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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto,Ontario |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Accessible Media Inc. |
| Sister channels | AMI-tv |
| History | |
| Launched | December 1, 1990 |
| Former names | VoicePrint (1990–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | AMI-audio |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Streaming MP3 | High fidelity 256Kb audio stream (direct link); Web player |
AMI-audio is a Canadian 24-hourEnglish language non-profit audio broadcast television service. AMI-audio offers a variety of content to Canadians who are blind, partially sighted or otherwise print restricted.[1]
AMI-audio produces daily live programs featuring news of the day, technology insights, current events, lifestyle issues, health as well as information directly affecting the blind, partially sighted and disability community. AMI-audio also records and curates a selection of feature articles from top publications read by a team of professional narrators.[2] It is owned by Accessible Media Inc. (formerly known as the National Broadcast Reading Service—the organization was renamed following the launch of itssister television channel).
AMI-audio is licensed by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and went on the air in 1990 asVoicePrint. The CRTC licensed AMI-audio as a "must-carry" service in 2001, meaning all digital cable and satellite providers must carry the service. AMI-audio is primarily accessed on thesecondary audio program (SAP) ofCBC News Network, while some providers carry the service on a separate channel through digital cable. The service is also available on the Internet, through ami.ca.
On March 5, 2012, VoicePrint was renamed AMI-audio. The re-branding was part of a new promotional effort by AMI to unify its services under a single brand for easier cross-promotion withAMI-tv and ami.ca.[3]
Key programming on AMI-audio includesKelly & Company,Double Tap,The Pulse, AMI Audiobook Review, My Life in Books with Red Szell, AMI Today andAMI-audio Live.
In October 2023, AMI announced the launch of its first original podcasts for podcasting platforms and YouTube, which includeLow Vision Moments, Tripping on Air, Shaun of the Shed, Double Tap andPara Sport Update. Current AMI-audio podcasts available on YouTube includeThe Pulse, Kelly & Company, Para Sport Nation andAMI Audiobook Review.
The Globe and Mail Today,Maclean's Magazine,The Guardian Daily, The Guardian Long Read,Voices of The Walrus, Double Tap, My Life In Books With Red Széll, AMI Audiobook Review, Kelly & Ramya,The Washington Post This Week and Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther.
Podcasts: Podcast Roundup, Low Vision Moments, Para Sport Update, Shaun of the Shed, The Pulse, Tripping On Air.[4]
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| 1990–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–present |
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