ATN Gujarati is a

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exempt Category B

Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label= Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old ...

specialty channel owned by

Asian Television Network Asian Television Network (ATN) is a publicly traded Canadian broadcasting company, with 54 television channels in 9 languages, serving the South Asian cultural communities in Canada. ATN operates a South Asian Radio service on XM, available in ...

(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.

History

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"''. The channel launched on October 19, 2005 as ATN Zee Gujarati under a licensing agreement with

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, the owners of

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, an Indian-based channel. In May 2009, Zee Gujarati ceased operations in India due to losses at the network. As a result, in June 2009, ATN rebranded the network ''ATN Gujarati'' and began supplying much of its programming from TV9. 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.ATN Punjabi Channel – Revocation of licence

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* Digital cable television networks in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2005 South Asian television in Canada Gujarati-language television channels in India {{Canada-tv-station-stub