Uvagut TV (translates to Our TV) is a

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licence-exempted Category B specialty television channel owned by Nunavut Independent Television Network. It is Canada's first television channel devoted exclusively to

Inuktitut language Inuktitut (; , syllabics ; from , "person" + , "like", "in the manner of"), also Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the tree line, including parts of the provinces o ...

programming, and only the second service devoted to

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communities in Canada after the

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.Greg David
"Uvagut TV Breaks Ground as Canada’s First Inuit-Language TV Channel"
''TV, eh?'', January 14, 2021. The channel broadcasts a variety of programming including children’s shows, movies, documentaries, and cultural and current affairs programming. The channel launched on January 18, 2021 initially on Arctic Co-op Cable in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, as well as nationally by

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and online."New Uvagut TV to feature all programming made in Inuktut language"
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References

External links

Official website
Television stations in Nunavut Television stations in the Northwest Territories 2021 establishments in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2021 Indigenous television in Canada Analog cable television networks in Canada Inuktitut {{Canada-tv-station-stub