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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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49 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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433 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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120 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

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November 3, 1979: Bruce Laingen, a farmboy from Butterfield, Minnesota, was the highest ranking diplomat in Iran—until he became one of nearly 60 A...

Bought by KVSC, KSRQ, WDSE, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KRPR and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 7
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June 1930: Eric Sevareid and Walter Port celebrated the graduation from high school, not with a party but with a canoe and a more than 2,000-mile r...

Bought by KSRQ, WDSE, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KRPR, KVSC and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 7
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New Year’s Eve 1964: The Escapades were debuting at the St Paul Armory, opening for music legend Chuck Berry, and playing for concert promoters who...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KRPR, KVSC, KSRQ, WDSE and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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This week on the Health Report, the Minnesota Department of Health has announced a new telehealth program to help people receive treatment for COVI...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KVSC, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Today Leah and Cole have a conversation with Jada Brown. Jada is a Minneapolis-based singer, songwriter and spoken word poet who is affiliated with...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Staci Drouillard, author of “Walking the Road: A  People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” at Nishkwakwansing, Credit: photo by Cathy Quinn
On Friday, November 18, for the first time in the history of the state of Minnesota, off reservation land was returned to tribal hands by the state...

Bought by KVSC, WDSE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KKWE Niijii Radio, and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
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2022 was the year many strong, talented Asian women finally got flowers. With Michele Yeoh killing it on the national stage, locally Hmong photogra...

Bought by KWIT and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Today Leah shares her conversations with Karen Jones and Stephanie Longfield from White Earth Nation’s cohort of Indigenous Parent Leadership Initi...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
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For over two months, advocates for Leonard Peltier walked in prayer from Minneapolis to D.C. to raise awareness about his unjust imprisonment. This...

Bought by KVSC, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, KSRQ, and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Today Leah and Cole chat with Jessica Glidden (Bois Forte). Jessica is the Program Manager at the Native Governance Center (NGC). She shares her th...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 28:30