MBC Radio, or Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation [1] , is a large Aboriginal radio network in Canada. MBC Radio's corporate headquarters are in the province of Saskatchewan. It airs programming produced by and for First Nations and Metis communities and of interest to many aboriginal people across Saskatchewan and th rest of Canada. A radio network is a network system which distributes radio programming to multiple radio stations. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada that has widely replaced the use of the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ... Metis can refer to a number of things: Metis was a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ...

The network's flagship station is CJLR [2] in La Ronge. The MBC Network broadcasts into 70+ communities in Saskatchewan including the Major Urban centers and broadcasts a streaming feed [3] over the internet 24/7. CJLR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 89. ... La Ronge is a town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. ... A wide variety of systems of interconnected components are called networks. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Look up urban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

MBC – A SHORT HISTORY

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The beginnings of Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation [4]MBC Radio in Saskatchewan go back to the early 1980's. Prior to that, the north had received merely token attention in the area of communications. Starting in the 1960's a provincial government radio service, broadcast out of Prince Albert Saskatchewan and eventually produced in La Ronge (Northern Saskatchewans 'Hub' community) called "Northern News" was hosted by its first producer Helga Reydon. The program addressed issues and matters of interest for aboriginal (& white) fisherman and trappers in the north with a short weekly information/interview program. However, the broadcasts were short and plagued by poor reception and unequal signal distribution and lacked the major 'content' that was "Culturally Specific" much desired by the majority of aboriginal people in the north. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Prince Albert piercing Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence Prince Albert of Monaco Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert National Park, Canada Prince Albert in a Can This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... La Ronge is a town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. ...

The Saskatchewan provincial government realized its shortcomings in serving the north and the program started to be produced out of La Ronge in 1973 by the DNS (Department of Northern Saskatchewan). This (now daily) program was hosted by producer/announcer Barrie O. Ward [[5]], with aboriginal language content added by Cree linguists Tom Roberts [[6]] and Robert Merasty [[7]]. The 'New' extensive radio program added more northern content and significantly included major aboriginal language content. The program however ended with the provincial governments disbanding of the DNS in 1982 and the elimination of the broadcasts. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Provincial is the title given in the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Catholic Church order) to the principal of a province (a geographical area, such as a country). ... La Ronge is a town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. ... The word department has a number of meanings: It can mean an administrative sector of the government. ... A day is any of several different units of time. ... In the entertainment industry, a producer is generally in charge of, or helps to coordinate, the financial, legal, administrative, technological, and artistic aspects of a production. ... An announcer is a voice actor who works in television, radio and film, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ...

In the late 1970's, CBC also began the broadcasting of an alternate northern program, "Keewatin Radio" [8]. The program contained snippets of relevant northern content and was aided by better reception due to the installation of the low power FM relay transmitters in the north. The stories, though pertinent to the northern populace, were largely in English, and still originated from a southern broadcast location (Regina). CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... English in common usage may refer to: The English language. ...

It wasn't until 1983 that the north would have a chance to truly create its' own aboriginal programming. At that time, the Federal Government of Canada introduced the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program ([NNBAP]), funded and supported by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Department of Canadian Heritage. The NNBAP program's aim was to enhance, protect and preserve aboriginal languages while at the same time allowing indigenous peoples to control their own communications services. In March of 1984 a full time coordinating committee was formed in northern Saskatchewan and a coordinator Robert Merasty [[9]]was hired to gather information on what was needed. System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... The Minister of Canadian Heritage is a member of the Cabinet and head of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for Canadas Arts, Culture, Media, Communications network, and Sport. ... The Department of Canadian Heritage, also referred to as Canadian Heritage, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies regarding the arts, culture, media, communications networks, and sports and multiculturalism. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ...

A survey was conducted of the residents of northern Saskatchewan at that time. The results of a questionnaire responded to by northern people gave the organizers an accurate idea of what aboriginal people wanted to hear on radio. Following the survey the first Board of Directors for Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (a Non Profit organization) was elected in 1984 and a headquarters was established in La Ronge with Robert Merasty as the first CEO. The corporation implemented a basic radio skills training program in 1984/1985 that was delivered through the local Community College. La Ronge is a town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ...

