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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Weekly series from KRPR radio, about happenings around town in Rochester, MN and surrounding areas.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jun 20, 2019
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People share their personal stories, strategies and perspectives on preventing and managing diabetes, in these relatable and inspirational segments.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Apr 12, 2017
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27 Pieces

Native Americans share their personal experiences and challenges of quitting commercial tobacco and reclaiming sacred tobacco.

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  • Updated: Apr 12, 2017
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Half hour collections from AMPERS' Veterans' Voices Series hosted by Britt Aamodt and Kevyn Burger

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  • Updated: Jan 25, 2023
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Memories and stories of Minnesota's Vietnam veterans.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Oct 04, 2017
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Memories and stories from Minnesota's military veterans

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  • Updated: Oct 21, 2019
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Memories and stories from Minnesota Korea War Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Apr 06, 2020
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20 Pieces

Veterans' Voices: Minnesota in Vietnam

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 16, 2022
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Veterans' Voices: Minnesota in World War I

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 16, 2022
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Veterans' Voices: Minnesota in World War II

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 16, 2022

Pieces

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In 1946, Forrest O. Wiggins was the first African-American instructor hired by the University of Minnesota. Two years later, he was fighting to kee...

Bought by KRPR, KSRQ, KVSC, WDSE, WGZS and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 23
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What is that pest that chases joggers down roads and plagues summer bathers with its piercing bite? Britt Aamodt takes a closer look at the deer fly.

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


  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 21
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This week on Minnesota Native News, we hear from the Prairie Island Indian Community, which has joined other Minnesota Dakota tribes in a lawsuit a...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WORT, KMSU, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Six hundred people gathered at Mystic Lake Conference Center in Prior Lake for the Third Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition. Tribal lea...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSRQ, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: An encampment of homeless people in Minneapolis is receiving the attention of media, Native leaders and other local officials.  , Credit: Melissa Townsend
A tent encampment of homeless folks continues to grow in Minneapolis. There are about 300 people there, many of whom are Native. The camp shines...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMSU, KVSC, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This week on Minnesota Native News, we get an update on the Minneapolis homeless encampment, also known as “the wall of forgotten natives.” We also...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMSU, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 12
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Wadena’s Cozy Theater screened its first silent film in 1914, The Last Days of Pompeii. Britt Aamodt explores the history of film through one long-...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 19
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The first telegram was sent in the United States in 1838. Minnesota wanted to get hooked in but it had to wait for the trains to bring the telegrap...

Bought by KVSC, WDSE, WTIP, KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 21
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Al Nier was a physics researcher at the University of Minnesota when he figured out how to separate the isotopes of uranium. Britt Aamodt traces th...

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


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 20
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Don was one of the last lowland gorillas taken from the wild before 1973’s Endangered Species Act. Britt Aamodt remembers the gorilla who not only ...

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


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 21