AMI-audio

{{Short description|Canadian audio service intended for blind or partially sighted people}}

{{hatnote|This article is about the audio news channel in Canada formerly known as VoicePrint. For other uses, see Voiceprint.}}

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = AMI-audio

| logo = AMI-audio logo.png

| logo_alt = The letters A, M, and I in white in three green boxes, with the word "audio" next to them in dark gray, all in a sans serif font

| logo_size = 200px

| launch_date = December 1, 1990

| closed_date =

| picture_format =

| network =

| owner = Accessible Media Inc.

| country = Canada

| area = National

| headquarters = Toronto, Ontario

| former_names = VoicePrint (1990–2012)

| replaced =

| sister_channels = AMI-tv

| website = [http://www.ami.ca AMI-audio]

| online_serv_1 = Streaming MP3

| online_chan_1 = [http://streams.accessiblemedia.com:8090/east High fidelity 256Kb audio stream] (direct link);
[https://www.ami.ca/listenlive 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ami.ca/what-we-do|title = What We do}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ami.ca/what-we-do|title = What We do}} It is owned by Accessible Media Inc. (formerly known as the National Broadcast Reading Service{{emdash}}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.{{cite web|title=Accessible Media Inc. rebrands world-leading broadcast reading service for Canadians with disabilities: VoicePrint now known as AMI-audio |url=http://www.ami.ca/ami/NEWSLETTERS/2012/march_2012_press_release_1.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101050346/http://www.ami.ca/ami/NEWSLETTERS/2012/march_2012_press_release_1.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 January 2013 |work=Press release |publisher=AMI |accessdate=26 May 2012 }}