With its 6 p.m. broadcast on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Baltimore City's public access Channel 75 became the first—and so far only—TV channel to televise any debate among the candidates for Maryland's next U.S. Senator: Benjamin L. Cardin, Michael S. Steele and Kevin Zeese.

The debate, which took place October 3, 2006, was hosted by Greater Baltimore Urban League and conducted by Charles Robinson of Maryland Public Television and Doni Glover of BMORENEWS.com. The broadcast was produced by Baltimore Grassroots Media and is scheduled to replay at the following times:

Baltimore City, cable TV Ch. 75:
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 9 a.m.
Sunday, October 22 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, October 24 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25 at 10 p.m.
Monday, October 30 at 4 a.m.
Wednesday, November 1 at 2 p.m.

Carroll County, cable TV Ch. 19:
Wednesday, November 1 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, November 5 at 3 p.m.

Montgomery County, cable TV Ch. 21
Thursday, November 2 at 3 p.m.
Friday, November 3 at 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 4 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 5 at 1 p.m.

and possibly other times and on other public access channels across the state until the November 7, 2006 election. Check back with www.BaltimoreGrassrootsMedia.org for additional broadcast times.

The Baltimore Sun ran the following article announcing the initial broadcast:

Senate debate to be televised
City residents who want to watch the Oct. 3 debate in the U.S. Senate contest can tune in tonight to Channel 75, a public access channel on Baltimore cable, at 6 p.m. It will also be rebroadcast on Channel 75 at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

Sponsored by the Urban League, the two-hour Baltimore debate -- the first after the primary -- featured Democrat Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Michael S. Steele, and Green Party candidate Kevin Zeese, who was also nominated by the Libertarian and Progressive parties.

The debate was taped by Baltimore Grassroots Media and has not previously been televised.