Ampers

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Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota.  Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local communities they serve.  Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest of its kind in the United States. From Grand Marais, and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 250,000 devoted listeners.  Ampers has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. 

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Short features documenting the impact of Minnesota's Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jul 23, 2014
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A Look at Legacy

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Apr 12, 2015
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40 Pieces

Bearing Witness with Anthony Galloway and Georgia Fort is a production of Racial Reckoning: The Arc of Justice, a journalism project created and supported by Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota's Communities, in partnership with KMOJ Radio and The Minnesota Humanities Center.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Mar 27, 2021
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First-hand experiences and advice about the challenges and rewards associated with caring for loved ones in the last stages of life. Allina Health helped fund this project.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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139 Pieces

We discuss race, identity, social justice and culture in a region grappling with demographic changes

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jan 14, 2021
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select Ampers programming related to COVID19

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Apr 20, 2020
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Sex Trafficking - Breaking Free Sex traffic. At KMOJ, we're not letting it hide. We are pleased to present two hours of programming about people in our community trying to end it. We are proud that last year's program on sex trafficking won a first place award from the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in the special projects category.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jul 05, 2019
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Moments in the musical history of Minnesota

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jul 14, 2017
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Minnesota Music Notes celebrating noteworthy artists, people and moments that shaped the history of Minnesota's Mainroom First Avenue

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Sep 26, 2019
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474 Pieces

Each week Minnesota Native News looks at social, economic, cultural, health issues and more facing Minnesota’s Native American communities. By informing and educating all Minnesotans about events, activities, and issues in Minnesota’s Native American communities this program interweaves the Native American culture into the rest of the communities of the state.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jan 29, 2014

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Leah and Cole take a trip to Four Sisters Farmers Market in Minneapolis! It’s the first market day of the year, and our hosts chat with nature-insp...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode, Hmong history buffs discuss their passion for history and what it means for their self-identity, how it affects their lives and ca...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 39:27
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On this episode, Houa Moua and Yong Kay share how they met as young people and broke tradition to get married in the midst of a war. This episode i...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 33:58
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Three young Hmong-American. veterans reflect on their service and how The Secret War affected their decision to enlist. Whether it was family press...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:04:22
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Those who came to the US as children are often referred to as the 1.5 generation. On this show, three Hmong community members discuss their experie...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:10:56
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Juneteenth is now a federal and state (Minnesota) holiday. With celebrations throughout the state, the crew is joined by Lee Jordan, the Midwest an...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 2
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Fall 1986 – Minneapolis actress Ann Sothern had been acting most of her 77 years, going back to her first film credit in 1927. But on her latest fi...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1966 – Dr. John C. Lilly’s life had taken him from his native St. Paul to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where the neurophysiologist conducted r...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1940 – Minnesota’s Eddie Arnold had followed his dream to become a successful Hollywood actor. Now he was putting his career on hold to go treasure...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1933 – Charles Albert “Charley” Bender was a clerk at a downtown Philadelphia sporting goods store. But twenty years ago, the 49-year-old, original...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10