Taqramiut Nipingat Explained

Network Name:Taqramiut Nipingat
Country:Canada
Network Type:community radio
Available:Nunavik
Owner:Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.

Taqramiut Nipingat is a Canadian radio network,[1] which broadcasts community radio programming in Inuktitut to 14 communities in the Nunavik region of Quebec.[2] The service, whose name means "Voice of the People", began as an individual community radio program serving the region in the early 1970s before being incorporated as a full standalone radio network in 1975.[3]

The network operates from offices in Montreal and Salluit, with smaller production offices in Kuujjuaq and Puvirnituq.[4]

The company has also produced selected Inuit-language television drama programs,[5] for broadcast on CBC North[6] and APTN.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/new_president_for_taqramiut_nipingat_inc/ "New president for Taqramiut Nipingat Inc."
  2. "Inuit broadcaster wants budget cuts rescinded". Montreal Gazette, March 15, 1990.
  3. "From Dorval to far Kangiqsualujjuaq Inuit network covers a lot of ground". Montreal Gazette, November 30, 1989.
  4. "West Island hub of activity for Inuit students, companies, patients". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1993.
  5. "Council aids native TV". The Globe and Mail, October 20, 1983.
  6. "CBC offers Inuit a chance for more native TV shows". Ottawa Citizen, July 14, 1986.
  7. "North channels its resources: Native groups ready to launch TV network next week". The Globe and Mail, January 18, 1992.

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