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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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:29
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:33
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Deborah Cooper has recently been named the fourth Poet Laureate of Duluth. Here the Producer of The Beat, Steve Downing reads her poem "Tikkun (Heb...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:26
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Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Parlour Suite, Credit: LeoGra
The Parlour Suite are fronted by the married duo Joel and Inga Roberts. They are referred to as "Surf Pop" music, though that term seems too limite...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year Erika Kooda will be checking in with essays reflecting on her senior ye...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sage Davis
Sage Davis is a 23 year old Anishinaabe woman and the mother of a two year old who lives in Onigum on Leech Lake. In this essay, Sage tells us abou...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" by Stewart Van Cleve
Heidi Holtan and Stewart Van Cleve have an in-depth conversation about the history of "queer" in Minnesota. Stewart Van Cleve's book "Land of 10,00...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 39:38
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year Erika Kooda will be checking in with essays reflecting on her senior ye...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Great Northern Radio Show
This, the fourth edition of the Great Northern Radio Show takes us to the Boardman Auditorium at the Eveleth-Gilbert High School on Minnesota's Iro...

Bought by KSRQ, WTIP, and WDSE


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:56:31
  • Purchases: 3