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The 2016 Republican National Convention is getting underway at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, today, which means it’s time to break out the bunting, collect your pins, and wave that flag. By the end of the week’s festivities, the GOP will have nominated Donald Trump as their candidate for President of the United States.

WHAT TIME DOES THE GOP CONVENTION START?

Today, the RNC begins at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. (The remaining three days all begin at different times.) Today’s afternoon will be dominated by a ‘Convention Business Session.’ The evening session will focus on the theme ‘Make America Safe Again’ and will feature a bevy of speakers (full list below).

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION?

The Republican National Convention will air on multiple formats, including streaming. The entire proceedings will be available to stream on the official Republican National Convention YouTube channel, for free, of course. They’re promising ‘gavel to gavel’ coverage.

On Facebook, the GOP will be providing updates via Facebook Live.
On mobile, the GOP is also promising live streaming as well as ‘unprecedented access’ on the RNC Official 2016 App, available in the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. The GOP will even be showcasing exclusive content on Snapchat (follow gopconvention16).
Additionally, CBS will stream their coverage of the RNC on Twitter via a partnership between Twitter and their CBSN digital division. They’re promising full coverage.
Finally, you can stream prime time coverage on all networks such as Fox, CNN, and NBC via Sling TV.

WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION?

Tonight’s proceedings begin at 7:50 p.m. Eastern. Some of the boldface names appearing include Melania Trump, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Happy Days and Charles In Charge star Scott Baio, and Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson. Here’s the full list of tonight’s speakers, in chronological order:

Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander and Buck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty
Governor Rick Perry, Former Governor of Texas
Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL (whose name you might recognize from the film Lone Survivor, which starred Mark Wahlberg)
Scott Baio, Actor and Television Producer
Pat Smith, Mother of Benghazi victim, Sean Smith
Mark Geist, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Fought in Battle of Benghazi
John Tiegen, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Fought in Battle of Benghazi
Kent Terry and Kelly Terry-Willis, The Brian Terry Foundation
Antonio Sabato, Jr., Actor
Mary Ann Mendoza, Immigration Reform Advocate
Sabine Durden, Immigration Reform Advocate
Jamiel Shaw, Immigration Reform Advocate
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10)
David Clarke, Sheriff of Milwaukee County
U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (WI-7)

Rachel Campos Duffy, Author and Commentator

Darryl Glenn, El Paso County Commissioner
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas)
Karen Vaughn, Mother of fallen U.S. Navy SEAL
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City
Melania Trump, Businesswoman and Wife of Donald Trump
Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, U.S. Army (ret.)
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Jason Beardsley, former Master Sergeant, U.S. Special Forces
U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (MT)

HOW CAN I GET SLING TV?

This is a terrific time to check out Sling TV. The service’s Blue package, which includes major networks like CNN, Fox and NBC, normally costs $25 a month, but are currently offering subscribers a free one-week trial of the service. Then, from there, you can either download the Sling desktop app (if you’re watching on a desktop or laptop computer), or download the Sling app for iOS/Apple devices, Android, Roku, Chromecast, Nexus player, ZTE or XBox One.