ATN Jaya TV

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

ATN Jaya TV (still unofficially known as ATN Tamil) is a Canadian exempt Category B Tamil language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Jaya TV, a popular television channel from India, and Canadian content.

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]