KAXE
title: "KAXE" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-minnesota", "independent-public-radio", "npr-member-stations", "community-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1976", "1976-establishments-in-minnesota", "grand-rapids,-minnesota"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAXE" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| rds | PI: 14FE |
| PS: Program on KAXE | |
| RT: Northern Community Radio featuring KAXE and KBXE | |
| name | KAXE |
| logo | KAXE.png |
| city | Grand Rapids, Minnesota |
| branding | Northern Community Radio |
| frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| translator | see below |
| repeater | 90.5 KBXE (Bagley) |
| airdate | April 23, 1976 |
| format | Community/Public |
| erp | 100,000 watts |
| haat | 140 m |
| class | C1 |
| callsign_meaning | KAXE "The Cutting Edge" |
| affiliations | NPR, AMPERS |
| owner | Northern Community Radio |
| webcast | Listen Live |
| website | kaxe.org |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
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| rds = PI: 14FE PS: Program on KAXE RT: Northern Community Radio featuring KAXE and KBXE | name = KAXE | logo = KAXE.png | city = Grand Rapids, Minnesota | area = | branding = Northern Community Radio | frequency = 91.7 MHz | translator = see below | repeater = 90.5 KBXE (Bagley) | airdate = April 23, 1976 | format = Community/Public | erp = 100,000 watts | haat = 140 m | class = C1 | facility_id = | callsign_meaning = KAXE "The Cutting Edge" | former_callsigns = | affiliations = NPR, AMPERS | owner = Northern Community Radio | webcast = Listen Live | website = kaxe.org | licensing_authority= FCC 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.
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.
KAXE Transmitters
::data[format=table] | Call sign/Frequency || Location || Power || Class | |---| | KAXE 91.7 MHz | | KBXE 90.5 MHz | | K210DR 89.9 MHz | ::
Notes
References
- (February 1, 2016). "Northern Community Radio History". KAXE.
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