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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296 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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Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to northern Minnesota art, culture and history. Made possible in part by the M...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Scott Hanson, Clearwater Hot Club w/ Sam Miltich, and Great Northern Radio Show Players, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 3/2/14
Presented by Northern Community Radio and Aaron Brown, The Great Northern Radio Show blends the classic model of a radio variety show with some mod...

Bought by WTIP and WDSE


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Germaine Gemberling and Rich Mattson
Germaine Gemberling grew up in St. Paul. Germaine's career in music began early, in her teens, as part of an all female punk band working with Twin...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Mallory Pierce lives in Brainerd, she's a senior in high school and she learned early on that whenever things got rough, she could count on music a...

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 03:09
  • 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: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Larry Gavin teaches English at Faribault High School. He's had three collections of poetry published by Red Dragonfly Press and he's a nationally ...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
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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: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Little Man (Chris Perricelli), Credit: Emily Utne, Clothing by: Up Six
Not long after the turn of the last century Ike Reilly and his band drove up from Chicago for a few annual, three night stands at The Turf Club in ...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 57:12
  • Purchases: 2
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1