 Sikh Channel logo | |
| Broadcast area | International |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sikh Channel Community Interest Company Limited |
| History | |
| Launched | 13 April 2009 |
| Replaced | Brit Hits |
| Links | |
| Website | www.sikhchannel.tv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sikhchannel.tv | Watch live |
TheSikh Channel is aUnited Kingdom based,free-to-air,Sikhi-focused satellite television channel. It's broadcast acrossEurope viasatellite television, in Canada and is also streamed live on theinternet. The Sikh Channel began broadcasting on 13 April 2009 on UKSky channel 840, replacingBrit Hits.[1] The Sikh Channel primarily focuses on education and religious programming for the Sikh community.[2] Its headquarters operate from a studio in theAston area ofBirmingham.
The Sikh Channel was founded by Davinder Singh Bal in April 2009 by TV Legal Limited.[3] TV Legal formed The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited to accept donations, which are used to pay for the broadcasting and programming expenses.[4] The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited became a registeredCommunity Interest Company (CIC) on 25 September 2009, and later aregistered charity on 2 June 2010.[5][6] In December 2012, TV Legal Limited transferred the channel's television broadcast licence to the Sikh Channel Community Interest Company Limited.[7]
The Sikh Channel organised a demonstration on so-called ‘Dastar Day’ to obtain respect for the turban, following the introduction of manual checks at airports decided by the European Union, in front of thePalace of Westminster on September 25, 2011.
On 18 April 2013, the channel launched in Canada through an exclusive licensing agreement with theAsian Television Network as 'ATN Sikh Channel'.[8]
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