National Native News

National Native News
Type Public radio network
Country United States
Founded 1987
Slogan News for all Americans
Headquarters Albuquerque, New Mexico
Owner Koahnic Broadcast Corporation

National Native News is a United States based public radio headlines package service owned by the Kohanic Broadcast Corporation. It produces and distributes a daily, 5-minute segment of stories and features related to Native American and Canadian First Nations issues which is used by public radio stations to supplement their locally produced news programming. It is the only daily radio program in the United States focusing on Native American topics.[1]

National Native News was established in 1987 with an initial funding grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was originally distributed by the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN) and its broadcast reach limited to Alaska.[2] In 1995 APRN turned over the program to Kohanic Broadcast Corporation, and syndication began shortly thereafter, with programs distributed by the Public Radio satellite system.[3] The program moved its studios to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2003.[4]

National Native News is currently carried on more than 200 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada, including KUT, KHSU, KGOU, KNBA, and others. [5][6] A portion of the program's broadcasts have been archived in the National Museum of the American Indian.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "National Native News". yellowstonepublicradio.org. Yellowstone Public Radio. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "National Native News (NNN) celebrates its 25th anniversary". cpb.org. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Montoya, Isaiah (19 March 2011). "The Native Voice". Navajo Times. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "'National Native News' moving to New Mexico". Juneau Empire. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Indian Country News". tribal-institute.org. Tribal Law and Policy Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Station Affiliates". nativenews.net. National Native News. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Keith, Michael (1995). Signals in the Air: Native Broadcasting in America. Praeger. p. 12. ISBN 0275948765.
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