Uvagut TV
Uvagut TV (translates to Our TV) is a Canadian licence-exempted Category B specialty television channel owned by Nunavut Independent Television Network.
 Uvagut TV logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nunavut Independent Television Network |
| History | |
| Launched | January 18, 2021 |
| Links | |
| Website | uvagut |
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.[1]
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 initially on Arctic Co-op Cable in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, as well as nationally by Shaw Direct and online.[2]
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"
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