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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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458 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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128 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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2011 – The all-girl Minneapolis punk band Sick of Sarah had a present for users of BitTorrent, the file-sharing site. Beginning that February, anyb...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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January 2020 – James Hong was a Minnesota-born actor who’d started acting in the 1950s. He had hundreds of film and TV credits. But this new film h...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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2019 –Author Kao Kalia Yang had only attended one opera in her life, and she had fallen asleep. Now the Minnesota Opera had reached out. It wanted ...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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November 10 .1906 – Bobby Marshall felt the pressure. The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was down two to nothing against Chicago with the c...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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She specializes in large-scale murals; her work can be seen on the sides of buildings throughout the Twin Cities and the country. Cole talks with h...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Minnesota state Representative Heather Keeler from Moorhead, authored a bill that would direct $3-million each fiscal year for 2024 & 2025. The sta...

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


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Leah and Cole chat with Tabitha Chilton, a White Earth Nation member who serves as Sanford Health’s Native American patient advocate in Bemidji, Mi...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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On this special episode, Hlee Lee is joined by three strong women making change in community. The group discuss what it’s like to a proud woman of ...

Bought by KWIT and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 2
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The Roof Depot demolition project in south Minneapolis has gotten a lot of media attention, but at the heart of it is a neighborhood’s fight to pro...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and WDSE


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Today Leah and Cole chat with Jewell Arcoren (Sisseton Wahpeton Nation). Jewell is a community activist and the Executive Director for Wicoie Nanda...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1