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.

Series

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10 Pieces

Power in the Wilderness: Dramatized episodes about Iron Range historical figure Victor Powers.

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213 Pieces

What We're Reading is Northern Community Radio's discussion on the books we're reading and talking about. Hosted and produced by Tammy Bobrowsky.

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17 Pieces

Each Friday Morning we pull up a chair to one of member's kitchen table and get to know them a little better.

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8 Pieces

A series of interviews with artists that explores a community arts project addressing the aftermath of suicide.

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106 Pieces

Wordish is a writer-centered audio segment that features Minnesota artists reading original poems, short fiction and creative essays. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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21 Pieces

The next generation of youth making real, relevant radio.


Latest Pieces

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Grant Frashier visits the North American Bear Center in Ely.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 1
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"I do a lot of mental snapshots. I'll look up, see something, go back down and paint it and try to capture them that way...it gets more expressive...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 11:54
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TigerLion Arts, a professional theater group based in Minneapolis will bring Nature: A Walking Play to both Puposky and Ely this month. The produc...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 17:00
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Peacemaker Resources of Bemidji offers tools for building peace that lead to respectful relationships and healthier individuals families and commun...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 10:52
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We check in with Betty Firth from the Ely Folk School every First Friday to find out what will be happening during the month. From Chaga mushroom ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 08:34
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Every First Friday we discover what's going on in the arts scene around nothern Minnesota. Today we spoke with Katie Marshall from the MacRostie ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 22:16
  • Purchases: 1
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The Headwaters Regional Development Commission(HRDC) serves Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and Clearwater counties in northern Minn...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 16:52
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On this segment of Paddle Minnesota, we’re getting back to the origins of paddle craft in North America. Producer Jim Gallagher talks with traditi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 10:26
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Centerstage Minnesota features Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music.

Bought by Morton College Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:43:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Centerstage Minnesota features Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:56