The community began streaming its radio broadcasts online about two years ago to keep off-reserve members connected when away from home
“I think we’re trying to adapt to the new realities and take advantage of what’s out there,” Mr. Fiddler said. “A lot of our people that have to live out there, that have to live in urban locations or other communities … they feel connected when they listen to our radio, to see what’s going on.”
“The timing is just right on a Saturday morning, getting up, having a coffee or breakfast or something. It’s just turn on the radio and see what happens,” Mr. Fiddler said. “It can be serious, it can be funny, it can be informative, anybody can call in … people don’t know what to expect at any time and will say anything,” Mr. Fiddler said laughing. Some of the calls on a recent Saturday were from someone looking to buy a breakfast plate , a birthday greeting that prompts the Fiddler brothers to belt out a short version of, and a complaint that there’s a truck parked by Marcel’s house that needs to be moved ASAP.
“Good, cold weather, much needed weather,” Rod says as he announces the -28 degree temperature necessary to keep the winter roads in good shape. In 2008, community members including Mr. Fiddler, his late brother Gordon, and the late elder Louie Fiddler started a radio fundraising campaign to buy their own transmitter and upgrade equipment. In just a day, they raised close to $20,000 allowing them to break ties with the CBC and have complete control over their own programming.
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