XM Canada set to launch 'ATN-Asian Radio' Channel

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNorth America's first continent-wide South Asian channel\n\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW/ - XM Canada (TSX: XSR) and Asian Television\nNetwork International Limited (TSX: SAT) today announced the creation of\nATN-Asian Radio, the first and only North American radio service of its kind.\nProduced by ATN for XM Canada, Canada's pioneer South Asian Broadcaster, this\n24 hour-a-day channel (XM159) will serve the South Asian community across\nNorth America starting this October, with the latest news, sports and\nentertainment.\n\n\n"ATN is delighted to collaborate with XM Canada in providing an ATN\nbranded super station across North America. We expect this to attract a wide\naudience and will complement our existing South Asian television channels. It\nwill be a compelling package," said Shan Chandrasekar, Chairman and CEO of\nATN.\n\n\nATN-Asian Radio will always have something to say with hot new talk shows\nrelevant for the South Asian audience as well as live phone-in shows.\nListeners will get all of the latest news and current affairs and let's not\nforget the exclusive live cricket commentary - which you can only get from\nATN, Canada's largest distributor of World Class Cricket. ATN currently\noperates 14 television channels and has programming alliances with leading\nInternational Broadcasters.\n\n\n"We are extremely excited to be adding top quality content aimed\nspecifically at the South Asian community. South Asians are a highly\nsuccessful and diverse group of people, and for that reason we are certain\nthey will fall in love with XM Canada's spectacular programming lineup," said\nJohn Bitove, Chairman and CEO of XM Canada. "Overall, our partnership with ATN\nwill give us the ability to reach new subscribers and further grow our\nlistener base."\n\n\nXM159's programming will highlight the best of Bollywood, as well as the\nlatest from top South Asian artists from the past, present and future.\n\n\nThere will also be coverage for "music and poetry lovers" through\nGhazals, Qawalis, Bhajans, and nostalgia through "Golden Greats". You'll hear\ndedicated devotional music in Sanskrit and Shabad Gurbani and the station will\nbroadcast Hindustani classical and carnatic music and will feature pop, folk,\nchutney and re-mixes.\n\n\nWhile the majority of the talk shows will be...

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