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PTC Punjabi (Canada)

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Launched
  
April 1, 2011

Picture format
  
480i (SDTV)

Broadcast area
  
National

Owned by
  
Gurbaz Punjabi Media

Country
  
Canada

Headquarters
  
Mississauga, Ontario

PTC Punjabi is a Canadian exempt Category B Punjabi language specialty channel and is owned by Gurbaz Punjabi Media Inc. It airs programming from PTC Punjabi as well as local Canadian content produced by Gurbaz Punjabi Media. It officially launched on April 1, 2011 on Rogers Cable.

PTC Punjabi is a general entertainment channel from Punjab, India. Programming includes news, music, serials, talk shows and more. Local programming consists of live regional and national news, community news & events and a program devoted to new immigrants.

Original programming

  • Canada Bulletins - daily news bulletins from Canada & Punjab.
  • NRI Masle - local issues of interest to Punjabi immigrants
  • NRI World - weekly show focusing on news and events from the local Punjabi community
  • PTC Showcase - weekly talk show featuring one-on-one interviews with prominent members of the Punjabi-Canadian community

    • References

    PTC Punjabi (Canada) Wikipedia
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