The Sikh Channel is a

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-based,

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Sikhi Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

-focused satellite television channel. It broadcasts across

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, in Canada and is also streamed live on the

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. The Sikh Channel began to broadcast on 13 April 2009 on

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channel 840, replacing

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. The Sikh Channel primarily focuses on education and religious programming for the Sikh community. It operates from a studio in the

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area of

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. The Sikh Channel was set up by Davinder Singh Bal in April 2009 by TV Legal Limited. TV Legal formed The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited to accept donations, which are used to pay broadcast and programming costs. The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited became a registered

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on 25 September 2009 and a

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on 2 June 2010. In December 2012, TV Legal Limited transferred the channel's television broadcast licence to the Sikh Channel Community Interest Company Limited. On 18 April 2013, the channel launched in Canada as "ATN Sikh Channel" through an exclusive licensing agreement with the

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Broadcasting in Birmingham, West Midlands Religious television channels in the United Kingdom Sikh mass media Television channels and stations established in 2009 Sikhism in the United Kingdom {{reli-media-stub

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