ATN-Asian Radio

Infobox Radio Station
name = ATN-Asian Radio


area = CAN
USA
branding = ATN Radio
slogan =
airdate = 2007-09-24
Launched 2007-10-29
frequency = XM159
format = South Asian Programming
affiliations =
class = Satellite Radio Station
owner = Asian Television Network International Limited
XM Radio Canada|
website = [http://www.atnasianradio.com ATN-Asian Radio]

ATN-Asian Radio is an XM Satellite Radio channel featuring programming dedicated South Asian community in North America. This channel's content will be produced by Asian Television Network International Limited. Content for the channel will include talk and phone-in shows, music and poetry, news and current affairs, and live cricket commentarycite press release |publisher=Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. |date=2007-09-18 |url=http://www.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=2130983901&ticker=T.XSR&lang=EN&ny=on&title=Archived+Releases |title=XM Canada set to launch 'ATN-Asian Radio' Channel |accessdate=2007-09-18] . The channel was in preview mode from 2007-09-24 until 2007-10-29 at 6 PM ET, when the channel made a formal launch.

The majority of the talk shows will be in English. Furthermore, substantial coverage will be given in Punjabi, Hindi, and other South Asian languages.cite press release |publisher=Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. |date=2007-09-18 |url=http://www.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=2130983901&ticker=T.XSR&lang=EN&ny=on&title=Archived+Releases |title=XM Canada set to launch 'ATN-Asian Radio' Channel |accessdate=2007-09-18]

On 2008-04-18, ATN-Asian Radio started broadcasting live Indian Premier League matches on the channel as apart of Asian Television Network International Limited broadcasting rights [cite press release |publisher=Asian Television Network International Limited |date=2008-04-15 |url=http://asiantelevision.com/pr/ATN-IPL%202008.pdf |title=THEY GAVE YOU NHL & NFL Now ATN Gives You IPL |accessdate=2008-04-21]

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

External links

* [http://atnasianradio.com/ Official ATN-Asian Radio website]
* [http://xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=159 ATN-Asian Radio page on XM Radio]
* [http://xmradio.com/pdf/atn_schedule.pdf ATN-Asian Radio Schedule] - Printable PDF grid featuring the complete ATN-Asian Radio lineup