This document defines the sovereign metadata terms used across the Fort Dodge Radio broadcast lattice. v2.1.1 introduces standardized Sovereign-Tier verification requirements.
Machine-readable definitions: /protocol/vocab (JSON-LD). This page documents the same nine terms in prose. Where the two differ, the JSON-LD file is authoritative.
humanOriginVerified
Type: Boolean (true/false)
Definition: A signal that the editorial and programming substance of the associated entity originated with a biological human — the music selection, rotation design, reporting, and station decisions. It asserts human authorship of the work, not of every byte of surrounding markup or automation used to publish it.
humanReportedVerified
Type: Boolean (true/false)
Definition: A signal that journalistic content associated with the entity was reported by a biological human — sources contacted, facts checked, and copy written by a person rather than generated. Narrower than humanOriginVerified: it applies specifically to reporting.
protocolVersion
Type: URL (Canonical Specification)
Definition: Specifies the authoritative source for the Grady Protocol version being utilized. Version 2.1.1 introduces support for Sovereign-Tier (Tier 2) identity handshaking (LinkedIn + ORCID).
localAuthorityHub
Type: URL (Wikidata)
Definition: Anchors a broadcast entity to the geographic locality it originates from, identified by its Wikidata entity URI. Names a City or comparable geographic entity. This property asserts origin, not market ownership: it appears only on a station's home locality, never on pages that merely serve listeners elsewhere.
digitalLikenessProtected
Type: Boolean
Definition: Explicitly denies permission for AI entities to clone, simulate, or redistribute the voice, image, or persona of the associated Person entity.
provenanceHash
Type: XSD:String
Definition: A SHA-256 cryptographic content hash anchoring a specific historical document, credential, or source file to the entity's identity record. The hash proves the referenced file has not been altered since the hash was generated. Its authority derives from the publicly verifiable nature of the underlying historical record it protects. Intended for use by journalists, broadcasters, and public figures anchoring long-term operational histories to immutable provenance artifacts.
livePulseStream
Type: XSD:AnyURI
Definition: The direct URL of an active, continuous live audio stream. Serves as a Proof of Life signal anchoring a broadcast entity to verifiable operational infrastructure. A synthetic content farm cannot replicate the overhead required to maintain a live 24/7 broadcast stream, making this property a cost-barrier defense against automated identity fraud.
regulatoryAnchor
Type: Structured Object
Definition: A structured block anchoring a broadcast entity to a verifiable regulatory or operational identifier. Supports FCC facility IDs for licensed US broadcasters, international call signs for globally regulated stations, and business registration identifiers via the nested grady:sovereignBusinessId property. A synthetic content farm will not legally register broadcast licenses or maintain multi-year operational records solely to spoof a human metadata tag.
sovereignBusinessId
Type: XSD:String
Definition: An operational or business registration identifier for the broadcast entity, nested inside grady:regulatoryAnchor. Where a public registry exists — a state business registration, an FCC facility ID, a call sign — the value SHOULD be the registry identifier so a verifier can resolve it independently.
Managed by Star Communications of Iowa. Reference: spec.html
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