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

Caption: John Gorka, Credit: Jos van Vliet
John Gorka's brother Cass had just taught John how to play a few chords when John Gorka began creating his own songs. Hanging around infamous coffe...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Aaron Tank, Jerree Small, Nolan John, Martin Devaney, Prudence Johnson & Dan Chouinard, Minnesota Klezmer Band, Patty And The Buttons, Brian Laidla...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Brothers Burn Mountain, Known Only Locally, Useful Jenkins, Jonathan Rundman, Little Man, Unbelievable Jolly Machine, The Brothers Burn Mountain, S...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Shangoya, Christine Rosholt, The Fattenin' Frogs, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Brothers Burn Mountain, Useful Jenkins, Slamming Doors, Pert Near San...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The Hold Steady, Brothers Burn Mountain, Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders, The Bad Companions, Javier & The Innocent Sons, Slamming Doors, Useful Je...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 55:13
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Useful Jenkins, The Slamming Doors, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Colleen Myhre, Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank, Davina And The Vagabonds, Rich Mattiso...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 55:46
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Robert Jevne lives, works, and talks about himself in the third person in the greater Jacobson area. This manner of speaking is most likely an outg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Sonya Kosler is a poet who lives in Dent, Minnesota. She belongs to the Lakes Area Story Guild, the National Storytelling Network, and the Northlan...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
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AnnaMae Sovick's first graders at Schoolcraft Learning Community spent a semester learning all about food and why people eat what they eat. Then th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
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The Bad Companions, The Parlour Suite, Four Horse Johnson, Thea Ennen & The Algorythms, The Electras, Brothers Burn Mountain, Wayne Suchy, Little M...

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:31