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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297 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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The unusual Jewels-In-Fiber art by Marion Hunziger-Larsen. Marion will present a program about her work and that of other fiber artists this Friday...

Bought by mnartists.org


  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
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There's a difference between "a smile" and an actual smile, Aaron calls it his "work smile" or a "strategic deployment of teeth."

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:43
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A live recording of McInnis' Kitchen recorded in October of 2008 in the KAXE Studios. From Duluth, they perform Celtic music from Ireland, Newfound...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 16:32
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Scott Hall talks with Paul Imholte of Ring of Kerry, an Irish music group from the St. Cloud area with sounds that range from the thunder of the Ir...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 14:00
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Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
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Waldo Wattles, Underwear and Red Alert: Historian, Cec McKeig, on the History of Bemidji, 1940 - 1960

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 14:57
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Local historian Barry Babcock on the remarkable life of Jack Tanner. In the 1790's Jack Tanner was kidnapped by Indians. He was eventually adopted ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 16:04
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change in nature in our lives.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 17:51
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Sound is the rawest sense. And laughing children is commonly accepted as a positive sound (happy children seldom are being eaten by wolves...)

  • Added: Mar 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:21
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When you're stranded with other people, you can discover each other - maybe meet your soul mate and share secrets and fears...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:20