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Radio station
ATN-Asian Radio
is an
SiriusXM 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]
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.
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