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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51 Pieces

Phenology is the rhythmic, biological nature of events as they relate to climate.

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10 Pieces

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

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216 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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In case you've ever wondered where you need to stand at a concert.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 08:09
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Do you have a favorite concert you've been to? Are you a summer festival goer? What musical events do you plan on going to this summer?

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:59:28
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Aaron's thoughts on concerts. Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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Michael Goldberg and his thoughts on concerts.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:54
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We talk with KAXE member Tracey Hardy-Johnson; she had exotic french-vanilla yogurt with blueberries mixed in and toast with peanut butter.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 11:17
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Conversation with our early bird fishing guide Jeff Sundin. July 15th, 2010.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:21
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Grand Rapids resident Matthew Miltich tells the story of his grandfather Andró Miletic and his reluctant journey from seaside Croatia to the Iron R...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 16:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Did it rain on your wedding day? Did anyone faint or interrupt the ceremony? What’s the coolest wedding you’ve ever attended?

  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 01:56:41
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Artist Jill Jevne of Jacobson, MN speaks with her husband Robert Jevne about her exhibition Prophets and Revolutionaries, on display through July a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
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We talk with Maureen Gibbon about her compelling new novel, "Thief."

  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 24:28