APTN broadcasts more hours of Inuktitut

As chief operating officer of APTN and an Inuk, I would like to clarify some of the misconceptions across the North that APTN is decreasing its amount of Inuktitut programming and abandoning its northern focus.

First, APTN broadcasts more hours of Inuktitut-language programming on APTN than TVNC ever did. APTN broadcasts more than 30 hours per week of Inuktitut language programming compared to 24 hours per week on TVNC in 1998.

The difference is when these programs are broadcast. On TVNC, a viewer might have seen one Inuktitut-language program repeat three times in one week.

On APTN, the same program is now repeated three times in one day. On TVNC, the broadcast day only began at noon and ended at 1 a.m. APTN now broadcasts from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 a.m. This makes for a better network with greater variety of programs with more time to broadcast them.

Inuktitut language programs appear on APTN between peak viewing hours (6:00 11:00 p.m. eastern). This Inuktitut programming is more than any other aboriginal language or community represented anywhere in our schedule.

I would also like to assure northern viewers that northern programming will remain an important part of APTN.

To ensure this, APTN used the northern satellite feed to broadcast the IBC phone-in show across the North. APTN is in negotiations to re-instate the northern legislative assembly coverage. This northern satellite feed will ensure northerners can utilize APTN to broadcast programs important to northerners.

I hope this clarifies the issue. Inuktitut programming remains a vital part of APTN, and will continue to do so as we strive to represent all aboriginal communities throughout Canada on our national network. Please feel free to contact our APTN office if you have additional questions.

Qujannamiik,

Abraham Tagalik
Chief Operating Officer
APTN

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