ATN Jaya TV
ATN Jaya TV | |
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ATN Jaya TV logo | |
Owned by | Asian Television Network |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Country | Canada |
Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Markham, Ontario |
Formerly called | ATN Tamil Channel |
Website | ATN Jaya TV |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Bell TV | Channel 705 |
Cable | |
Cogeco | Channel 1058 |
Rogers Cable | Channel 866 |
IPTV | |
Bell Fibe TV | Channel 824 |
Optik TV | Channel 2430 |
VMedia | Channel 866 |
ATN Jaya TV (still unofficially known as ATN Tamil) is a Canadian exempt Category B Tamil language specialty channel that is 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
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]