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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Danielle Cheri is a writer, musician and hip hop artist from Minneapolis. She's recorded her work and published a collection of short stories and p...

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Here's Sara Breeze reading a poem to her students as she gets them ready to think about and to write metaphorical poetry.

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Originally from the Finger Lakes area of New York state. She's a world traveler who settled in at the University of Michigan for her BFA degree in ...

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Brian Beatty is a Minneapolis poet, who's work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. He's also hosted a literary podcast for mnar...

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Mike Finley says about himself, "I'm a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and...

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Charlie Pulkrabek is a design artist, an educator and a radio programmer. A long time volunteer at Northern Community Radio, who is now on the staf...

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Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...

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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...

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Gary Lee Joyner is a musician, visual artist, and poet from the Twin Cities. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Mi...

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Sharon Chmielarz has been published in literary magazines nationwide. Chmielarz has published travel memoirs and three children's picture books. An...

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