KQAL

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KQAL is Winona's radio alternative. KQAL is the only full service, independent radio station in Winona and has been serving the area for over 34 years. There is something for everyone on KQAL. Classical and jazz during the day, rock at night, public affairs and educational programs, and WSU Warrior play-by-play action.

KQAL is operated by the Mass Communication department at Winona State University and is staffed primarily by student volunteers. It has a dual mission: to provide career training for students interested in radio broadcasting as well as to provide the residents of southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin with quality educational and entertainment programming.

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Daily update of Arts, music and community events for Winona and southeastern Minnesota.

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Jan 28, 2014
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405 Pieces

Local artists showcasing their craft. Whether it's painting, woodwork, glass, metal, beadwork, drawing, sewing, ect., we'll cover it!

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Oct 05, 2012
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385 Pieces

Culture Clique is a segment that takes a peek into different cultures in the Winona area. Celebrating the diversity of the cultural makeup of Winona, we are not just looking at heritage, but also hobbyists culture, and different ways of life.

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Sep 27, 2012
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119 Pieces

Don't Cha Know is all about being in the know about upcoming events in the Winona area, interviews with interesting people, and historically significant places in our neck of the woods - the Winona area of South East Minnesota.

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Jun 21, 2012
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31 Pieces

Minnesota's connection to the film industry.

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Apr 21, 2014
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823 Pieces

Live concert series recorded on location and centered around local and regional (MN) artists. Might sometimes include acoustic in studio performances.

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Jul 08, 2020
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83 Pieces

In studio interview show centered around local and regional (MN) music releases. Includes music from the featured album and discussion with the artist(s) about the writing, recording and distribution processes. Might sometimes include producers and engineers involved on the featured album.

  • From: KQAL
  • Updated: Jul 08, 2020

Latest Pieces

Caption: Joel Liestman as "The Novelist," taking in the view., Credit: Photo courtesy of Nautilus Music Theater
On this episode of Art Beat, we visit with members of Nautilus Music Theatre of St. Paul MN. The company is visiting John Hassler Theatre in Plainv...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 24:50
  • Purchases: 2
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Today on Art Beat we continue our coverage of Rockwell Kent in Winona, A Centennial Celebration. We feature Emilio DeGrazia, Winona’s Poet Laureate...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:41
  • Purchases: 1
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On Art Beat, we continue celebrating Rockwell Kent’s time in Winona Minnesota, with a presentation by Kent Gernander on Rockwell Kent’s passport ca...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:03:08
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of, Art Beat - we visit with Ryan Mingone, an art education major who recently graduated from Winona State University. Ryan speaks ...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 17:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Today on Art Beat we have the opportunity to visit with the filmmaker who was the subject of his own documentary. Philip Lawerence was on the medic...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 38:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Can you image writing about all those embarrassing and awkward moments in your life, and publishing them into stories for the whole world to read? ...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 1
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During the span of 1912 to 1913 a most interesting individual captured the attention of the entire town of Winona, MN, Rockwell Kent. I honor of th...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 51:12
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of Art Beat, we visit with MN author Peter Geye. You may remember the last time Peter we visited with Peter about his book "Safe Fr...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 21:02
  • Purchases: 1
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On today’s Art Beat we are talking with author and poet Katrina Vandenberg. Katrina will be telling us about her two books “Atlas” and “The Alphabe...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 46:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Previously on Art Beat we featured our interview with Jim Tittle, conducted during the Frozen River Film Festival. Jim started out as a photographe...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 40:46
  • Purchases: 1