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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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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The Mitchell Hamline School of Law seeks to address systemic racism in Minnesota’s criminal justice system… And a new scholarship program wants t...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSRQ, WTIP and more


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
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After another turbulent week of legal motions around the murder of George Floyd, Anthony and Georgia check in with community organizer, artist, and...

  • Added: May 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:32
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On today’s show, Leah and Cole talk with Bob Blake (Red Lake Nation) who is the founder and owner of Solar Bear, a solar installation company, and ...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
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From redlining to voter suppression, there are historical patterns to how people of color’s fight for equity has been blocked. On this episode, we ...

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


  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on Minnesota Native News, two important decisions that affect Native lands - and a Twin Cities park acknowledges the sacred.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 11
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This week, we cover the legislative fight brewing around reforms to policing while checking in with local artists and front line activist Lewiee Bl...

  • Added: May 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
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Steve Premo shares how he first discovered his passion for drawing, as a child while bed-bound and recovering from an injury, he first found his fl...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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The crew share stories of when the first became conscious of race and racial tensions as well as recent experiences. Memories from Pre-K to getting...

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


  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
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7 Generation Games has been creating educational games for students and schools across the country. The games blend math, language, and Indigenous ...

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


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
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In 1977, a group met in New York to compile the playlist for a record to be launched on NASA’s Voyager I and II probes. The audience? Extraterrestr...

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


  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 15