First Nations Experience

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-TV studios located on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College. FNX is America's first and only broadcast network aimed at Native Americans and global Indigenous audiences and consumers of Native American culture.

First Nations Experience

Country	United States
Headquarters	San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
Ownership
Owner	San Bernardino Community College District
History
Founded	January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
Launched	September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)
Links
Website	fnx.org

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.^[1] On this date, FNX became available via satellite receiver set to 125° West from the PBS Satellite Service.^[2][3] In 2015, the San Manuel Band awarded FNX a second $6 million gift to help expand the station.^[4] The network currently reaches 47 million viewers in the United States.

Affiliates

Channel	Station[5]	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
9.2	KAWE	Bemidji, Minnesota	Northern Minnesota Public Television
22.2	KAWB	Brainerd, Minnesota
12.5	KUON	Lincoln, Nebraska	Nebraska 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-CD	New York, New York	The 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	WNEO	Alliance, Ohio	Western Reserve Public Media
49.3	WEAO	Akron, 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
15.5	WHRO	Norfolk, Virginia	Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association
7.5	KSPS	Spokane, Washington	KSPS Public Television
28.3	KBTC-TV	Tacoma, Washington	Bates Technical College
15.3	KCKA	Centralia, Washington

See also

• World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network
• Sacheen Littlefeather