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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Bill Marshall, local historian, remembers Chief Busticogan and other people and events in North Itasca County/Minnesota history.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 17:20
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This hour presentation includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talkbacks, plus A Talk on the Wild Side with Tom Hewitt on the Chippewa Nationa...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:01:34
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John's weekly update on the change of nature in our lives.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 10:33
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Guido has been stranded multiple times and says you haven't REALLY been stranded until you're in a place where you can't speak the language.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:45
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When we think of being stranded, we often picture some remote island...but what about in everyday situations?

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
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We talk with Jake Dilley of Jake Dilley and the Color Pharmacy about their new psychedelic/indie EP "DeTour." This "Full Hour" is actually about 1...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 47:10
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We talk with Jake Dilley of Jake Dilley and the Color Pharmacy about their new psychedelic/indie EP "DeTour."

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 35:48
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Talking with Rayna Churchill-Mattinas and Pete Gahbow about the Oji-Cree Round Dance Invitational across from Grand Casino Mille Lacs this Fri and ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2010
  • Length: 10:19
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Barbara Bunch, local historian and volunteer for the Itasca County Historical Society, has put together an exhibit about the history of the Suomi a...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2010
  • Length: 13:28
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[part of our 'fundspiel' fundraiser - all pledge pitching has been removed] Matt Ray is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Embarr...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:17:09