KAXE

KAXE (91.7 FM) is a community licensed public radio station serving Northern Minnesota communities, including Grand Rapids, Brainerd, Bemidji, Virginia, Chisholm and Hibbing. The station airs locally produced news, talk, and music programming. It is a member of Ampers, a group of public radio stations in Minnesota that are not affiliated with Minnesota Public Radio. It is also a member of National Public Radio, and is the only full NPR member in the state that is not an MPR affiliate.

KAXE
CityGrand Rapids, Minnesota
BrandingNorthern Community Radio
Frequency91.7 MHz
Translator(s)see below
Repeater(s)90.5 KBXE (Bagley)
First air dateApril 23, 1976[1]
FormatCommunity/Public
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
ClassC1
Call sign meaningKAXE "The Cutting Edge"
AffiliationsNPR, AMPERS
OwnerNorthern Community Radio
WebcastListen Live
Websitekaxe.org

In May 2005, the station moved into a new, larger studio space on the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids (previously, the station had been based at Itasca Community College). There are two additional translators located in Brainerd (K210DR 89.9 FM) and Ely (K280AT 103.9 FM).

As of March 2012, KAXE has a sister station, KBXE. Licensed to Bagley, KBXE's studios are at 305 America Ave NW in Bemidji. It broadcasts on a frequency of 90.5 and has a 50,000 watt transmitter. The broadcast tower is west of Bemidji, near Shevlin.

KAXE Transmitters
Call sign/FrequencyLocationPowerClass
KAXE 91.7 MHzGrand Rapids100,000 wattsC1
KBXE 90.5 MHzBagley50,000 wattsC2
K210DR 89.9 MHzBrainerd115 wattsD
K280AT 103.9 MHzEly117 wattsD

See also

Notes
  1. "Northern Community Radio History". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. KAXE. February 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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