Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

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Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Programming
Language(s)	English, French
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.
History
Launched	January 21, 1992; 32 years ago (January 21, 1992)
Former names	Television Northern Canada (1992–1999)
Links
Website	www.aptntv.ca
Availability
Terrestrial
Whitehorse, YT	CHWT-TV 10
Yellowknife, NT	CHTY-TV 11
Other Areas	See Below

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN, stylized aptn) is a Canadian specialty channel. Established in 1992 and maintained by governmental funding to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, APTN acquired a national broadcast licence in 1999. It airs and produces programs made by, for and about Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, it is the first network by and for North American indigenous peoples.^[1]