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Profile and Mission Statement Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation was founded after the establishment of the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program in 1983.
MBC Network Radio currently airs 24 hours of programming daily, 7 days a week, from studios located in La Ronge Saskatchewan. It reaches an ever expanding listening audience of over 100,000 people in dozens of communities and offers programming featuring interviews, information, education, [and music] in the Cree, Dene and English languages. MBC maintains a grass roots connection in it's programming via phone-in shows and on-location broadcasts. MBC Radio is distributed via a digital audio system, which is up-linked directly to the Anik E-1 satellite from the Studios in LaRonge and received directly by the communities throughout North, Central and parts of Southern Saskatchewan, including La Ronge, Prince Albert, North Battleford as well as in Saskatoon - (Available on 104.1 FM), Regina, Prince Albert - (88.1 FM), and La Ronge via Local FM cable systems. Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation also has a professional video production team. The "Heartbeat of the Earth", a television documentary series profiling the languages, culture, and lifestyles of northern people, is aired on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN). The 13 episode per year series, was created by MBC and the people of Northern Saskatchewan in 1999 and continues to be a showcase for our peoples creativity. The Corporation is exclusively supportive of the activities of the Aboriginal youth of Northern Saskatchewan through the "Missinipi Youth Foundation" which is directly supported by the Corporation and is dedicated to a better future for northern youth. |





