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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A creative performance event that will celebrate the legacy of MN artist Bob Dylan through words and music.

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A series of radio segments about the physical/emotional/intellectual process of creating public art - tied to art in public space at KAXE’s studios - which will inspire and support local artists.

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Free concert with the Erik Koskinen band in Brainerd.

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A 2-day outdoor music festival held in downtown Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

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KAXE/KBXE's monthly journey to a chosen community or region in the listening area.

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On Live and Local, we hear performance and interviews from musicians who have swung by the KAXE/KBXE studios. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Live Event Series showcases the talents of Minnesota musicians. A local production of Northern Community Radio: KAXE - Grand Rapids and KBXE - Bemidji.

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A free outdoor concert held in downtown Bemidji.

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A free concert series at The Historic Chief Theater in Bemidji, Minnesota.

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Live concerts on KAXE


Latest Pieces

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This week it's team spirit on Stay Human. We’ll visit with a Grand Rapids High School varsity athlete and her coach, go curling with John Latimer...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:39
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KAXE's weekly live music spotlight features Colleen "Boss Mama" Myhre, Wild Horses, Mike Munson, Thomas X, and Corey Medina & Brothers.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 02:09
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Festival Director Jacob White joins 'Area Voices' to discuss the second Ely Film Festival going on Feb. 8-11

  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 11:19
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Duluth writer Dianna Hunter’s new environmental mystery highlights real-life issues of copper-nickel mining and the importance of local news reporting

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 12:31
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring rapper Thomas X, live in the studio at Bemidji, playing live music and interviewing with Malachy Koons. Also highli...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:51:22
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This week on Stay Human, stories from friends and neighbors about the departed, and a few ways of staying in touch with them. We’ll hear about a p...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:44
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The 2024 American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards did not disappoint children’s librarian Tracy Kampa (much).

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 11:14
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Director Derrick Houle joins "Area Voices" to discuss the upcoming Bemidji Community Theater production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with c...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 12:57
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KAXE's weekly live music spotlight features Sam Miltich & Friends, LazyLightning420, Kelley Smith & Doyle Turner, and Erik Koskinen.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 02:09
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Michael Goldberg has a special guest on Stay Human this week – national Poet Laureate Billy Collins, in conversation about reading and learning poe...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 1