Public media organization PRX has finalized a broadcast distribution partnership with the noncommercial audio service linking stations to Native American and Indigenous People’s-focused programming “that educates, advocates, and celebrates Indigenous life and values.”
Through the new agreement, Native Voice One, a division of Anchorage-based Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, will be able to continue to deliver public radio programs and topical specials to more than 200 stations, many of which are located in tribal and rural communities.
Additionally, Native Voice One offers programming heard on stations across 36 U.S. states; for First Nations audience in Canada; for aboriginal audiences in Australia; and for native peoples of the U.S. territory of Guam.
The partnership is enabled through the support of Public Media Infrastructure (PMI), which has taken on many of the tasks formerly served by the now-defunct Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Now available via PRX’s digital distribution platform for public radio broadcast programming are 17 ongoing weekly series, plus special one-time programs throughout the year. This includes daily and weekly public affairs programs such as “Native America Calling,” “National Native News,” and “ICT Report;” cultural, music, and sports programs are also in the mix as is the health-focused talk show “American Indian & Alaska Native Living.” Additionally, “The Children’s Hour” and “Indigenous YOUth Nation” target younger audiences.
“We’re proud to partner with PRX as a more integrated part of our distribution, and to continue bringing a vast catalogue of Native programming to the stations and communities we serve,” said Nola Daves Moses, Program and Distribution Manager for Native Voice One. “This is a powerful example of how we can work together to strengthen the public radio system while expanding access to Native voices and perspectives for audiences within and beyond Native communities. We’re grateful, too, to PMI for making this partnership possible.”
