Native Communications Inc
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Native Communications Inc. (NCI) is a public radio
network in the Canadian
province of Manitoba
. The network provides programming by and for Canadian First Nations
.
NCI-FM broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on more than 50 FM radio transmitters located throughout Manitoba, reaching over 70 communities. Its headquarters is located at 1507 Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg
. The company also operates CIUR-FM
, a youth-oriented radio station in Winnipeg which airs distinct programming from the main network.
The newest major site (on-air May 2002) includes a transmitter (100,000 watts) located near Minnedosa
, servicing the Brandon
and Dauphin
regions.
.
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
network in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The network provides programming by and for Canadian First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
.
NCI-FM broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on more than 50 FM radio transmitters located throughout Manitoba, reaching over 70 communities. Its headquarters is located at 1507 Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. The company also operates CIUR-FM
CIUR-FM
CIUR-FM, branded as Streetz FM, is a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at First Nations youth...
, a youth-oriented radio station in Winnipeg which airs distinct programming from the main network.
The newest major site (on-air May 2002) includes a transmitter (100,000 watts) located near Minnedosa
Minnedosa, Manitoba
Minnedosa is a town in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Situated 50 kilometres north of Brandon, Manitoba on the Little Saskatchewan River, the name means "flowing water" in Sioux. The population of Minnedosa reported in the 2006 Statistics Canada Census was 2,474...
, servicing the Brandon
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
and Dauphin
Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...
regions.
Rebroadcasters
The station has an extensive network of rebroadcasters throughout the province, as well as one in OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of License |
|---|---|---|
| VF2196 | 96.9 FM | Berens River Berens River, Manitoba Berens River is located in Manitoba, Canada, along the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg. This community is near the mouth of the Berens River, which flows west from the Ontario headwaters... |
| VF2339 | 96.9 FM | Bloodvein |
| CIWM-FM | 91.5 FM | Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance... /Dauphin Dauphin, Manitoba Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne... |
| VF2220 | 96.9 FM | Brochet Brochet, Manitoba Brochet is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba near the Saskatchewan border . There is no year round road service to the mostly Cree people. A winter road is in place only a few months a year. Air service at Brochet Airport is the main link outside the community... |
| VF2420 | 93.9 FM | Camperville Camperville, Manitoba Camperville is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Many Métis people live in this community. It is situated on Lake Winnipegosis.... |
| VF2312 | 96.9 FM | Churchill Churchill, Manitoba Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.-History:A variety of nomadic... |
| VF2261 | 96.9 FM | Cormorant Cormorant, Manitoba Cormorant is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba on the east shore of Cormorant Lake about 80 kilometres from The Pas, Manitoba. The community is in the west central region of the province. It has been an Aboriginal and First Nations campsite dating back to the 1900s... |
| CICP-FM | 96.9 FM | Cranberry Portage Cranberry Portage, Manitoba Cranberry Portage, located in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, Manitoba, was an important part of the pre-European contact trade routes of the Cree and Assiniboine peoples... |
| VF2195 | 93.5 FM | Cross Lake Cross Lake, Manitoba Cross Lake is the name of two closely related, adjoining but independent communities in the Canadian Province of Manitoba. One of the Cross Lakes is the Cross Lake Indian Reserve where the main urban area is called Cross Lake... |
| VF2421 | 93.5 FM | Dauphin River Dauphin River, Manitoba Dauphin River is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 25 in the Canada 2006 Census.... |
| VF2262 | 96.9 FM | Duck Bay Duck Bay, Manitoba Duck Bay is a community located in the Canadian province of Manitoba, along the western shores of Lake Winnipegosis. Duck Bay was established at the turn of the century as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and is named after the bay on which it is situated... |
| VF2337 | 93.5 FM | Easterville Easterville, Manitoba Easterville is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated 200 kilometres southeast of The Pas, Manitoba and 100 kilometres west of Grand Rapids, Manitoba, on the south shore of Cedar Lake... |
