KAXE

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

Frequencies

• KAXE: 91.7 MHz
• KBXE: 90.5 MHz

RDS

• KAXE: PI: 14FE
  PS: Program on KAXE
  RT: Northern Community Radio featuring KAXE and KBXE

BrandingNorthern Community Radio

FormatCommunity and public radio

Quick facts Frequencies, RDS ...

KAXE and KBXE

KAXE: Grand Rapids, Minnesota KBXE: Bagley, Minnesota United States
Frequencies	KAXE: 91.7 MHz KBXE: 90.5 MHz
RDS	KAXE: PI: 14FE PS: Program on KAXE RT: Northern Community Radio featuring KAXE and KBXE
Branding	Northern Community Radio
Programming
Format	Community and public radio
Affiliations	NPR, AMPERS
Ownership
Owner	Northern Community Radio
History
First air date	KAXE: April 23, 1976 (1976-04-23)[1] KBXE: March 2012 (2012-03)
Call sign meaning	KAXE: Axe
Technical information[2][3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	KAXE: 49540 KBXE: 172756
Class	KAXE: C1 KBXE: C2
ERP	KAXE: 100,000 watts KBXE: 50,000 watts
HAAT	KAXE: 140 meters (460 ft) KBXE: 123 meters (404 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	KAXE: 47°15′16.8″N 93°26′3.8″W KBXE: 47°31′47.8″N 95°13′28″W
Translator(s)	89.9 K210DR (Brainerd)
Links
Public license information	KAXE: Public file LMS KBXE: Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kaxe.org

Close

In May 2005, the station moved into a new, larger studio space on the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids (previously, it had been based at Itasca Community College). There is an additional translator in Brainerd (K210DR 89.9 FM).

In March 2012, KAXE added a sister station, KBXE. Licensed to Bagley, KBXE's studios are at 305 America Avenue 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. KBXE is a fulltime satellite of KAXE.