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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Charmaine Donovan makes her living as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the Brainerd area. She's a member of numerous regional and national writer...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:41
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Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
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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 ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:06
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Ryan Vine is a Duluth poet. He is a Professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica. And Ryan Vine has been widely published including in su...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Low, Midiots, Two Many Banjos, Charlie Parr, Frankie Lee, Ol' Yeller, Erik Koskinen, Soul Asylum, Slamming Doors, The Fatten' Frogs, Cory Wong

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:06
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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...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:41
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Spymob, Bigtree Bonsai, Bellwether, Romantica, Saint Anyway, Monroe Crossing, Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank, Sasha Mercedes, Connie Evingson, Purde...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Julie Hathaway grew up on farm in southeastern Minnesota, and currently lives in Rochester. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, but...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:12
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Saint Anyway, Kitchi Boogie, Wayne Suchy, Erik Koskinen, Little Man, Faith Boblett, Bill Dankert, Glenrustles, The 4ontheFloor, Run Westy Run, Fat...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 56:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Nikki & The Ruemates, Javier & The Innocent Sons, D.B. Curtis & The Suspects, Monroe Crossing, The Minor Planets, Sara Thomsen, Blake Thomas, Gyps...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1