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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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

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  • Updated: Apr 06, 2020
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Veterans' Voices: Minnesota in Vietnam

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

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

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  • Updated: May 16, 2022

Pieces

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This week on Minnesota Native News, we revisit a trip Native Lights hosts and MN Native News reporters Cole Premo and Leah Lemm took to the Four Si...

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


  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Today, Leah and Cole chat with Tony Drews (first-generation direct descendent of Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), a lifelong student of Ojibwe culture a...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA


  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Today, Leah and Cole chat with artist Shaun Chosa. Shaun's art boldly blends Indigenous heritage, counterculture, and pop culture influences, echoi...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:28
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In our second installment, the crew discusses the community impact of the new law giving those who have left prison the right to vote. This action ...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:34
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This week, Dakota people in Minnesota celebrate a Land Back victory, the Lake Superior Nibi Walk wraps up, the school nurse for the Red Lake Nation...

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


  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
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As many as 55,000 Minnesotans are regaining their right to cast a ballot with the passing of the Restore the Vote bill. The new law means restoring...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
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This week, new legislative changes require Minnesota teachers to learn about American Indian Culture, The Mille Lacs Indian Museum hosts a special ...

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


  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week unhoused relatives have returned to the “Wall of Forgotten Natives” in Minneapolis, wildfire smoke continues to suffocate Northern Minnes...

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


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
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At the dawn of disco’s demise in 1980, Minnesota musicians unleashed the disco sensation Funkytown. Thirty years later, the one-hit-wonder is still...

Bought by KQAL, KRPR, and WGZS


  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Coya Knutson made history as the first woman from Minnesota to serve in Washington. But, as MN90 producer Marisa Helms reports, Knutson’s estranged...

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


  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 7