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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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

Caption: Todd Boss - Poet
In honor of the 5th Anniversary of the 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota poet Todd Boss has composed 35 poems consisting of 35 words pe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KVSC, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 18:39
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Big Walter Smith
This week, in honor of Big Walter Smith, we focus on the blues in Minnesota. The feature segment is an intimate interview recorded in 2010 in which...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WTIP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 3
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Nicole talks about being positive effects of being challenged and the family friendly environment at LLTC. Nicole also touches on the importance of...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sena Ehrhardt
This week features an interview with blues singer Sena Ehrhardt produced by Travis Ryder. We also hear music from Red Lake Singers, Lamont Cranston...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Sean talks about reverence for knowledge, his first job of being a dad, being a Native American Storyteller in winter, and being Leech Lake Tribal ...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sonny Johnson
Sonny Johnson's presence became unmistakable to many as a result of his performances in the past two editions of the Great Northern Radio Show on N...

Bought by WTIP, KSRQ, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 3
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A Graduate of Leech Lake Tribal College, Gina Lemon discusses the importance of education, the reasons she was attracted to the subject of natural ...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Traditional Anishinaabe woman’s skirt:, Credit: Delina White
Delina White talks with Scott Hall about her beadwork pieces appearing at the Tweed Museum in Duluth in an exhibition titled "Mni Sota: Reflections...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KVSC, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 26:48
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: US-Dakota War Exhibit
Director of the Minnesota History Center Museum Dan Spock details the 1862 war between the U.S. government and the Dakota Indians.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Anton Treuer: Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask
Anton Treuer recently spoke at the Bemidji Public Library about subjects addressed in his book "Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Wer...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 40:35
  • Purchases: 1