SSTV is a CRTC approved channel operating in the Greater Toronto Area airing first in 1999. SSTV took its name and viewers from Sur Sagar Radio founded by Ravinder Singh Pannu in 1994. SSTV has emerged into a market leader among its competitors and allows the South Asian community an opportunity to stay connected with its roots. SSTV carries itself on Rogers, Bell 5 and Cogeco Cable and has recently in 2013 expanded to the west coasts of Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia.