diff --git a/xgds_sample/defaultSettings.py b/xgds_sample/defaultSettings.py
index ba7ee21..ad8b4a9 100644
--- a/xgds_sample/defaultSettings.py
+++ b/xgds_sample/defaultSettings.py
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@
 XGDS_DATA_EXPAND_RELATED = getOrCreateDict('XGDS_DATA_EXPAND_RELATED')
 XGDS_DATA_EXPAND_RELATED['xgds_sample'] = {'AbstractSample': [('place', 'site', 'Site')]}
 
+XGDS_SAMPLE_SAMPLE_CHANNEL = 'sample'
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diff --git a/xgds_sample/models.py b/xgds_sample/models.py
index 4cf8160..b00b71d 100644
--- a/xgds_sample/models.py
+++ b/xgds_sample/models.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.urls import reverse
 
-from xgds_core.models import SearchableModel, IsFlightChild, IsFlightData
+from xgds_core.models import SearchableModel, IsFlightChild, IsFlightData, BroadcastMixin
 from xgds_notes2.models import NoteMixin, NoteLinksMixin, DEFAULT_NOTES_GENERIC_RELATION
 
 from geocamUtil.loader import LazyGetModelByName
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class Meta:
                                                  verbose_name=settings.XGDS_CORE_FLIGHT_MONIKER, blank=True, null=True)
 
 
-class AbstractSample(models.Model, SearchableModel, IsFlightChild, IsFlightData, NoteMixin, NoteLinksMixin):
+class AbstractSample(models.Model, SearchableModel, IsFlightChild, IsFlightData, NoteMixin, NoteLinksMixin,
+                     BroadcastMixin):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=64, null=True, blank=True, db_index=True) # 9 characters
     sample_type = models.ForeignKey(SampleType, null=True)
     place = models.ForeignKey(Place, null=True, verbose_name=settings.XGDS_MAP_SERVER_PLACE_MONIKER)
@@ -154,6 +155,9 @@ def cls_type(cls):
     @property
     def type(self):
         return self.__class__.cls_type()
+
+    def getSseType(self):
+        return settings.XGDS_SAMPLE_SAMPLE_CHANNEL
     
     @classmethod
     def timesearchField(self):