 Uvagut TV logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nunavut Independent Television Network |
| History | |
| Launched | January 18, 2021 |
| Links | |
| Website | uvagut |
Uvagut TV (translates to Our TV) is a Canadian specialty television channel owned by Nunavut Independent Television Network.
It is Canada's first television channel devoted exclusively to Inuktitut language programming, and only the second service devoted to indigenous communities in Canada after the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.
The channel broadcasts a variety of programming including children’s shows, movies, documentaries, and cultural and current affairs programming.
The channel launched on January 18, 2021 as a licence-exempt service, initially on Arctic Co-op Cable in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, as well as nationally by Shaw Direct and online.
On October 22, 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced it would issue a full licence to Uvagut TV, and would require it to be carried on the basic service of all traditional Canadian TV providers under a 9.1 (1)(h) order, with a per-subscriber fee of 9¢ per month, effective January 20, 2025.
References
- Greg David, "Uvagut TV Breaks Ground as Canada’s First Inuit-Language TV Channel". TV, eh?, January 14, 2021.
- "New Uvagut TV to feature all programming made in Inuktut language"
- "Uvagut TV gets mandatory distribution on basic TV". Cartt.ca. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (October 22, 2024). "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-251 and Broadcasting Distribution Order CRTC 2024-252". Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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