Oklahoma's sole tribal-owned TV station celebrates 10 years

Oklahoma’s sole tribally-owned and operated television station is celebrating a milestone anniversary.

Cheyenne and Arapaho Television’s 10-year anniversary is this month, and is celebrating with a 30-minute program on its history, which is in development, and a commemorative T-shirt.

"Ten years may sound like a long time, but really when you talk about Tribal media, Tribal television, that's still a new thing in Indian Country," said CATV Senior Content Producer Darren Brown. "And I find that very exciting because there are other Tribes across the country who are doing this as well."

The U.S. Department of Commerce Public Telecommunications Facilities program provided the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes a $750,000 grant in 2010 for a low-power educational TV station, according to CATV personnel.

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