ATN Jaya TV
![]() ATN Jaya TV logo | |
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Markham, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Asian Television Network (name licensed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) |
History | |
Former names | ATN Tamil Channel |
Links | |
Website | ATN Jaya TV |
ATN Jaya TV (still unofficially known as ATN Tamil) is a Canadian exempt Category B Tamil language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Jaya TV, a popular television channel from India, and Canadian content.
Programming includes dramas, sitcoms, talk shows, movies and more. ATN Jaya TV was previously known on air as ATN Tamil Channel before a deal with Jaya TV was made and the name change occurred.
History
[edit]On November 24, 2000, ATN was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Tamil Channel, described as "The licensee shall provide a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service targeting the Tamil-speaking community."[1]
On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Asian Television Network's request to convert ATN Jaya TV from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.[2]
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