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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Live concerts on KAXE

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Local stories produced by KAXE/KBXE thanks to the generous support of contributors to the 1 day local journalism fundraiser.

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A highlight of live music events for the upcoming week throughout the listening area along with a live music event and interviews.

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Two live, traveling, free music and spoken work events that highlight local musicians, writers, and storytellers, and support the local music scene.

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The restoration and celebration of an extensive collection of rare vinyl recordings that showcase life and music in northern Minnesota.

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Free concerts in KAXE's amphitheater on the Mississippi River.

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NorthernCheapskate.com is frugal living website and radio feature from northern Minnesota dedicated to helping people save money every day.

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'Northern Voices: Celebrating Ties to Minnesota's Northland,' shares sustainable practices, traditions, and indigenous and ancestral ways of life of Northern Minnesotans.

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In the Nigaane Language Program at the Bug-O-Nay- Ge-Shig School near Bena, elementary students learn to speak the language of their ancestors.

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We share stories from Our History during the Morning Show


Latest Pieces

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Conversation with our early bird fishing guide Jeff Sundin. May 06, 2010 show.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 13:02
  • Purchases: 1
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While dreams of being a rockstar and performing around the world are in the hearts and minds of many aspiring songwriters, the reality of the music...

Bought by KSRQ and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 27:39
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on Centerstage MN we’ll be joined in-studio by Courtney Yasmineh [Yas-ME-nay] from Minneapolis to talk about her latest CD “Beautiful Lon...

Bought by WTIP, KMSU, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 5
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Bikes are a big deal for kids, serious fun for adult athletes and getting to be a passion for road trekking boomers...why?

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
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In the testosterone drenched man-scape that is the Iron Range, Aaron Brown stands by his boy's plastic bikes...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:31
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We're talking bikes and biking...do you like to ride? Still using training wheels?

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:00:17
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This includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talk Backs. And Harry Hutchins talks about his trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior. And "ret...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 58:06
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change of nature in our lives.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 15:55
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We're joined in-studio by virtuoso jazz guitarist Sam Miltich to talk about his new group The Big Dipper Jazz Band...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 45:06
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Guest from the Grand Rapids Friends of the Public Library program talk with Heidi about events and literacy in Itasca County

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 11:52