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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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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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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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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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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In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota Charlie Pulkrabek and Steve Downing talk with Terry Longtin, and Greg Kaczor. Terry Longtin, graduated f...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Faith Boblett, Martin Devaney, Diet Folk, Actual Wolf, Spymob, Mary Bue, Jerry O'Hagan And His Orchestra, Terry N 'Em, Teague Alexy

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 56:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Trampled By Turtles, Blew Munday, The Monks, Mark Blom, Kind Country Band, Mcinnis' Kitchen, Greg Tiburzi, Chants & Seas, Faith Boblett, Bellwether...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Blew Munday, Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings, Trampled By Turtles, Faith Boblett, Little Man, The Bad Companions, White Iron Band, Kevin Bowe and t...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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Actual Wolf, The Magnolias, Ol' Yeller, Portage, Retribution Gospel Choir, Low, Annie Humphrey, Teague Alexy

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 57:12
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Erik Koskinen, Chastity Brown, D.B. Curtis and the Suspects, Mcinnis' Kitchen, Julie Johnson & The No-Accounts, The Como Avenue Jug Band, Ryan Lee,...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
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Cory Wong, 12 Rods, Mary Bue, Paul Westerberg, Actual Wolf, Brian Laidlaw, Nikki & The RueMates, Tim Cheesebrow, Chris Lomheim

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 57:25
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Aitas, Wide Eyes, Jackie Harris & the Exciters, Coyote, The Jayhawks, D.B. Curtis and the Suspects, Actual Wolf, Trampled By Turtles, Germaine Gem...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 57:25
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Charlie Pulkrabek is a writer and visual artist living in the Bemidji area. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Min...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Julia Klatt-Singer writes, and paints, and walks the dog. Her work can be found online and heard on The Real Phonic Radio Hour. The Beat is a daily...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1