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

A series that documents stories told by people affected by the pandemic.

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113 Pieces

Realgoodwords : conversations with Minnesota writers that explore the stories and the inspiration behind them.

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297 Pieces

This program consists of guest essays from local writers and essayists, read by the writer. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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2 Pieces

A look into the personal histories, stories, and notable contributions of MN indigenous women. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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56 Pieces

A look into the impact of women leaders and women's leadership roles in Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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12 Pieces

A lot was happening the summer of 1967. In this series, Producer Grant Frashier looks back at ten events of the summer of love and tells the history around it in 90 seconds.

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10 Pieces

The Arts in Northern MN

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852 Pieces

A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.

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29 Pieces

The Great Northern Radio Show is a live stage production featuring musicians, storytellers, history, radio theater, and plenty of local flavor from the communities of Northern Minnesota.

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51 Pieces

Phenology is the rhythmic, biological nature of events as they relate to climate.


Latest Pieces

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Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's current Poet Laureate was one of the first contributors to Northern Community Radio's "The Beat". She's also one of five...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:31
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Poet, Athena Kildegaard, lives in prairie pothole country, her term for Morris, Minnesota, where she's a lecturer at the University of Minnesota. S...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:47
Caption: Southwest Village, Credit: Bickey Bender
Bickey Bender is a multi-media artist who lives in the Park Rapids area. She primarily works with papermaking, but has tried many artforms as a for...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 11:39
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Writer & Actress Felicia Day, Credit: Christina Gandolfo
Tammy Bobrowsky interviews actress, gamer, and head of Geek & Sundry Felicia Day on her new book, "You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)."

Bought by KVSC, WABE, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 11:37
  • Purchases: 3
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Steve Downing reviews recent events at the new Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, Minnesota, including the Lin Enger reading & workshop, the annual m...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:50
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Grant Frashier reports on the Bovey Farmer's Day Parade in Bovey, Minnesota.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 1
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The Heart Goes Last, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), Black Chalk, Fake Fruit Factory, The Art of Memoir, The Year of the Gorilla, The ...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:17
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Delina White, Lavender Hunt and Sage Davis are a family of beadwork artists. Delina has been beading since she was a girl, taught by her grandmothe...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 14:54
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Aaron Wenger is a retired educator, an engineer who became a teacher and helped transform Itasca Community College's engineering program. His inter...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Lowell Carpenter is one of the writers - and the director - of the original play "Walking the Tightrope." The play features stories from the Kirkbr...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1