Office of Broadcast Services

Navajo Nation Office of Broadcast Services will inspire and empower the Navajo people through the sacred power of communication. We will be an essential and cultural resource, ensuring and disseminating factual information for the sake of knowledge and intelligence for the Navajo people.

Mission

To always provide public mass communication services to the people of the great Navajo Nation. Creating, producing and distributing culutally-aware programs and services that educate, inform and engage our audiences.

Purpose

The purpose of the Navajo Nation Office of Broadcast Services is to promote the expansion and strengthening of new and existing mass communication services to the Navajo People.

Goals

Produce public information, news educational programs, archival documentation and other media announcements for distribution to area media outlets including but not limited to Audio, Video, Broadband, Internet Webcasting, Photography, Filming.
Develop and implement fee schedules and grant permission to individuals, cinematography matters involving the use of the Nation's resources, citizens, culture and land. However, nothing with the Plan of Operation shall be construed to limit amateur photography of cinematography by other means by journalist members of the press for the use in news account pertaining to the Navajo Nation.
Where requested and appropriate, review materials slated for release or production for cultural accuracy.
Maintain an average of 100 hours of local programming hours, archival video and radio production.
Maintain a revenue stream from video/audio production utilizing digitally enhanced production services.
The issuance of commercial film/photography permits.
Maintain a revenue stream from the number of permits issued.
To adopt and implement phased projects toward digital transition of television and radio.

Services

Production of audio or visual segments for public service announcements, educational announcements, emergencies, public-community project updates, and public health/safety awareness.
An all-Navajo language programming (one bi-lingual).
Loyal network with seven regional radio stations:

KABR – Alamo, NM
KNDN – Farmington, NM
KTDB – Pine Hill, NM
KGAK – Gallup, NM
KGLP – Gallup, NM
KYAT - Gallup, NM
KHAC - Tse Bonito, NM
KWIM - Tse Bonito, NM
KTBA - Tuba City, AZ
These stations receive our daily broadcast programs in partnership.

Only we have all-media access to closed Navajo Nation Governmental sessions, i.e. Closed or special council sessions, Presidential/executive addresses, and Judicial sessions.
Land use permits for commercial filming, photography and cinematography with respect to Navajo Nation resources and culture.

Native Colleges	Higher Education	Government	AZ TV Network Stations	National TV
Dine College	Federal Student Aid	Arizona	Channel 5 KPHO CBS	CNN
Navajo Technical College	New Mexico State University	AZ Border Security	Channel 12 KPNX NBC	CSPAN
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute	University of New Mexico	AZ Govenor Brewer	Channel 8 KAET PBS	Weather Channel
Institute of American Indian Arts	Eastern New Mexico University	Utah	Channel 10 KSAZ FOX	Fox News
Salish Kootenai College	Brigham Young University	New Mexico	Channel 15 KNXV ABC
Ogala Lakota College	Utah State University	US Courts		Navajo Nation
Haskell Indian Nation University	Fort Lewis College	US Dept.of Defense	UT TV Network Stations	Executive Branch
College of Menominee Nation	Arizona State University	US Senate	Channel 2 KUTV CBS	Judicial Branch
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College	Northern Arizona University	The White House	Channel 4 KTVX ABC	Legislative Branch
Little Big Horn College	University of Arizona	Military Times	Channel 5 KSL NBC	Public Safety
Turtle Mountain Community College			Channel 7 KUED PBS	Dept. of Dine Education
Fort Belknap College	Dept. of Transportation	Native News	Channel 13 KSTU FOX	Headstart
Fort Peck Community College	Navajo - NDOT	Navajo Times
Chief Dull Knife College	Arizona - ADOT	Indian Country Today	NM TV Network Stations	Other
Bay Mills Community College	New Mexico - NMDOT	My TRIBE TV	Channel 2 KASA Fox	IJRA
Nebraska Indian Community College	Utah - UDOT	Native America Calling	Channel 4 KOB NBC	NPR
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College		Native Voice One	Channel 5 KNME	KENW TV 13
United Tribe Technical College		The Circle	Channel 7 KOAT ABC	PBS
		Wisdom of the Elders	Channel 13 KRQE CBS
		Native News Network

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