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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The Fattenin' Frogs, Faith Boblett, Mike Merz & The Can O'Worms, Ol' Yeller, Bob Dylan, Bellwether, Greg Tiburzi, Blood Washed Band, The Como Aven...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 59:37
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Germaine Gemberling, Lance Benson, The Brass Kings, Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank, Lucy Michelle And The Velvet Lapelles, Diet Folk, Marcy Playgroun...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:06
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Kitchi Boogie, Little Man, Jon Wayne & The Pain, Sonny Johnson, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelless, Aaron Tank, Two Many Banjos, Coyote, Matt R...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 56:26
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Christine Rosholt, David Frishberg, Denny Malmberg Quartet With Cahrmin Michelle, Claudia Schmidt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Bill Gessner, Robert...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 57:27
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D.B. Curtis & The Suspects, Tea And Sympathy, Brothers Burn Mountain, The Slamming Doors, Sonny Johnson, Breanne Marie, Blood Washed Band, The Fa...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 56:29
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Mike Forbes is a Bemidji area writer. He's been published in Fire Ring, The Talking Stick, The Poet's Touch Stone, Voices For the Land, among other...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:21
  • 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...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
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In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota, Northern Community Radio Producer Britt Aamodt presents a feature on Blues, country, and folk singer-song...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Actual Wolf, Faith Boblett, 12 Rods, Reina Del Cid & The Cidizens, Saint Anyway, The Fattin' Frogs, Crankshaft And The Gear Grinders, Little Man,...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 57:41