ATN-Asian Radio

ATN-Asian Radio
  • Canada
Broadcast areaCanada, United States
FrequencySirius 760
BrandingATN Radio
Programming
FormatSouth Asian programming
Ownership
OwnerAsian Television Network
History
First air date
September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)
Links
WebsiteATN-Asian Radio

ATN-Asian Radio was a SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel featuring programming dedicated South Asian community in North America.[1] The channel's content was produced by the Canadian company 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 p.m. ET, at which point it was formally launched on XM Canada. The majority of the talk shows were 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]

By 2011, it was still on XM only as the Canadian channels were among the last to be consolidated across the two services.[9] In 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission found that the channel failed to play any Canadian musical selections, causing XM to be out of compliance with Canadian content rules.[10] By 2014, ATN-Asian Radio had been moved to SiriusXM channel 165. It aired every evening from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Eastern as part of the Multicultural Radio channel.[11]

ATN was removed from the SiriusXM lineup in January 2025. In March 2025, SiriusXM Canada launched Dhamaka, a South Asian music channel produced in-house.[12]

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. ^ a b "XM Canada set to launch 'ATN-Asian Radio' Channel" (Press release). Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 2007-09-18. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  7. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-629 - Sirius Canada and XM Canada - Licence renewal". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2012-11-16. Archived from the original on 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  11. ^ "ATN Asian Radio". atnasianradio.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  12. ^ Venta, Lance (March 26, 2025). "SiriusXM Launches South Asian Channel". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 26, 2025.