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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Dennis Herschbach is a northern Minnesota writer whose poems have won awards in national contests. He is also the author of a number of fiction and...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:50
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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...

Bought by KSRQ


  • 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...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 56:09
  • Purchases: 1