With the essential operating structure in place, and the first efforts underway to develop the skills needed to provide quality programming, the corporation was on its' way. The first MBC broadcast took place in February 1985 with [Tom Roberts ][[10]] hosting the first program. Broadcast could refer to: Broadcast, an electronica musical group broadcasting, the distribution of audio and video signals Broadcast address, an IP address allowing information to be sent to all machines on a given subnet. ...

MBC's initial broadcasts were predominantly in English with some Cree but lacked professional 'polish' and the corporation realized it needed a major skills training program beyond its initial effort in order to better serve its aboriginal audience. This was done by launching a training program at CJLR in 1986/1987 under the direction of Saskatchewan and Canadian Broadcaster/Writer Barrie O. Ward [[11]] a longtime broadcaster and aboriginal peoples advocate. A strong focus was placed on implementing the expanded use of aboriginal languages and the 'overall' technical skills of its broadcast staff were addressed and improved. CJLR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 89. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... It has been suggested that Barrister#Advocates in Scotland be merged into this article or section. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... A technical is a fighting vehicle. ... Skill is human (usually learned) ability to perform actions. ...

Today, within the sphere of its 24/7 operations MBC Radio provides a minimum of ten hours of Cree language programming and ten hours of Dene language programming per week, and strives to integrate the languages into everything from special programs, remote event coverage, contests, commercial content and more. 24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays and days otherwise that may alter limitations of work. ... The largest and the smallest element of a set are called extreme values, or extreme records. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ... The Dene are a group of indigenous peoples that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. ...

During its formative years MBC Radio was dependent on the Canadian Secretary of State (now Department of Canadian Heritage) for funding and the use of CBC's transmitters in carrying its' programming in its startup stage. By the use of skillful strategic planning put in place by MBC's second CEO Nap Gardiner [[12]] MBC became much more independent of Federal funding. In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... The Department of Canadian Heritage, also referred to as Canadian Heritage, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies regarding the arts, culture, media, communications networks, and sports and multiculturalism. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

Today (2005) MBC is primarily supported by self generated (advertising) revenue along with gaming revenue (Radio Bingo)and thus MBC is relatively self-sufficient in its radio operations. Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... Bingo Bingo is a game of chance where randomly-selected numbers are drawn and players match those numbers to those printed on cards. ... Operations is that unit (be it a division or department) of an organization that carries out the actual execution of the core operating functions. ...

MBC's third CEO Marty Ballentyne [[13]] brought about the corporations move into TV production in 1998 and served on the Board of Directors for APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network)Canada's [and the worlds] first independent Aboriginal TV Network. MBC has been a major contributor to APTN and it produced 39 episodes of "Heartbeat Of The Earth" [14] {a series for and about Saskatchewan's Northern Aboriginal peoples and their communities}. The series coincided with the startup of APTN. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... APTN can stand for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Associated Press Television Network This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, or APTN, is a Canadian television network which airs and produces programming targeted to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. ... APTN can stand for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Associated Press Television Network This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An episode is to television and radio what a chapter is to a book: a part of a sequence of a body of work. ... In a general sense, a series is a related set of things that occur one after the other or are otherwise connected one after the other. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... APTN can stand for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Associated Press Television Network This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

MBC has a superb digital satellite network signal delivery system that it owns and operates thus eliminating reliance on ground distribution systems. MBC also facilitates and supports the growth and establishment of small community owned low power radio stations and provides support and training services to them as needed. A digital system is one that uses numbers for input, processing, transmission, storage, or display, rather than a continuous spectrum of values (an analog system) or non-numeric symbols such as letters or icons. ... A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ... A wide variety of systems of interconnected components are called networks. ...

