv''' is a [[StarCitizen:Spectrum]] network that publishes news, political analyses, commentary programs and talk shows. It was founded as part of a merger between [[StarCitizen:Sheridan Special News Television]] (SSNtv) and [[StarCitizen:Communication Alliance]] (CA) in [[StarCitizen:2458]]. It was the first news company to broadcast to the entire [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:Earth]] based news network to broadcast to [[StarCitizen:Mars]] and was the dominant [[StarCitizen:Human]] news network until the discovery of the [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system]] in [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:Reisse]] in [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:2522]] they ventured into politics by purchasing [[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]. And later on in [[StarCitizen:2529]] provided ground coverage of the [[StarCitizen:United Earth Credit#Unified Currency Riot|Unified Currency Riot]]. At the start of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era]] the network took a hard pro-government stance and [[StarCitizen:Deacon Messer]] became one of the network's bigger shareholders in [[StarCitizen:2601]]. At this point they had become a UEE propaganda machine. During the power struggle between [[StarCitizen:Astrid Messer]] and [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:2699]]. When Samuel Messer took office in [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:2702]] and would continue to do so. In [[StarCitizen:2792]] they would publish information about the massacre of [[StarCitizen:Garron II]] alongside a message from the anti-Messer group [[StarCitizen: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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|[[StarCitizen:Showdown!]]||A debate program hosted by [[StarCitizen:Eria Quint]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBw4Lrxz-showdown|text=Showdown!|accessdate=2023-11-09}}</ref>
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|[[StarCitizen: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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|[[StarCitizen: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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|[[StarCitizen: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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|[[StarCitizen:Newsflash]]
|A short-form summary of leading news stories, presented by [[StarCitizen:James Herriman]]
|}

==References==
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