Native-made radio is getting a bigger signal. A new distribution deal between PRX and Native Voice One puts Indigenous news, culture, and youth programming in front of listeners across hundreds of communities—and the timing couldn’t be more critical as public media navigates a post-CPB landscape.
When Nola Daves Moses talks about the partnership her organization just signed with PRX, she frames it as more than a logistics arrangement. “This is a powerful example of how we can work together to strengthen the public radio system while expanding access to Native voices and perspectives,” said Moses, who serves as Program and Distribution Manager for Native Voice One. Her comments came as the two organizations announced a broadcast distribution deal on October 14, 2026, from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Under the agreement, Native Voice One (NV1)—a division of the Anchorage-based Koahnic Broadcast Corporation—will route its programming through PRX’s digital distribution platform. That means more than 200 tribal, rural, and urban stations can now access NV1’s slate of shows, which collectively reach over 655 signals spanning 36 states, plus Canada, Australia, and Guam. The effort is backed by Public Media Infrastructure (PMI), a nonprofit focused on equipping local stations with shared tools and services for the post-CPB era.
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The catalog now available to stations includes 17 ongoing weekly series alongside special one-time programs. Among the offerings are daily and weekly public affairs staples like Native America Calling, National Native News, and ICT Report; culture, music, and sports shows such as Words and Culture, The Mainstream with Brett Maybee, Indigenous in Music, Soul Deluxe, and Word With A Champ; the health-focused talk program American Indian & Alaska Native Living; and youth-oriented shows including The Children’s Hour and Indigenous YOUth Nation.
For Moses, the partnership is about continuity and reach. “We’re proud to partner with PRX as a more integrated part of our distribution, and to continue bringing a vast catalogue of Native programming to the stations and communities we serve,” she said. “We’re grateful, too, to PMI for making this partnership possible.”
PRX leadership echoed that sentiment. “Our imperative to power public media is also achieved through service to the communities we reach together,” said Jason Saldanha, COO of PRX. “Through our partnership with NV1––a bedrock of our system––we’re proud to help Native-focused productions continue to thrive on air, and to bring Native communities nationwide and beyond the news, educational, and cultural programming they turn to.”
The infrastructure behind the deal is just as important as the content. “Partnerships like this one are the exact reason PMI exists,” said Jeannie Ericson, CEO of Public Media Infrastructure. “PMI’s support of PRX’s digital tools for broadcast distribution helps ensure that public media producers like Native Voice One can continue to serve local stations and communities with programming that audiences can’t find anywhere else. We’re proud to play a role in strengthening the infrastructure that makes that connection possible.”
Media contacts:
David Cotrone, Director of Public Relations and Communications for PRX, david.cotrone@prx.org
Bob Petersen, Network Manager of NV1, bobp@nv1.org or 907-538-3981
About Native Voice One
Native Voice One (NV1) is the Native public radio distribution service, linking stations across the country to Indigenous radio programming, from reservation and village-based stations to stations in top urban markets. Now celebrating 20 years of service, NV1 distributes work from producers whose programming educates, advocates, and celebrates Indigenous life and values. NV1 is operated by Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC), a nonprofit, Alaska Native governed and operated media center located in Anchorage, Alaska. To learn more about NV1, visit NV1.org; for KBC, visit koahnic.org.
About PRX
Celebrating more than 20 years as a nonprofit public media organization, PRX works in partnership with leading independent creators, organizations, and stations to bring meaningful audio storytelling into millions of listeners’ lives. PRX is one of the world’s top podcast publishers, public radio distributors, and audio producers, serving as an engine of innovation for public media and podcasting to help shape a vibrant future for creative and journalistic audio. Shows across PRX’s portfolio of broadcast productions, podcast partners, and its Radiotopia podcast network have received recognition from the Peabody Awards, the Tribeca Festival, the International Documentary Association, the National Magazine Awards, and the Pulitzer Prizes. Visit PRX.org for more.
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Why it matters: With public media facing an uncertain funding future, distribution partnerships like this one ensure that Native-produced journalism and storytelling remain accessible to stations that might otherwise lose access. The deal also signals a broader shift toward shared infrastructure, where organizations like PMI help preserve diverse voices in the public radio ecosystem.
