Uvagut TV
Television channel
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Uvagut TV (translates to Our TV) is a Canadian 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 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
