Title
Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation
Minority studied
First Nations in Saskatchewan; Métis in Saskatchewan
Description
Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation offers four Indigenous radio programs:
MBC is owned by the Indigenous residents of northern Saskatchewan, who elect its 13-member board. Financially independent, MBC supports itself through bingo and advertising.
- Offering local and national news as well as special programs on topics such as education and the environmnent, the Achimowin Program runs weekdays from 1-3 p.m.
- Focusing on regional news, Cree Morning News starts weekdays at 9:20 a.m.
- Sharing local news, history, traditions, and customs, the Dene Honi Program broadcasts to communities from 2-3 p.m. weekdays and broadcasts from 3-4 p.m. on the full MBC Radio Network.
- Also focusing on Indigenous and regional news, Dene Morning News shows weekdays at 10:30 a.m.
Every week, MBC broadcasts a total of 20 hours in Aboriginal languages.MBC is owned by the Indigenous residents of northern Saskatchewan, who elect its 13-member board. Financially independent, MBC supports itself through bingo and advertising.
Minority media website
http://www.mbcradio.com/ (Retrieved March 23, 2020)
Minority media language
Cree; Dene suline
Minority media type
Radio network
Medium
Radio
Spatial Coverage
Saskatchewan
Temporal Coverage
1984 to present
Head Office Location
La Ronge, Saskatchewan