KAXE explained

KAXE
City:Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Branding:Northern Community Radio
Frequency:91.7 MHz
Translator:see below
Repeater:90.5 KBXE (Bagley)
Airdate:April 23, 1976[1]
Format:Community/Public
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:140m (460feet)
Class:C1
Callsign Meaning:KAXE "The Cutting Edge"
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, 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 a member of National Public Radio, and is 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, the station had been based at Itasca Community College). There is an additional translator located in Brainerd (K210DR 89.9 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. KBXE is a fulltime satellite of KAXE.

KAXE Transmitters

Call sign/Frequency Location Class
100,000 watts C1
50,000 watts C2
K210DR 89.9 MHz 115 watts D

See also

External links

47.255°N -93.434°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northern Community Radio History. February 1, 2016. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. KAXE. February 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129063536/http://kaxe.org/history.aspx. 2016-01-29.