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{{short description|UK based, free-to-air satellite Television channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Akaal Channel
| logo = AkaalChannelLogo.png
| logo_size =
| logo_caption =
| launch_date = 02-09-2013
| owner = Amrik Singh Kooner
| area = International
| replaced =
| web = www.akaalchannel.tv
| sat_serv_1 = [[Sky UK|Sky]] <small>(UK and Ireland)</small>
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 770
| sat_serv_2 = ASTRA 2F
| sat_chan_2 = 12662.75 Horizontal (X) 22.00 5/6
| iptv_serv_1 =
| iptv_chan_1 =
| iptv_serv_2 =
| iptv_chan_2 =
| online_serv_1 = akaalchannel.tv
| online_chan_1 = [http://www.akaalchannel.tv/media/LiveStreaming.swf Watch live]
| headquarters = Birmingham UK
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[English language|English]]
| slogan = Delivering Sikh Values Worldwide
}}

'''Akaal Channel''' is a UK based, free-to-air satellite Television [[Channel 5 (UK)|channel]] which is dedicatedly focused on [[Sikhism]] and the Sikh community. Founded by Amrik Singh Kooner, the channel also broadcasts across 44 countries, including [[Europe]], on satellite television.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikh24.com/2015/09/25/uk-based-akaal-channel-opens-its-sub-centre-in-amritsar/|website=sikh24.com|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/tlcs001694ba1akaalchannel.htm|title=Ofcom {{!}} TV Cable and Satellite|website=static.ofcom.org.uk|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/mayor-andy-street-tv-gaffe-16197148|title=Mayor Andy Street's TV gaffe after calling Sikh gurdwara a mosque|last=Preece|first=Ashley|date=29 April 2019|website=Birmingham Mail|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref> Formerly known as Sikh TV,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/69552-new-sikh-tv-channel-launching-in-january-2013-on-sky-uk/|title=New Sikh TV channel launching in January 2013 on Sky UK}}</ref> the channel has a center in [[Amritsar]] as well.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikhmuseum.org.uk/portfolio/anglo-sikh-wars-battles-treaties-and-relics-project-and-exhibition/|title=Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics project and exhibition|date=2017-12-29|website=Sikh Museum Initiative|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/worcestershire-family-lawyer-fronts-new-tv-talk-show/|title=Worcestershire family lawyer fronts new TV talk show|date=2013-10-28|website=Midlands Business News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikhri.org/leadership_the_khalsa|title=Leadership & The Khalsa|last=Singh|first=Imroze|website=Sikh Research Institute|language=en|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>

== Awards and Recognition ==

* Sikhs in Media at 7th Annual Sikhs Award, London<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianlite.com/news/uk-news/special-report-7th-annual-sikh-awards-in-london/|title=SPECIAL REPORT: 7th Annual Sikh Awards in London|last=News|first=Asian Lite|date=21 November 2016|website=Local News for British Asian and Indian Community in London|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
* The channel was reported to rank at number 21 in the category of UK Asian Entertainment TV channels at the end of April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/uk-tv-reach-star-plus-stays-solid-at-no-1-sony-tv-at-no-2/|title=UK TV Reach: Star Plus stays solid at No.1; Sony TV at No.2|last=Baddhan|first=Raj|date=7 May 2019|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
*Best World Sikh Media, Annual [[The Sikh Awards|Sikh Awards]] 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dailysikhupdates.com/akaal-channel-wins-awards-best-sikh-media-2016/|website=dailysikhupdates.com|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-award-ceremony-2016-sewa-and-ifa|title=Sikh Award Ceremony 2016 (SEWA and IFA)|website=SikhNet|language=en|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>

== Programming ==
The channel features a one hour current affairs program weekly called 'Big Question.<ref name=":1" />

== Humanitarian Aid ==
The channel also has an 'Akaal Channel Aid' which is a humanitarian agency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/cylone-fani-aftermath-iti-students-rebuild-homes-sikh-ngos-feed-thousands-as-bhubaneswar-limps-back-to-normalcy-6645971.html|title=Cylone Fani aftermath: ITI students rebuild homes, Sikh NGOs feed thousands, as Bhubaneswar limps back to normalcy|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Sikhism in England]]
* [[Sikhism in the United Kingdom]]

== References ==
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{{Sikhism}}

[[Category:Broadcasting in Birmingham, West Midlands]]
[[Category:Religious television channels in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Sikh mass media]]
[[Category:Sikhism in the United Kingdom]]

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>Simranjeet Sidhu at 04:17, 15 March 2021