CKNN-FM, branded as Nuxalk Radio, is a non-commercial community
radio station
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...
broadcasting from the Nuxalk village of Q'umk'uts',
Kulhulmcilh
Kulhulmcilh (Nuxalk language, ItNuxalkmc: "our land"; pronounced: ), also known as Nuxalkulmc ("Nuxalk Country"; ) and Nuxalk Territory, is the ancestral, List of traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of North America, traditional, a ...
, in
Bella Coola, British Columbia
Bella Coola is an unincorporated community in the Bella Coola Valley of British Columbia, Canada. ''Bella Coola'' usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper ("the townsite"), Lower Bella Coola, Ha ...
. It was founded 21 June 2014 and broadcasts on 91.1 FM and online. The Alkw Media Society administers Nuxalk Radio with a board of directors from the Nuxalk and Bella Coola community.
The radio station was the subject of ''Nuxalk Radio'', a short documentary film by
Banchi Hanuse that premiered at the
2020 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 39th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 24 to October 7, 2020. On September 3, organizers announced a lineup of 180 films; due to the COVID- ...
.
[Caitlin Thompson]
"Nuxalk Radio film wins big at Vancouver International Film Festival"
''Coast Mountain News'', September 29, 2020.
References
External links
Nuxalk RadioNuxalk Radio interview with ''BC Musician'' Magazine* {{RecnetCanada, CKNN-FM
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