Channel Punjabi is a Canadian Category B Punjabi language

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 specialty channel

Specialty channel

A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....

 and is owned by Channel Punjabi Television Inc. It launched on September 24, 2009 on Rogers Cable

Rogers Cable

Rogers Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 Internet subscribers, in Manitoba, Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.The...

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Programming airing on Channel Punjabi includes music, news, serials, talk shows and more. The Canadian content on Channel Punjabi includes live regional and national news from across Canada and exclusive Canadian events and shows.

Channel Punjabi originally launched as PTC Punjabi, a Canadian version of the popular Punjabi television network PTC Punjabi

PTC Punjabi

PTC Punjabi is a popular Punjabi television network from India and is owned by PTC Network. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedies, music and talk shows...

. It was re-branded as Channel Punjabi on January 26, 2011, because Channel Punjabi Inc. no longer possessed the rights to PTC Punjabi programming.