Native Radio Building Community

For many communities -- especially the country's Native American tribes -- radio still promises a way to spread news, share stories and support a cultural or regional identity.

By Mike Janssen

As new technologies take hold in the marketplace -- and in the minds of consumers -- old media are starting to look, well, older. FM radio is no exception. The debut of new cell phones that deliver audio applications spurred predictions of radio's demise. But [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Good on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate.  I’ve missed their station.  Another Native SD group to get one of the licenses is DakotaTalk radio, out the Ihanktonwan Nation at Lake Andes.  They can be heard streaming at www.nativeshop.org.  A nice mix of rock, indigenous, jazz and great interviews along with a native language show.  Can’t wait til they’re up on FM in Central SD.

    United States Posted by Laurapetri on Oct 2, 2008 at 8:32 AM
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