ATN SAB TV is a Canadian
Category B Hindi language
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specialty channel
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owned by
Asian Television Network
Asian Television Network (ATN) is a publicly traded Canadian broadcasting company (listed SAT on the TSX Venture Exchange), with 54 television channels in 9 languages, serving the South Asian cultural communities in Canada. ATN operates a So ...
(ATN). It broadcasts programming from
SAB TV
Sony SAB is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television
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as well as
Canadian content
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.
ATN SAB TV is a family entertainment channel with a focus on comedy-themed programming. It airs various comedy programs including light hearted family shows, silent comedies and dramedies.
History
ATN SAB TV was licensed by the
CRTC
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on February 28, 2011 as ''ATN Comedy Channel One''. It officially launched on February 17, 2011 as ''ATN SAB TV''.
[http://asiantelevision.com/pr/ATN%20LAUNCHES%209%20MORE%20SOUTH%20ASIAN%20CHANNELS%20ON%20ROGERS.pdf]
References
External links
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SAB TV
Specialty television channels in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Hindi-language television in Canada
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