KAXE

KAXE
City	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Branding	Northern Community Radio
Frequency	91.7 FM (MHz)
First air date	1976
Format	Community/Public
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	140 meters
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	KAXE "The Cutting Edge"
Affiliations	NPR, IPR
Owner	Northern Community Radio
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	http://www.kaxe.org/

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.

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, the local community college). There are two additional translators located in Brainerd (K210DR 89.9 FM) and Bemidji (K287AD 105.3 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/Frequency	Location	Power	Class
KAXE 91.7 MHz	Grand Rapids	100,000 watts	C1
KBXE 90.5 MHz	Bagley	50,000 watts	C2
K210DR 89.9 MHz	Brainerd	115 watts	D
K287AD 105.3 MHz	Bemidji	250 watts	D

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Radio stations in the Iron Range market area

(Market includes Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Virginia, and Ely)

By AM frequency	650 1240 1320 1340 1450

By FM frequency	88.7 88.9 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.9 94.5 95.1 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.3 99.9 101.3 101.7 102.9 103.9 104.1 105.5 105.5 106.3 106.7 107.3

By Callsign	KAOD KADU KAXE KBAJ KGPZ KMFG KMFY KOZY KRBT K209DS K236AD K237CE K280AT K281AB K297AD WELY WELY-FM WEVE-FM WHPJ WIRN WIRR WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WQRN WTBX WUSZ W221AU W237AO W252AN W267AO W269AC W288AI

Nearby radio markets Bemidji Brainerd Duluth–Superior International Falls Rainy River Thunder Bay See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Radio stations in the Bemidji, Minnesota market area

By FM frequency	88.5 89.5 89.7 91.3 92.1 92.7 93.5 94.9 95.5 98.3 99.1 101.1 102.5 103.1 103.7 104.5 105.3 106.3 107.1

By AM frequency	820 870 1300 1360 1450

By call sign	K228EW K235BP K276EP K287AD KBHP KBJI-LP KBSB KBUN KBUN-FM KCRB-FM KKBJ KKBJ-FM KKEQ KKWB KKZY KLLZ-FM KNBJ KPMI KPRM W224AB WBJI WBKK WMIS-FM

Nearby radio markets Brainerd Fargo–Moorhead Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes Grand Forks International Falls Iron Range See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

NPR member stations in the state of Minnesota

Minnesota Public Radio

News & information	Appleton KNCM Austin KNSE Bemidji KNBJ Brainerd KBPN Buhl WIRN Duluth WSCN Fergus Falls KNWF Grand Marais WLSN Hinckley WINH International Falls KITF La Crescent KXLC Minneapolis–St. Paul KNOW-FM Moorhead KCCD Rochester KZSE Roseau KRXW St. Cloud / Collegeville KNSR St. Peter KNGA Thief River Falls KNTN Virginia–Hibbing WIRN Worthington KNSW

Classical music	Appleton KRSU Bemidji KCRB-FM Brainerd KBPR Duluth WSCD-FM Fergus Falls KCMF Grand Marais WMLS Hinckley WGRH Moorhead KCCM-FM Minneapolis-St. Paul KSJN Rochester KLSE St. Cloud / Collegeville KSJR-FM St. Peter KGAC Thief River Falls KQMN Virginia-Hibbing WIRR Worthington KRSW

The Current	Minneapolis-St. Paul KCMP Rochester KMSE

Other stations (IPR)