| CIFR-FM | 96.9 FM | Fairford/Lake St. Martin |
| CIFF-FM | 101.1 FM | Flin Flon |
| VF2334 | 93.5 FM | Fox Lake |
| VF2198 | 96.9 FM | Garden Hill Garden Hill, Manitoba Garden Hill is a First Nations community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated on Island Lake in the far northeast corner of the province. It is only accessible by winter ice roads via St. Theresa Point and air.-History:... |
| VF2333 | 95.5 FM | Gillam Gillam, Manitoba Gillam, Manitoba, Canada, is a community between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Gillam is a significant community because of the nearby Nelson River Bipole converter station on the Nelson River... |
| VF2174 | 93.5 FM | Gods Lake Narrows Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba Gods Lake Narrows is a community located in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The community is located on the shores of Gods Lake, which is the 7th largest lake in the province. Gods Lake has a maximum depth of 75 meters.... |
| VF2175 | 93.9 FM | Gods River |
| VF2263 | 96.9 FM | Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Manitoba Grand Rapids is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the northwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg where the Saskatchewan River enters the lake. As the name implies, the river had a significant drop at this point . In modern days, a large hydro electric generating plant has been built... |
| VF2336 | 93.5 FM | Griswold |
| VF2340 | 93.5 FM | Hollow Water/Manigotagan Manigotagan, Manitoba Manigotagan is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 191 in the Canada 2006 Census.... |
| VF2422 | 93.9 FM | Ilford Ilford, Manitoba Ilford, Manitoba is an Indian settlement in northern Manitoba, Canada. The Mooseocoot IR is located within the community boundary and is populated by the War Lake First Nation.The community consists of 38 households and provides the following services:... /War Lake |
| VF2404 | 93.5 FM | Jackhead |
| CIKN-FM CIKN-FM CIKN-FM is a First Nations community radio station that was scheduled to begin operation on 100.5 FM in Kenora, Ontario sometime in the near future, but never did and is now Defunct. The station never aired.... |
100.5 FM | Kenora, Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
| VF2106 | 96.9 FM | Lac Brochet Lac Brochet, Manitoba Lac Brochet is a Dene community in Manitoba, Canada situated on a lake of the same name. The community has a population of 629 of which 610 are registered Indian. The median age is just under 20 years old.... |
| VF2335 | 93.5 FM | Lake Manitoba |
| VF2406 | 93.5 FM | Leaf Rapids Leaf Rapids, Manitoba Leaf Rapids is a town in north west Manitoba, Canada. The town was developed as an experimental model; a model that other northern communities could replicate as they strove for modern convenience and luxury in a northern environment... |
| VF2407 | 96.9 FM | Little Grand Rapids Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba Little Grand Rapids is a community in east central Manitoba, Canada, near the Ontario border. It is located approximately 280 kilometers or 173 miles north-northeast from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Approximately 1,000 people live in the village and the nearby Indian reserve for the Little Grand Rapids... |
| VF2382 | 101.7 FM | Long Plain |
| VF2423 | 96.9 FM | Lynn Lake Lynn Lake, Manitoba Lynn Lake is a small town in the northwest region of Manitoba, Canada, 1,071 km from Winnipeg. The town was named after Lynn Smith, chief engineer of Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. There are numerous outfitters in the Lynn Lake area... |
| VF2313 | 96.9 FM | Moose Lake Moose Lake, Manitoba Moose Lake is a small native community located on the northern limits of the Saskatchewan River Delta on the western shore of South Moose Lake about 74 km Southeast of The Pas in Manitoba, Canada... |
| VF2222 | 96.9 FM | Nelson House |
| CINR-FM | 92.9 FM | Norway House Norway House, Manitoba - Treaty and York Boat Days :Held annually each summer, the York Boat events serve as the main attraction.-External links:* * * *... |
| VF2314 | 96.9 FM | Oxford House Oxford House, Manitoba Oxford House is a First Nations Cree community in Northern Manitoba, located on the Oxford House 24 Indian Reserve. According to the web site of the Bunibonibee Cree Nation, "Oxford House was originally one of the trading posts set up by the Hudson's Bay Company, en route to Norway House... |
| VF2504 | 93.3 FM | Paint Lake |
| VF2405 | 93.5 FM | Pauingassi |
| CIPM-FM | 100.9 FM | Peguis |
| CKQX-FM | 96.9 FM | Pelican Rapids Pelican Rapids, Manitoba Pelican Rapids is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 89 in the Canada 2006 Census. A Reserve, Shoal River 65A, is adjacent to the community and is home to some members of the Sapotaweyak Cree... |
| VF2264 | 96.9 FM | Pikwitonei Pikwitonei, Manitoba Pikwitonei, Manitoba is a community in Manitoba. The community is served by VIA Rail at the Pikwitonei railway station.... |
