ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi (or simply ATN Punjabi) is a

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owned by

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. It broadcasts programming from India and Canadian content in the form of

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, and

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. As of August 2009, ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi no longer broadcasts Shabad Gurbani from the

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in Canada as ATN no longer has the rights for the Gurbani. Gurbani from the

now airs on PTC Punjabi Canada.

History

On November 24, 2000, ATN was granted approval from the

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(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
/ref> On April 1, 2019, ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi was renamed 'ATN Punjabi' due to loss of programming from Alpha ETC Punjabi.

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* Specialty television channels in Canada Punjabi-language television channels Punjabi-language television in Canada {{Canada-tv-station-stub