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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Segments that explore the meaning and lasting impact of Dylan’s work on the Minnesota music and literary scenes through the eyes of one or more other working musicians or writers. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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158 Pieces

A radio segment about Ojibwe language and culture that features puppets. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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121 Pieces

The Call of the Wild is a call to your heart. The call to the wild part of yourself that you want to express in the work that you do. Sometimes you can even make a living doing what you love. And sometimes you can’t, but you still do it. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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779 Pieces

Centerstage Minnesota showcases the talents of Minnesota musicians. A local production of Northern Community Radio: KAXE - Grand Rapids and KBXE - Bemidji. Also heard on KSRQ in Thief River Falls and on WTIP in Grand Marais.

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38 Pieces

Centerstage Minnesota Features are value-added segments focusing on various aspects of Minnesota's music landscape, past and present. Centerstage Minnesota Features are produced by Nothern Community Radio, and are made possible by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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103 Pieces

A focus on regional events, sites, and places and how they relate to the community.

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Coming Home: the Gary Burger Story is an hour-long documentary about the life and times of Gary Burger, former front man of The Monks. Produced by Milt Lee and written by Jamie Lee.

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This program contains state and local conversations on COVID-19.

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148 Pieces

Stories from Northern Minnesota's arts and culture scene.

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Topical conversations about the history, present and future of Minnesota with our commentators Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.


Latest Pieces

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Chris Holm, The Fattenin' Frogs, Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers, Barbara Jean, Actual Wolf, Sonny Knight & The Lakers, The Valdons, Little Man, Big...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 57:03
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Sonny Knight & The Lakers, The Valdons, Suburbs, Erik Koskinen, Barbara Jean, Charlie Parr, Martin Devaney, Kind Country Band, Jerry O'Hagen And H...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 55:25
Caption: Jelloslave (Greg Schutte, Michelle Kinney, Jacqueline Ultan, Gary Waryan), Credit: Sharolyn B. Hagen
Jelloslave, a new music quartet comprised of two cellos, tablas and drums, is committed to creating original music, weaving cellos and drums in a m...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Soren Dybing attends School Craft Learning Community, where he's an eighth grader. He's a cross country skier and enjoys playing in the snow.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Isabel Bakke is an eighth grade student at School Craft Learning Community.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Donald Dass, a Duluth poet, says about himself that he's a lifelong bon-vivant easing into geezerhood while examines he the mystery, whimsy and fru...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Ellie Schoenfeld, in her own words, is a poet from Duluth who has never once been a trapeze artist in real life. The Beat daily reminder that, in M...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:45
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Josiah Bakke is a seventh grader at School Craft Learning Community. He may seem quiet and shy but get him on stage and he'll surprise you. A natur...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:28
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Shelby Ewert is an eighth grader at School Craft Learning Community, when she's not writing poetry she enjoys sports, singing and smiling.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:18
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Javie & The Innocent Sons, Glenrustles, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Howler, Teague Alexy, Sean Anonymous, Clubhouse Pow, Erik Koskinen, Nolan John...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 1