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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Milt Lee and his wife Jamie have been building with straw bale for years. This weekend, they're hosting a workshop for anyone interested in learnin...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 16:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Danielle Stone is an oil painter. She belongs to the Leech Lake Art League, a group that meets every week to paint, critique, and collaborate with ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 1
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The Fosston Community Library & Arts Association is an ambitious group. They offer music lessons, run a mixed media gallery, and operate the 150-se...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
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North Star Stampede, Effie Rodeo, Effie, Minnesota

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Jill Dermody is currently working on the third draft of her book, "The Skyrian Memoirs", about her experience volunteering on a horse farm in Greec...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Anthony Swann has written a novel about jazz people in the Twin Cities in the early 1960's. He like physical books and coffeehouses. And Anthony Sw...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
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Aaron Wenger is a retired educator. He is an engineer that became an educator. He is KAXE's staff physicist, and a poet. A daily reminder that, in ...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: :54
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Jennifer Sporcich lives in Minneapolis with her two dogs and two parakeets. She received a BFA from the school of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: :57
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:37
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Troy Rogers is a Minnesota-based musician and composer, working primarily with robots of his own design. Troy travels the country teaching robotics...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 2