The Vacation Channel, Inc. is Branson's locally owned and operated television station that has provided quality vacation and weather information and award-winning locally produced programs since 1989. Broadcast on digital channel 36-1 and carried on several cable systems, The Vacation Channel serves Taney and Stone counties in the lakes region, and the communities of Ozark, Nixa, and Highlandville in Christian County. The Vacation Channel's www.tvcbranson.com provides world wide access to quality similar information and programming about the area.