Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN, stylized aptn) is a Canadian specialty channel. Established in 1992 and maintained by governmental funding to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, APTN acquired a national broadcast licence in 1999. It airs and produces programs made by, for and about Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, it is the first network by and for North American indigenous peoples.
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English, French |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc. |
History | |
Launched | January 21, 1992 |
Former names | Television Northern Canada (1992–1999) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Whitehorse, YT | CHWT-TV 10 |
Yellowknife, NT | CHTY-TV 11 |
Other Areas | See Below |
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