{"id":48148,"date":"2021-03-04T17:26:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T00:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ksut-expands-programming-after-move-into-larger-building\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T00:26:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T00:26:19","slug":"ksut-expands-programming-after-move-into-larger-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ksut-expands-programming-after-move-into-larger-building\/","title":{"rendered":"KSUT expands programming after move into larger building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Tami
Tami Graham, KSUT executive director, is on air in the radio station\u2019s broadcast room on Wednesday at the station\u2019s new location in Ignacio. The radio station\u2019s move to one of the former Southern Ute Indian Tribe casino buildings has been in the works for at least 10 years.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

KSUT Public Radio\u2019s new, $2.5 million home near Ignacio is already helping the radio station expand its statewide and Indigenous programming partnerships.<\/p>\n

The radio station\u2019s move to one of the former Southern Ute Indian Tribe casino buildings has been in the works<\/a> for at least 10 years. Part of the station\u2019s goal was to use the larger space to become a hub for Indigenous programming, create a media training center, offer new programs and expand its news coverage.<\/p>\n

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After raising $1 million, and receiving a $1 million funding match from the tribe, the dream became a reality, said Tami Graham, KSUT executive director.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to pinch myself sometimes when I\u2019m in the new building or when I\u2019m on air in front of this beautiful new console,\u201d Graham said. \u201cIt was a lot of hard work for many years, so it\u2019s just nice to sit literally in the midst of the fruits of all our labor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nonprofit radio station, which went on air in 1976, is best known for National Public Radio news and an eclectic mix of music. As Four Corners Public Radio and Southern Ute Tribal Radio, it serves communities in four states.<\/p>\n

It was providing those services from a 1,300-square-foot, former Indian Health Services Clinic.<\/p>\n

The new building comes with brand-new broadcast and production equipment, two on-air studios and three content production rooms. (The final sound panels for a production room were delivered Wednesday.) The old building had one production space for two radio stations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a huge upgrade and really increases our capacity to produce programming,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

\"Sheila
Sheila Nanaeto, Southern Ute Tribal Radio station manager, in the tribal broadcast room at KSUT Public Radio&#x2019;s new facility Wednesday in Ignacio. &#x201c;One thing nice about the new broadcast room is when you interview someone you can be face-to-face, unlike at our old location my back was turned to them,&#x201d; Nanaeto says.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The station is already expanding its statewide partnerships and content creation. KSUT has partnered with KUNC Public Radio on state Capitol coverage and the Colorado News Collaborative on a statewide mental health series called \u201cOn Edge.\u201d It plans to air a new five-part series about grief in early April.<\/p>\n

KSUT is also continuing its collaboration with Rocky Mountain PBS on a program called \u201cNative Lens\u201d and with Dream Warriors<\/a>, a collective of Indigenous artists. The station is also producing programming for and with Indigenous youths through its \u201cNative Braids\u201d<\/a> program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a true collaborative project between the tribe and individuals and businesses in the region,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

smullane@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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KSUT Public Radio&#x2019;s new, $2.5 million home comes with brand-new broadcast and production equipment, two on-air studios and three content production rooms.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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