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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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50 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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504 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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144 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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It’s believed that the bible has been translated into more than 150 different languages. And as Allison Herrera tells us…one translation can be tr...

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


  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:33
  • Purchases: 14
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Graduation rates are up for Native students across Minnesota, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College gets NASA money, the Boise Forte Band is clo...

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


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
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This week on Minnesota Native News: there's a new credit union helping people get on their feet on the Bois Forte Reservation, Midwest Indian count...

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


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 7
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The legend of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox is a tall one, literally, in Minnesota. This famous lumberjack first appeared as part of an advertis...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 12
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Martha Ripley was a nurse by training when she moved to Minneapolis with her husband in 1883. Her expertise in medical care and her commitment to ...

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 30
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Alfalfa plays a major part in feeding the livestock that bring us the food and milk we eat today. It was a modest farmer from Baden Germany who mov...

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 18
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The not-so tiny town of Chanhassen, Minnesota is home to one of the longest running dinner theater's in the country. It began when Herbert and Caro...

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 34
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Half black, half Ojibwe, George Bonga was the first person of African descent born in what was then the territory of Minnesota in 1802. He was a...

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 30
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On this week's Minnesota Native News, Minnesota's La Crosse team celebrates the sports Native American heritage. Find out what it's like to live wi...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio, WTIP, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
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On this week's Minnesota Native News, new information about how sulfide mining is effecting wild rice in our state. The US Secretary of Education ...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WTIP, KSRQ, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 8