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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10 Pieces

Local independent producer David McDonald recently returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 2012 to 2014. During his service, he interviewed over 40 fellow Peace Corps Volunteers as well as recorded a fascinating variety of audio from all over Morocco.

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252 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice. As of July 1, 2015, Acoustic Stories will continue as Arts Review.

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1 Piece

Each week host Bobbie Kleffman talks with people who have a passion for horses.

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8 Pieces

A live style and fashion show produced by and including Anishinaabe and BIPOC designers and models and radio interviews with artists who participated.

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789 Pieces

Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show connect listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in northern Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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41 Pieces

Reviews from a wide variety of arts venues and events around Minnesota.

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61 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to Minnesota arts culture and history. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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5 Pieces

The annual Bemijigamaag Powwow brings together natives and non-natives to celebrate the tradition of the powwow and community. Presented by Ampers and supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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40 Pieces

Between You & Me Podcast will produce and create content relevant to the daily life and culture of Northern Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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148 Pieces

Between You and Me is our weekly get together, a mix of music and conversation. Including commentaries from regular contributors like Aaron Brown, Guido and The Last Word


Latest Pieces

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Milt Lee speaks with Louie Fournier, logger and collector of chainsaws.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 2
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Grant Frashier explores the different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in Grand Rapids, MN: Turkey Trot, Community Dinner, and Free Day in Minnesota ...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing attends the 8th Annual Fish Decoy Exhibit at the Sawmill Inn in Grand Rapids, and the Holiday Marketplace at the MacRostie Art Center.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 03:28
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Anton Treuer is an author and professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He’s also one of the founding members of a grassroots group in Bemid...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Alice Blessing Self-Portrait
Alice Blessing is a fine art painter who specializes in portraits. Her favorite medium? Acrylics on canvas. Her preferred technique? Fingerpainting...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 12:14
  • Purchases: 1
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Have you ever looked at a rotten oak burl and thought, “Man, that’s beautiful?” Phil Holtan has. Plenty of times. Phil is a master wood turner in ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 12:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world, then through p...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: :59
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Sharon Harris was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota and she still lives near there. Her day job is at the First National Bank of Menahga in Sebeka. Sh...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: :55
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Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's current Poet Laureate was one of the first contributors to Northern Community Radio's "The Beat".

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:27
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Erin Lynn Marsh is a Bemidji poet. She's published her work in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She's a graduate of the MFA...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:20