Radio / Television News

More ethnic channels added


OTTAWA – The CRTC Wednesday approved the addition of five new foreign language channels for digital distribution.

Canal 52 MX is a 24-hour, general interest, Spanish-language television service. The service originates from Mexico and its programming includes news, informal education, recreation and leisure, sports, drama, music video and general entertainment.

Supercanal Caribe is a 24-hour, general interest, Spanish-language television service which originates from the Dominican Republic, offering an average of 10 hours daily of live original programming in Spanish. Its programming includes news, religion, music, sports, sitcoms, talk shows, variety, comedy and general entertainment.

TELEFE Internacional is a 24-hour, general interest, Spanish-language television service. The service originates from Argentina and its programming includes news and documentaries, sports, drama, sitcoms, music videos, music and dance, game shows and general entertainment.

TVColombia is a 24-hour, general interest, Spanish-language television service from Colombia. Its programming includes news and documentaries, informal education, recreation and leisure, sports, drama, music, dance and general entertainment.

GEO TV is a 24-hour general interest channel from Pakistan offering programming primarily in the Urdu language with less than 2% of its programming in English. GEO TV offers a wide variety of programming, including news, current affairs, infotainment, music, drama, sports and entertainment shows.

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