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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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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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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
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The last few years have been hard on everyone, especially our young people. The loss off connection to community may be a part of why we’ve seen so...

Bought by KWIT, KVSC, and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:37
  • Purchases: 3
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Native Americans and south Minneapolis neighbors testify to state lawmakers, about funding for the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute. An organiz...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Minnesota’s Hmong population lost a Secret War Veteran this month after Saint Paul Police shot and killed him in his apartment complex. The man, Yi...

Bought by KWIT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
  • Purchases: 3
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Ahead, reporter Alexander Aman brings us to the Red Lake Chemical Health Programs’ annual gathering. But first, people living in the East Phillips ...

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


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Today is a special episode of Native Lights. We have two guests! Sasheen Goslin and Deanna Reder from the American Indian Community Housing Organiz...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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2009 – Janet Horvath asked her musician dad an innocent question. Did he ever play with Leonard Bernstein? His answer would send her on a ten-year ...

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


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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1978 – John Lyght had been been sheriff of Cook County for six years. He’d seen a lot in that time. But a lion on the loose in Northern Minnesota? ...

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


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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December 1974 – Kevin Odegard grew up listening to Bob Dylan records on the basement record player. So it was incredible that the now 25-year-old g...

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


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8