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

Host Jim Gallagher covers canoe culture, people, adventurers, and crafters in Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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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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302 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.


Latest Pieces

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MN author Keven Malmquist talks with Heidi Holtan about "F.L. Wasselwick's Return of the Golden Turtle"

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:47
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Federal Court rulings in 1988 and 1999 upheld the off-reservation fishing, hunting and gathering rights of many Ojibwe people in Wisconsin and Minn...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Insist upon yourself. Be original.” We’ll be talking on Between You and Me and about what makes you original. Do you pa...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:01:56
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When they told me no two snowflakes are exactly alike, I cam to my own conclusions... I couldn't accept the idea that because none had ever seen it...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Just about the time you think you've really got something it hits you - you're chord progressions aren't original...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:24
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The real problem is you can only hook up words a certain number of ways before you become one of those randomizing robots...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:58
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Art aficionado Guido covers that art scene around northern MN

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 08:07
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The difference between seeing a band live and hearing a band on CD can be night and day. The reason for this is simple: it's hard to recreate the e...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 34:39
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Something about falling in love with music while stationed in Iraq strikes me as profound... The other day a young man named Alex Aldrich came into...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:06
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The band name Roma Di Luna translates to 'Gypsies of the Moon' - the name is a mish-mash of different languages and cultures; 'Roma' references th...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 31:21