The Saskatchewan Association Of Aboriginal Broadcasters also known as (SAAB) was founded in 1996/1997 primarily through the efforts of Barrie Ward [[15]] (working at the behest of MBC) and the [[community]] station managers across the north. SAAB has grown into a large cooperative entity encompassing services for all Aboriginal broadcast outlets in the Province of Saskatchewan. A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an association of persons who join together to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit, in an egalitarian fashion. ... This article is about political regions. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ...

While its' original list of communities served virtually mirrored CBC's service area and broadcast into only 22 communities, today MBC is heard in well over 70 Saskatchewan communities, including the provinces major southern cities where thousands of ‘Urban Aboriginals’ now make their homes but still wish to keep informed of what is going on in the north. MBC's Cree and Dene programming is nationally recognized as leading the field in indigenous communications, and has been shared with audiences as far away as the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Alberta, BC, and Ontario. CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Look up urban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ... The Dene are a group of indigenous peoples that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. ... The word indigenous is derived from the latin word indigena, meaning nativ, indigenous, aboriginal, and has several, related meanings: The native people of a place; see the article indigenous people. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... BC may stand for: Ballistic Coefficient  a measure of air drag on a projectile by calculating a ratio its sectional density to its coefficient of form. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

MBC's current (Fourth) CEO (since 2001) Deborah Charles[16] is an employee who rose through the ranks over the first three decades of MBC operations. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

Deborah [[17]] is the first female CEO of an aboriginal radio broadcast network in Canada and she is one of Canada's most highly regarded female Aboriginal executives and also sits on the Board of Directors of the APTN. She has worked to see that MBC expands its television operations and MBC will shortly (2005/2006) be launching a weekly TV newsmagazine program in cooperation with Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN). Broadcast could refer to: Broadcast, an electronica musical group broadcasting, the distribution of audio and video signals Broadcast address, an IP address allowing information to be sent to all machines on a given subnet. ... A wide variety of systems of interconnected components are called networks. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ... APTN can stand for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Associated Press Television Network This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... Saskatchewan Communications Network is a Saskatchewan public television educational channel owned by the Saskatchewan government. ...

In light of these developments in a relatively brief period of time, one appreciates MBC's well earned position as the pre-eminent institution for the preservation, protection and enhancement of aboriginal languages and culture in Saskatchewan, and a leader in First Nations communications throughout Canada. Institutions are organizations, or mechanisms of social structure, governing the behavior of two or more individuals. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... Cultural studies developed in the late 20th century, in part through the re-introduction of Marxist thought into sociology, and in part through the articulation of sociology and other academic disciplines such as literary criticism. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada that has widely replaced the use of the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ...

Source - Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation ([18])

Frequencies

• Beardys - 97.3 FM
• Beauval - 96.5
• Big River - 95.7
• Black Lake - 91.7
• Brabant Lake - 88.9
• Buffalo Narrows - 89.3
• Camsell Portage - 103.1
• Canoe Lake - 103.9
• Carot River - 101.1
• Cluff Lake Mine - 104.1
• Cole Bay - 89.9
• Cumberland House - 89.9
• Deschambeault Lake - 88.9
• Dillon - 92.7
• Fond du Lac - 89.9
• Garson Lake - 89.9
• Grandmothers Bay - 89.9
• Green Lake - 94.9
• Ile-à-la-Crosse - 92.5
• James Smith - 96.5
• Jans Bay - 89.9
• Key Lake - 89.9
• La Loche - 89.9
• Lac La Plonge - 96.5
• McArthur River - 89.9
• Meadow Lake - 105.7
• Missinipi - 105.9
• Montreal Lake - 89.9
• North Battleford - 94.7
• Onion Lake - 97.7
• Patuanak - 89.9
• Pelican Narrows - 89.9
• Pinehouse Lake - 89.9
• Prince Albert - 88.1
• Rabbit Lake Mine - 89.9
• Sandy Bay - 96.5
• Saskatoon - 104.1
• Shoal Lake - 89.9
• Southend - 96.5
• Stanley Mission - 98.5
• Stony Rapids - 91.9
• Turner Lake - 89.9
• Uranium City - 99.9
• Wollaston Lake - 91.9

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External link

• MBC Radio