Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Markham, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Asian Television Network (name licensed by Sony Pictures Networks India) |
History | |
Launched | January 21, 2013 |
Links | |
Website | ATN Sony TV |
ATN Sony TV is a Canadian exempt Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from SET Asia as well as Canadian content.
ATN Sony TV is a general interest family entertainment channel. Programming consists of comedies, dramas, reality series, talk shows, lifestyle programs, Bollywood films and more.
A list of Notable shows airing on ATN Sony TV:
ATN Sony TV was licensed by the CRTC on November 14, 2012 as South Asian Television Canada Channel 2. [1] It officially launched on January 21, 2013 as ATN Sony TV.
On March 18, 2019, the CRTC approved Asian Television Network's request to convert ATN Sony from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Discretionary third language service. [2]
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