Indigenous Community Media Fund 📻
Winter Solstice – Northern Hemisphere
Tagish, Yukon: Experiencing winter at -40°C, which is also -40°F—a rare moment when Celsius and Fahrenheit meet! Stay warm, neighbors to the south.
2023 Call for Proposals: Indigenous Community Media Fund
Strengthen Indigenous Community Radio and Media
The Indigenous Community Media Fund by Cultural Survival empowers Indigenous radio stations and community media in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Canada, the United States, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
Funding Details:
- Grants up to $6,000 USD for Indigenous radio stations and community media outlets
- Up to $12,000 USD for radio network collaborations (three+ stations)
Application Deadline: February 15, 2023
Benefits:
- Support for broadcast infrastructure improvements
- Training for community journalists
- Dynamic, participatory grants process
Indigenous Community Media Fund 2023
Innovation Week – Celebrating Community Radio
Why We Love Innovation and Community Radio 📻
Every day is Innovation Day at CFET and CJUC Community Radio! Our team of broadcast professionals loves connecting with global friends to develop Open Source community broadcasting tools.
Celebrating 25 Years of RadioRob at Whats Up Yukon
Whats Up Yukon – 25 years RadioRob
Australia Community Radio: Review of Emergency Alerting
Improving Emergency Alert Systems with CAP-AU
- Australia uses the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP-AU) for smartphone alerts, but not yet for FM radio or unattended community radio alerting.
- The CAP-AU profile integrates local terminology and area references for relevant emergency broadcasts.
Shared insights with Australia Community Radio Review to the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, sharing Canadian experiences with Open Source unattended emergency CAP alerting.
Tech Update: OBServer CLI Checker and Update Tool
Support and Help Site for help installing and updating Observer is easier than ever with our new CLI tool.
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
At COP 27, the UN Secretary-General launched a $3.1 billion Action Plan for global, multi-hazard early warning systems.
Key Investment Pillars:
- Observations and Forecasting: $1.18B for hazard monitoring
- Preparedness and Response: $1B to strengthen community/national capabilities
- Disaster Risk Knowledge: $374M for data and risk assessment
- Dissemination and Communication: $550M for accessible risk communication
FCC EAS: Enhanced Security Proposals
The FCC proposes new security rules for the Emergency Alert System (EAS):
- Annual cybersecurity policy updates required for broadcasters
- Mandatory hack and unauthorized access reporting
FCC Notice Emergency Alert System 
Security Spotlight: BARIX Default Passwords
Security Alert: A quick search for “barix streaming client” reveals many exposed, unsecured playout boxes on the web. Always set strong passwords for your broadcasting equipment!
Broadcast Alerting Workflow in Canada
Canadian TTS Alerting and Indigenous Language Inclusion
- If an alert includes audio, it plays automatically; if missing/corrupt, TTS is used.
- Some systems utilize AWS POLLY neural voices for lifelike CAP alert audio in English and French, with automatic fallback to onboard TTS if needed.
- Remote communities can decode alerts in indigenous languages, Supporting cultural and linguistic diversity in emergency broadcasting.
Join Our Public Discord Server
Collaborative Learning & Open Source Development
- Coding, mentoring, training: GIT, Bash, PHP, MYSQL, JSON, PYTHON
- Indigenous language preservation technology Supports CAP emergency alerts
- AI language services (AWS POLLY), WordPress, AoIP, video streaming, Docker
- Free, inclusive, and open to all!
Upcoming in 2023
Exciting projects ahead:
- API development for smart block integration with WordPress
- Program syndication and playout scheduling
- Debian and Docker install packages
- Metropolis Theme theme and feature updates for AlertPlayer and OBServer