ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi (or simply ATN Punjabi) is a
Canadian
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Punjabi-language specialty channel owned by
Asian Television Network
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. It broadcasts programming from India and Canadian content in the form of
movies
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,
news
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,
dramas
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,
comedies
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, and
talk shows
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.
As of August 2009, ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi no longer broadcasts Shabad Gurbani from the
Harimandir Sahib in
Amritsar, Punjab
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in Canada as ATN no longer has the rights for the Gurbani. Gurbani from the
Harimandir Sahib now airs on
PTC Punjabi Canada.
History
On November 24, 2000, ATN was granted approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Punjabi Channel'', described as ''"The licensee shall provide a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service targeting the Punjabi-speaking community."''
On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Asian Television Network's request to convert ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi 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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On April 1, 2019, ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi was renamed 'ATN Punjabi' due to loss of programming from Alpha ETC Punjabi.
References
External links
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Digital cable television networks in Canada
Punjabi-language television channels
Punjabi-language television in Canada
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