Indigenous Media Archive Support 📢
Indigenous Community Media Fund (ICMF)
The Indigenous Community Media Fund (ICMF) offers financial Support to strengthen infrastructure for Indigenous-managed media. The fund focuses on sustainability, environmental justice, and climate change initiatives within community media.
- Eligible Regions: Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, North America, and selected Asian countries.
- Grant Amounts: Up to $8,000 USD for individual media entities and up to $12,000 USD for network proposals with multiple organizations.
- Application Deadline: January 26, 2025.
Indigenous Community Media Fund 2025
Virtual Emergency Alerting as a Service (EaaS)
OpenBroadcaster’s Emergency Alerting as a Service (EaaS) offers a robust, CAP-compliant emergency alerting solution. This system features:
- A configurable web dashboard for easy alert management
- An IP receiver combo (Barix Exstreamer) that automatically overrides broadcasts for emergency alerts
- Seamless return to regular programming
- Cost-effective design
Ideal for broadcasters and emergency management agencies delivering timely, reliable public alerts.
CAP Alerting Service
Open Source CAP Broadcaster Development Guide
OpenBroadcaster’s white paper Supports developers implementing CAP alert Support in broadcast systems like AlertPlayer with Raspberry Pi. Embrace DIY technology, open-source software, scripting, and hands-on projects in community radio and broadcasting.
- For Raspberry Pi Coders – WANTED and the open-source development community
- Step-by-step guides and best practices
Open Source CAP Broadcaster – Guide
This Is An Emergency Broadcast
This Is An Emergency Broadcast bridges Indigenous political advocacy and community radio, challenging dominant state and corporate media. It enables self-determined, empowered communication and amplifies Indigenous narratives through grassroots broadcasting.
This is an Emergency Broadcast
Tech Tip
Why isn’t your Christmas music playing? Check whether your “day parting” feature is enabled—which filters specific media files from being played at certain times and dates.
New Server Release
Now Available:
Archive Media Support
OpenBroadcaster now Supports PDF, TIF, and BWF industry-standard formats for media archiving and playout.
Industry-standard formats PDF, TIF, and BWF are Supported for media archives and playout.
Metadata Fields
Enhanced metadata features include GPS, date and time fields, private researchers’ notes with inline editor and custom comments public display options via API.
Broadcast Certificates and Licenses
Are you a nonprofit starting a radio or TV station? We offer guidance to help you navigate licensing, regulatory processes, and bureaucracy—ensuring a smoother launch for your broadcast operations.
Contact Us today for a complimentary consultation!
News & Events
CRTC Public Consultation: Canada’s CRTC is holding a new CRTC – Consultation on Modern Radio to modernize the broadcasting framework, including updating the rules for radio stations. While new station filings are on hold, First Nations, Inuit, Métis peoples, and organizations needing help with forms or submissions can contact CRTC for assistance.