Submitting a Sweeper or B-Liner
Interested in hearing your voice on the radio? Want to support your local Native public radio station? Submit a sweeper or B-Liner today!
What is a sweeper? A sweeper is used to ID the station with our taglines - “Alaska’s Native Voice” and “Where Music Matters”.
What is a B-Liner? B-Liners are a way to briefly identify the station and promote a KNBA show or service.
How do I submit one? Easy! Follow the guide below and hear yourself on the radio!
Step 1: Identify your recording equipment. For this we recommend an iPhone or Android capable of recording voice memos.
Step 2: Set up your recording equipment according to the guide used by NPR, linked to here.
Step 3: When ready, record yourself saying any of the following scripts below. Please note, sweepers should be no longer than 15 seconds in length. And feel free to be friendly, jovial, and proud to support! Know we encourage the use of our Indigenous languages, so if you know yours and can fit it in to the time allotment, feel free! The key is to always end with one of the taglines.
Sweepers:
1) Hi/Hello, this is Name, from (Town, community, group...). Thank you for supporting 90.3 KNBA, Alaska’s Native Voice.
2) Hi/Hello, this is Name, from (Town, community, group...). Thank you for supporting 90.3 KNBA, Where Music Matters.
B-Liners:
KNBA App Stream KNBA with the Free mobile App. connect to the App store right now at knba.org, and like KNBA on Facebook. KNBA Shotgun Thank you for supporting 90.3 KNBA, Where Music Matters.
Connect to the KNBA Community KNBA News stories have the community talking and learning. Join-in when you like KNBA on Facebook!
Native America Calling
Join the National discussion on current topics and how they intersect with Native News and Culture. Tune-in to Native America Calling weekdays at 9:00am on KNBA, Alaska’s Native Voice.
KNBA Website Visit KNBA’s mobile friendly web page to see a full Program Guide, Local News Stories, the KNBA music video of the day and of course, our music playlists… go now to knba.org and like
KNBA on Facebook! KNBA App You can stream KNBA by going to knba.org to listen live or use the Free App with direct links to our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Download for free at any App store.
INDIGEFI (In-Dij-i-Fy) INDIGI-FY, the show introducing you to the future of Native music with new and trending artists, while honoring the past, INDIGI-FY is heard Friday Nights at 7pm, on KNBA, Alaska’s Native Voice.
Nine to Noon on KNBA Listen Weekdays 9-to-Noon for our 3-hour block of Native voice programming… use the free App to listen live or stream at knba.org!
Step 4: For sending the file, be sure to share it to either feedback@knba.org or therivr1@gmail.com, depending on which script you use in Step 3.
