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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Eyedea & Abilities, Sean Anonymous, BK-One w/ Benzilla, The Hang-Ups, The Jayhawks, Sonny Johnson, Erik Koskinen, Bob Bingham, Papa John Kolstad, C...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 59:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Tree Party, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Koerner, Ray & Glover, "Spider" Jon Koerner & Willie Murphy, Slamming Doors, Erik Koskinen, Brothers Burn ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Sonny Johnson, Brothers Burn Mountain, Slamming Doors, Erik Koskinen, Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers, Barbara Jean, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 1
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The Christopher David Hanson Band, Slamming Doors, Useful Jenkins, Sonny Johnson, Legend of Gert, Enchanted Ape, Matt Ray & Those Damn Horses, Kind...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 59:05
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Terry Longtin, Larry Long, Useful Jenkins, Slamming Doors, The Jayhawks, Germaine Gemberling, Matt Ray & Those Damn Horses, Crankshaft & the Gear G...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:07
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Matt Ray, The Minor Planets, Kind Country Band, The Limns, Ipso Facto, Enchanted Ape, The Christopher David Hanson Band, High Drama Blues, Wanda Da...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 59:55
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Accoustic Smoke, Enchanted Ape, The Christopher David Hanson Band, Surf Monkeys, Tree Party, Howler, Bob Mould, Little Man, Haley Bonar, The Limns...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
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The Electras, Silverback Colony, 4On The Floor, Faith Boblett, Haley Bonar, Bigtree Bonsai, Actual Wolf, Charlie Parr, Nathan Miller and Unstoppabl...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 56:55
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Britt Aamodt is traveling along the route of the proposed Sandpiper pipeline that would bring North Dakota crude oil across northern MN to refineri...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WDSE


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 2
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Actual Wolf, Bigtree Bonsai, Soap, The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group, Nathan Miller and Unstoppable Co., Fathom Lane, Charlie Parr, Kind Country Band, U...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 59:15
  • Purchases: 1