Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Markham, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Asian Television Network |
History | |
Launched | October 19, 2005 |
Former names | ATN Zee Gujarati (2005 - 2009) |
Links | |
Website | ATN Gujarati |
ATN Gujarati is a Canadian exempt Category B Gujarati language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN).
ATN Gujarati broadcasts programming focused on family entertainment and culture. Programming includes talk shows, current affairs, news, films, and festival-based programs. Programming is primarily sourced from TV9, an Indian-based television channel, as well as Canadian content.
In November 2000, ATN was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Gujarati Channel, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service targeting the Gujarati-speaking community". [1]
The channel launched on October 19, 2005 as ATN Zee Gujarati under a licensing agreement with Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the owners of Zee Gujarati, an Indian-based channel. [2] [3]
In May 2009, Zee Gujarati ceased operations in India due to losses at the network. [4] As a result, in June 2009, ATN rebranded the network ATN Gujarati and began supplying much of its programming from TV9.[ citation needed ]
On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Asian Television Network's request to convert ATN Gujarati from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service. [5]
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