Koahnic Broadcast Corporation

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) is a nonprofit media center which provides Native radio programming through Alaska Native governance and operation. KBC’s national radio programming consists of National Native News, Native America Calling and Earthsongs. In addition, KBC owns and operates KNBA (90.3 FM), located in Anchorage, Alaska, the first Native radio station in an urban market.

Cook Inlet Region, Inc., a corporation created under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, was instrumental in deleveloping KBC. KBC was founded February 1992 and is located in Anchorage, Alaska. The word "koahnic" is of Athabascan origin and was chosen for the name of the corporation due to its meaning "live air." KBC is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. On June 28, 2010, KBC aired its first international broadcast broadcasting the 11th Inuit Circumpolar Council's General Assembly from Greenland to North America.

The primary mission of KBC is to bring Native voices to Alaska and the nation with its core purpose being to broadcast the Native voice.

KBC's National Training Center, once known as the Indigenous Broadcast Center and founded in 1992, provides training opportunities for Alaska Natives and Native Americans interested in broadcasting career. The center provides on-site workshops, The Alaska Native Youth Media Institute and an intership program.

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