First Nations Experience (FNX) is a non-profit television network in San Bernardino, California, owned by the San Bernardino Community College District. The network, created by Executive Director Charles Fox, is broadcast from the KVCR-DT studios located inside the Media & Communications Building on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College on South Mount Vernon Avenue. FNX is America's first and only broadcast network aimed at Native Americans and global Indigenous audiences and consumers of Native American culture, through Native-produced and themed documentaries, dramatic series, nature, cooking, gardening, children's and arts programming.
History First Nation Experience was launched under the leadership of Executive Director Charles Fox on September 25, 2011, through a $6 million gift from its founding partner, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. On November 1, 2014, FNX became available via satellite to hundreds of non-profit public television service providers across the United States including public broadcasting TV stations (especially PBS member stations), community, tribal, religious, and others. On this date, FNX became available via satellite receiver set to 125° West from the PBS Satellite Service. In 2015, the San Manuel Band awarded FNX a second $6 million gift to help expand the station. The network currently reaches 47 million viewers in the United States.
Affiliates Channel Station Location Owner 9.4 KUAC-TV Fairbanks, Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks 29.1 KGRQ-LD Gila River Indian Community, Arizona Gila River Telecommunications 19.1 KGRX-LD 13.4 KEET Eureka, California Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc. 9.3 KIXE-TV Redding, California Northern California Educational Television 24.2 KVCR-DT San Bernardino, California San Bernardino Community College District 60.5 KPJK San Mateo, California Northern California Public Media 12.2 KBDI-TV Broomfield, Colorado Colorado Public Television 22.4 WRJK-LD Arlington Heights, Illinois Major Market Broadcasting 51.2 WEIU-TV Charleston, Illinois Eastern Illinois University 22.2 WVUT Vincennes, Indiana Vincennes University 10.6 KWCM Granite Falls, Minnesota Western & Southern Minnesota Public Television 20.6 KSMN Worthington, Minnesota9.2 KAWE Bemidji, Minnesota Northern Minnesota Public Television 22.2 KAWB Brainerd, Minnesota 12.5 KUON Lincoln, NebraskaNebraska Public Media 26.5 KYNE Omaha, Nebraska 19.5 KXNE Norfolk, Nebraska 7.5 KMNE Bassett, Nebraska 29.5 KHNE Hastings, Nebraska 3.5 KLNE Lexington, Nebraska 9.5 KPNE North Platte, Nebraska 12.5 KRNE Merriman, Nebraska 13.5 KTNE Alliance, Nebraska 5.3 KNME-TV Albuquerque, New Mexico University of New Mexico 3.4 KENW Portales, New Mexico Eastern New Mexico University 14.1 WNDT-CDNew York, New YorkThe WNET Group 46.1 WMBQ-CD 18.3 WNPI-DT Norwood, New York St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council, Inc. 16.3 WPBS-TV Watertown, New York 14.11 WTNG-CD Lumberton, North Carolina Mercy's Bridge Media, LLC 4.11 KRDK-TV Fargo, North Dakota Major Market Broadcasting (Parker Broadcasting of Dakota License, LLC) 45.3 WNEOAlliance, OhioWestern Reserve Public Media 49.3 WEAOAkron, Ohio 35.2 KRSU-TV Claremore, Oklahoma Rogers State University 47.1 K35MV-D Concho, Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune 9.3 KUEN Ogden, Utah Utah State Board of Regents 7.5 KSPS Spokane, Washington KSPS Public Television 28.3 KBTC-TV Tacoma, WashingtonBates Technical College 15.3 KCKA Centralia, Washington
See also World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network Sacheen Littlefeather
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External links First Nations Experience