AMI-audio
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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Accessible Media Inc. |
| Sister channels | AMI-tv |
| History | |
| Launched | December 1, 1990 |
| Former names | VoicePrint (1990–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | AMI-audio |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Streaming MP3 | High fidelity 256Kb audio stream (direct link); Web player |
AMI-audio is a Canadian 24-hour English language non-profit audio broadcast television service. AMI-audio offers a variety of content to Canadians who are blind, partially sighted or otherwise print restricted.[1]
AMI-audio produces daily live programs featuring news of the day, technology insights, current events, lifestyle issues, health as well as information directly affecting the blind, partially sighted and disability community. AMI-audio also records and curates a selection of feature articles from top publications read by a team of professional narrators.[2] It is owned by Accessible Media Inc. (formerly known as the National Broadcast Reading Service—the organization was renamed following the launch of its sister television channel).
AMI-audio is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and went on the air in 1990 as VoicePrint. The CRTC licensed AMI-audio as a "must-carry" service in 2001, meaning all digital cable and satellite providers must carry the service. AMI-audio is primarily accessed on the secondary audio program (SAP) of CBC News Network, while some providers carry the service on a separate channel through digital cable. The service is also available on the Internet, through ami.ca.
On March 5, 2012, VoicePrint was renamed AMI-audio. The re-branding was part of a new promotional effort by AMI to unify its services under a single brand for easier cross-promotion with AMI-tv and ami.ca.[3]
Programming
[edit]Key programming on AMI-audio includes Kelly & Company, Double Tap, The Pulse, AMI Audiobook Review, My Life in Books with Red Szell, AMI Today and AMI-audio Live.
In October 2023, AMI announced the launch of its first original podcasts for podcasting platforms and YouTube, which include Low Vision Moments, Tripping on Air, Shaun of the Shed, Double Tap and Para Sport Update. Current AMI-audio podcasts available on YouTube include The Pulse, Kelly & Company, Para Sport Nation and AMI Audiobook Review.
An incomplete list of programming
[edit]The Globe and Mail Today, Maclean's Magazine, The Guardian Daily, The Guardian Long Read, Voices of The Walrus, Double Tap, My Life In Books With Red Széll, AMI Audiobook Review, Kelly & Ramya, The Washington Post This Week and Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther.
Podcasts: Podcast Roundup, Low Vision Moments, Para Sport Update, Shaun of the Shed, The Pulse, Tripping On Air.[4]
Previous logos
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| 1990–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–present |
See also
[edit]- Canal M, a similar (but unaffiliated) service in the French language.
References
[edit]- ^ "What We do".
- ^ "What We do".
- ^ "Accessible Media Inc. rebrands world-leading broadcast reading service for Canadians with disabilities: VoicePrint now known as AMI-audio". Press release. AMI. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "AMI-audio Channel | "What AMI-audio Does"". Accessible Media Inc. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
External links
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- AMI.ca
- CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-380
- AMI+
- AMI-audio on Tune-In
- AMI-audio on Spotify
- AMI-audio on Apple Podcasts
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