| VF2167 | 96.9 FM | Pukatawagan Pukatawagan, Manitoba Pukatawagan is a town about 210 kilometres north of The Pas; it can be reached by train from Lynn Lake by a branch of the Hudson Bay Railway, a passenger service provided by Via Rail. A winter road after the lakes have frozen. The Airport, located east of town, is used by Missinippi... |
| VF2108 | 96.9 FM | Red Sucker Lake Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba Red Sucker Lake is a First Nation community in Manitoba.-See also:* Red Sucker Lake Airport, an airport located adjacent to Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada* Red Sucker Lake Water Aerodrome, an aerodrome adjacent to Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada... |
| CIST-FM | 93.5 FM | St. Theresa Point St. Theresa Point, Manitoba St. Theresa Point is a remote Indian reserve of 2,632 people in northern Manitoba, Canada. The community is located on the southern shore of Island Lake, the sixth largest lake in the province. More than 5,400 people live in the area within radius... |
| CICY-FM | 105.5 FM | Selkirk Selkirk, Manitoba Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515.... /Winnipeg |
| VF2199 | 96.9 FM | Shamattawa Shamattawa, Manitoba Shamattawa is a community in Northern Manitoba, Canada and the location of the Shamattawa First Nation. It is located on the banks of Gods River where the Echoing River joins as a right tributary.... |
| VF2342 | 93.5 FM | Sherridon Sherridon, Manitoba Sherridon, Manitoba is a community in Manitoba, Canada.Sherridon originated as the service centre for the nearby Sherritt Gordon nickel mines. The mine closed in 1952, resulting in the equipment and many of the workers and families relocating to Lynn Lake. In 1949 the first house from Sherridon was... |
| VF2462 | 96.3 FM | Snow Lake Snow Lake, Manitoba Snow Lake is a town in Manitoba, Canada located 685 km north of Winnipeg at the end of Provincial Road 392. The main industry is and always has been mining; currently with one mine producing Zinc. In late 2009 it was discovered that the Snow Lake area could have one of the largest gold rich VMS... |
| CISI-FM | 96.9 FM | South Indian Lake South Indian Lake, Manitoba South Indian Lake is an Indian settlement in Manitoba. The community recently received treaty status and became a reserve. In the near future, they will establish a regional centre with the University College of the North.... |
| VF2265 | 96.9 FM | Split Lake Split Lake, Manitoba Split Lake is a community in Manitoba on the north shore of Split Lake on Nelson River about 150 miles west southwest of the river's mouth at Hudson Bay.... |
| CISF-FM | 90.5 FM | Swan Lake |
| CISV-FM | 93.3 FM | Swan River Swan River, Manitoba -Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola... |
| VF2109 | 96.9 FM | Tadoule Lake Tadoule Lake, Manitoba Tadoule Lake is an isolated northern community in Manitoba reachable by plane, snowmobile, and dog team sleds. In 1973, the Sayisi Dene moved here to return to their Barren-ground Caribou hunting life.... |
| CITP-FM | 92.7 FM | The Pas The Pas, Manitoba The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No. 21, Manitoba in the Northern Region, some 630 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, near the border of Saskatchewan. It is sometimes still called Paskoyac by locals as the first trading post was called Fort Paskoyac... |
| VF2338 | 96.9 FM | Thicket Portage Thicket Portage, Manitoba Thicket Portage is a community in northern Manitoba located on the Hudson Bay Railway. The community receives passenger rail service at the Thicket Portage railway station. The community has no all-weather road access. The community is serviced by year round train access, local airport, and winter... |
| CINC-FM | 96.3 FM | Thompson Thompson, Manitoba Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon... |
| VF2168 | 96.9 FM | Wabowden Wabowden, Manitoba Wabowden is a community in northern Manitoba. It is situated on Provincial Trunk Highway #6, which is the main route between Thompson and the provincial capital, Winnipeg.... |
| CIWR-FM | 93.5 FM | Waterhen Waterhen, Manitoba Waterhen is a Northern Affairs Community in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located approximately 10 km south of the Skownan First Nation and approximately one hour northeast of Dauphin. at the junction of Provincial Road 328 and Provincial Road 276... |
| CHYL-FM | 93.5 FM | York Landing York Landing, Manitoba York Landing, Manitoba is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is located along the eastern bank of the Nelson River, roughly half-way between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay, and it is located 116 kilometers from Thompson, Manitoba. The community has a population of 464 and it consists of 123 dwellings... |
External links
- NCI FM
- Native Communications history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for Native Communications Inc. stations