AMI TV
| AMI-tv | |
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AMI-tv logo
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| Launched | January 29, 2009 |
| Owned by | Accessible Media |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | The Accessible Channel (2009–2012) |
| Sister channel(s) |
AMI-audio AMI-télé |
| Website | AMI-tv |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 48 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 888 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on all Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 888 (SD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 48 (SD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 888 (SD) Channel 1888 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 888 (SD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 554 (SD) |
| VMedia | Channel 48 (SD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 888 (SD) |
AMI-tv is a Canadian, English-language, digital cable specialty channel owned by the non-profit organization Accessible Media. AMI-tv broadcasts a selection of general entertainment programming with accommodations for those who are visually or hearing impaired, with audio descriptions on the primary audio track and closed captioning available across all programming. Along with acquired content, AMI-tv also broadcasts original series on accessibility- and disability-related topics, and has occasionally broadcast simulcasts of news and sporting events in its open described video format—including, since 2012, the Paralympic Games, an offshoot of the Olympic Games for athletes with disabilities.
AMI-tv is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as a Category A "must-carry" service; it must be carried on the lowest level of service by all licensed digital cable, satellite television, and IPTV providers in Canada. On December 16, 2014, AMI launched a French-language version of the network, AMI-télé, under a second Category A license.
On March 27, 2007, the CRTC held a public hearing to consider twelve applications from applicants requesting mandatory distribution for their television services in the basic package of all digital television service providers in Canada. Among those twelve applicants was the National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS), a non-profit organization that operates the reading service VoicePrint, which is also a "must-carry" service. The NBRS proposed a service known as The Accessible Channel (TAC), a 24-hour English-language channel that would be devoted to providing programming of interest to those who are blind or visually impaired, in a format accessible to those individuals.
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