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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50 Pieces

Individual stories from Minnesota Native news that make up the weekly newscasts.

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

MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community Conversations

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 20, 2020
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12 Pieces

Documentaries and features from Minnesota Native News.

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

MN Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 20, 2020
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21 Pieces

MN Native News: Health Report

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 20, 2020
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490 Pieces

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds" is a history program airing on Ampers stations in Minnesota. It is a co-production of Ampers and the Minnesota Historical Society.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jan 29, 2014
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24 Pieces

The special series of Native Lights is all about connecting with our neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Mar 27, 2020
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142 Pieces

We amplify stories of people within Minnesota’s Native communities. We explore the history, work, strength, and resiliency of Native people who are shaping the future, while appreciating those who came before.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Aug 28, 2019
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12 Pieces

Racial Reckoning: The Arc of Justice is a journalism initiative from Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, KMOJ Radio, and the Minnesota Humanities Center covering the trials of the officers accused of killing George Floyd, the community’s reaction, and exploring the changes needed to create a more just society.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Mar 08, 2021
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Weekly series from KRPR radio, about happenings around town in Rochester, MN and surrounding areas.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jun 20, 2019

Pieces

Caption: A map of the land that was partly reclaimed by the Lower Sioux Indian Community, Credit: mnhs.org
This week on Minnesota Native News - Lower Sioux Indian Community reclaims 114 acres, a summer opportunity for Native college students and a timel...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Actor James Wong grew up in Minneapolis, braving snow drifts and subzero cold. But nothing could prepare him for the Los Angeles meat locker that s...

Bought by KSRQ, KVSC, WTIP, WDSE, KVSC and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 13
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In 1986, a routine safety test resulted in the rupture of the Number 4 reactor in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Five thousand miles away and weeks...

Bought by KSRQ, WTIP, KVSC, WDSE, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 14
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The Federal Writers was winding down in 1940, when Minnesota writers were dispatched to report what and how people ate in their state for a propose...

Bought by KSRQ, KVSC, WTIP, WDSE, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 15
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Maurice Noble, born 1911 in Minnesota, had worked in Dr. Seuss’ animation unit during World War II. Back then Seuss was Major Theodore Geisel. Now ...

Bought by WTIP, KSRQ, KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis, WDSE and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 14
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Cubby was a black bear living peaceably at a wildlife park near Sandstone, Minnesota—until he got dental problems and his owner sold him for a cann...

Bought by KSRQ, WTIP, KVSC, WDSE, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 13
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Public Media, notoriously a white-led institution, has a race problem. It lacks diverse voices and equitable work environments. And it hasn’t impro...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Today we speak with Hope Flanagan (Seneca) a Native elder, a storyteller, teacher of plants and wild plant gathering. All through her life, Hope F...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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The Counter Stories crew talk about the anxiety that we are all facing during this pandemic and how that impacts the media we are taking in and the...

Bought by WGZS and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 2
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February 14th marks a day of honoring relatives lost in the ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR). A re...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1