CRTC approves licence change, wholesale rate increase to allow APTN to launch Indigenous-language channel

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated (APTN) has been given the green light from the CRTC to launch a new APTN Indigenous-language channel. The CRTC on Tuesday approved a June 2023 application by APTN to amend its conditions of service so that its four distinct programming feeds — APTN West, APTN East, APTN North and the national APTN HD feed — could be consolidated into two high-definition channels — APTN and APTN Languages. As a result of the CRTC’s decision, the APTN channel will soon operate on a unified broadcast schedule featuring programming in both English and French. The APTN Languages channel will...