Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Northern Community Radio is an independent, nonprofit organization that operates a unique community-based public radio station, KAXE and KBXE. NCR serves most of north central, northeastern and northwestern Minnesota with a 100,000-watt signal originating in Grand Rapids at 91.7 FM and a 50,000-watt signal in Bemidji at 90.5 FM. Northern Community Radio also operates translators in Brainerd at 89.9 FM 

Northern Community Radio is a different kind of radio. When you tune in NCR you hear northern Minnesota...its people, environment, communities, attitude. These are the "stars" of NCR programs. NCR is a place where people gather to dance to good music or to find out about the flowers in the ditches and the birds at their feeders. It's a place to learn about the world, laugh, meet good neighbors, and share ideas.

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A creative performance event that will celebrate the legacy of MN artist Bob Dylan through words and music.

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A series of radio segments about the physical/emotional/intellectual process of creating public art - tied to art in public space at KAXE’s studios - which will inspire and support local artists.

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Free concert with the Erik Koskinen band in Brainerd.

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A 2-day outdoor music festival held in downtown Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

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KAXE/KBXE's monthly journey to a chosen community or region in the listening area.

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On Live and Local, we hear performance and interviews from musicians who have swung by the KAXE/KBXE studios. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Live Event Series showcases the talents of Minnesota musicians. A local production of Northern Community Radio: KAXE - Grand Rapids and KBXE - Bemidji.

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A free outdoor concert held in downtown Bemidji.

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A free concert series at The Historic Chief Theater in Bemidji, Minnesota.

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Live concerts on KAXE


Latest Pieces

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This week on Stay Human, Sasquatch protects his territory, Ann Marie Newman and Adrianne Reiners protect their mental space, and we’ll hear stories...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:33
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Storyteller Ann Marie Newman joins "Area Voices" to discuss the upcoming story slam event "Spooked," happening 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Keg...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
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  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring an interview with Minnesota musician Elizabeth Ghandour from the band Elour and highlighting Minnesota artists in ...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:49:38
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Say Uncle, this week on Stay Human. Friends and neighbors tell stories about that guy who’s sort of like your Mom or Dad, but so much cooler! It’...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:52
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In Patty Wetterlings new book, "Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope", we get a detailed account of the decades-long investigation to bring Jacob...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 13:22
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As a newly selected fellow in a rural arts program, theater director Mary Knox-Johnson is already planning a massive musical stage production she h...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 11:12
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music including Belfast Cowboys, Dessa, ...

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:50:43
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Duluth writer John Teschner's new thriller is a timely story about a fight over ancestral land in Hawaii.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 10:55
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On "Area Voices," Everett discussed this year's Bemidji Symphony Orchestra concert series and the tightknit community of musicians who bring their ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 14:35