ATN Jaya TV
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.
 ATN Jaya TV logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Cogeco | Channel 1058 |
| Rogers Cable | Channel 866 |
| Satellite | |
| Bell Satellite TV | Channel 705 |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 824 |
| Optik TV | Channel 2430 |
| VMedia | Channel 866 |
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]
