WTIP

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North Shore Community Radio began broadcasting on April 29, 1998 from a small studio in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais, Minnesota. WTIP’s home is in Minnesota’s most remote county, with some of the most pristine and beautiful environment in the United States. Although Cook County is our home geographically, WTIP serves all of the North Shore of Lake Superior, and inland, from Two Harbors, Minnesota to Thunder Bay, Ontario, as well as areas of the South Shore of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Our webstream also takes our programs all over the world.
 
North Shore Community Radio broadcasts locally-produced programs from the WTIP studios as well as national and international music, news and public affairs programming.
 
WTIP is a community station. Sources of revenue include listener-members, business underwriters, grants, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other sources. However, the most important and valued source of revenue is our ever-growing group of listener-members.
 
Because WTIP serves some very remote wilderness areas of three States and one Province, our population base is small. We are supported by our listener-members, but we rely on our good friends who visit the area for expanding the membership group. Whether you are visiting for a day, a week, staying for the season or living in the WTIP listening area, we want you to become a member. You can take us home with you by ‘streaming us online through our website: www.wtip.org.
 

Series

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53 Pieces

Stories created by youth in and around Cook County Minnesota

  • From: WTIP
  • Updated: Jan 11, 2016

Latest Pieces

Caption: Elements
Elements of Craft is a new series made in collaboration between North House Folk School and WTIP. It explores the natural materials in our area and...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 10:27
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St. Paul-based band Crazy Chester honors the music of classic, blues-filled roots rock. They made their Roadhouse debut when they were in town rece...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 43:55
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Most of us have heard the common wisdom that our happiness can affect our physical health--and now a team of researchers has confirmed it. Prof. Ed...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 16:33
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Outdoor co-op REI recently launched a comprehensive effort to promote gender equity in the outdoors. WTIP's CJ Heithoff spoke with Bloomington REI ...

Bought by WDBM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 15:40
  • Purchases: 3
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Fred Smith is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Wildersmith on the Gunflint.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2017
  • Length: 07:30
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In this edition of Gus' Wild Side, we'll hear Gus' thoughts on the natural world....and the possible costs of modern life. Gus’ Wild Side is a regu...

Bought by KAOS


  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Sunny has lived off-grid in rural Lake County for the past 18 years and is a regular commentator on WTIP. In this edition we'll hear about what's b...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: 06:20
Caption: Eos II, Credit: courtesy umnsvp.org
The U of MN Solar Vehicle Project has a long and successful history. WTIP's Dave TerSteeg chatted with this year's co-leaders of the project, stude...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:28
Caption: Ari and Chris Silver
Multi-instrumentalist Chris Silver hails from River Falls, WI, and has been playing Americana music around the region since the early 90s. His grou...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2017
  • Length: 31:45
Caption: Fred Smith, Wildersmith on the Gunflint, on the grill at the WTIP summer pledge drive
Fred Smith is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Wildersmith on the Gunflint.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2017
  • Length: 06:04