ATN-Asian Radio

ATN-Asian Radio is an XM Satellite Radio channel featuring programming dedicated South Asian community in North America.[1] This channel's content is produced by Asian Television Network.[2] The channel features: talk and phone-in shows,[3] music and poetry,[4] news and current affairs,[5] and live cricket commentary.[6] The channel was in preview mode from 2007-09-24 until 2007-10-29 at 6 PM ET, at which point it was formally launched. The majority of the talk shows are in English[7] with substantial coverage in Punjabi, Hindi, and other South Asian languages.[6]

ATN-Asian Radio
Broadcast areaCanada
United States
FrequencySirius 760
BrandingATN Radio
Programming
FormatSouth Asian Programming
Ownership
OwnerAsian Television Network
XM Radio Canada
History
First air date
September 24, 2007
Launched October 29, 2007
Technical information
ClassSatellite Radio Station
Links
WebsiteATN-Asian Radio

On April 18, 2008, ATN-Asian Radio started broadcasting live Indian Premier League matches on the channel as a part of Asian Television Network International Limited broadcasting rights[8] It was initially available on XM Satellite Radio, but then just Sirius as part of Multicultural Radio.[9] ATN Asian Radio airs every evening from 6 PM Eastern - 3 AM Eastern, and the remainder of the airtime is dedicated to Aboriginal Canadian programming from Voices Radio.

This channel, The Verge, Radio Parallèle, and/or Laugh Attack will be preempted by XM Radio Canada in order to air extra NHL play-by-play on channels 235–239.

References
  1. "ATN Asian Radio". atnasianradio.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. "Asian Television Network on SiriusXM". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  3. "ATN - Asian Radio - SiriusXM Channel 165". Streema. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  4. "Students.com". students.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. "XM To Add ATN-Asian Radio Channel". All Access. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. "XM Canada set to launch 'ATN-Asian Radio' Channel" (Press release). Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  7. GmbH, finanzen net. "ATN to launch Republic TV in Canada | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  8. "THEY GAVE YOU NHL & NFL Now ATN Gives You IPL" (PDF) (Press release). Asian Television Network International Limited. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  9. "New SiriusXM Channel Lineup". RadioInsight. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2019-10-22.


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