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

Power in the Wilderness: Dramatized episodes about Iron Range historical figure Victor Powers.

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213 Pieces

What We're Reading is Northern Community Radio's discussion on the books we're reading and talking about. Hosted and produced by Tammy Bobrowsky.

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17 Pieces

Each Friday Morning we pull up a chair to one of member's kitchen table and get to know them a little better.

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8 Pieces

A series of interviews with artists that explores a community arts project addressing the aftermath of suicide.

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106 Pieces

Wordish is a writer-centered audio segment that features Minnesota artists reading original poems, short fiction and creative essays. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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21 Pieces

The next generation of youth making real, relevant radio.


Latest Pieces

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Centerstage Minnesota featuring members of the Minnesota band Rhino Shrine chatting about their new EP "Seeing Everything". Also highlighting Minne...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:45:47
  • Purchases: 1
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Theater Director Jake Anderson says Grand Rapids Players' "InsomniActs 5" is a low-stakes way to try out theater and doesn't require any acting exp...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 08:12
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KAXE's weekly Minnesota live music spotlight features MorningBird, FINICK, Annie Humphrey and Corey Medina & Brothers, and the Jason Waldron Band.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 02:10
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring members of the Minnesota band Maygen & the Birdwatcher live in the studio playing live music and chatting about the...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 01:49:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Writer Joe Prosit shares his experience with “do-it-yourself” publishing and reveals his new cyberpunk sci-fi trilogy called “From Order."

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 10:43
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Tune in for stories from friends and neighbors on Stay Human, our weekly mix of words and music. This week, Carolyn King completes her list, Jess ...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:35
  • Purchases: 1
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A follow-up to his 2017 memoir “Deep Woods, Wild Waters,” Douglas Woods shares more of experiences in the natural world in “A Wild Path.”

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 10:48
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New books from authors Karen Berger, Candace Fleming, and Ellen Oh are among the latest books recommended by Grand Rapids Area Library children’s l...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 10:19
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We’re turning the page to 2024 on Stay Human. Tune in New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day for stories from friends and neighbors. Carol Hepakoski tel...

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Historian Cecelia McKeig joins "Area Voices" to discuss her lates "BERMIDJI" book and the future of photo preservation.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 12:36