90.5 KBXE Is Heating Up in July

by Doug MacRostie

July is shaping up to be an exciting month in the world of 90.5 KBXE, the yet-to-be-built radio station that will serve Bagley, Bemidji, Fosston, Gonvick, Clearbrook, Debs, Erskine, Zerkel and beyond. From new studios to parades, from fairs to ???, it's going to be a lot of fun!

Coming up this Thursday at 5:30pm the KBXE Publicity Committee meets at it's temporarily-regular time and place (first Thursday of the month, 2nd and Minnesota – old People’s Nat. Gas building meeting room in Bemidji) with a lot of exciting things to talk about (if you want get involved with the Pub Comm, check out the group on Facebook, or call us for more info 800-662-5799). The reason this is the temporary regular date and time is...

The purchase of studio space for 90.5 KBXE has to be closed by July 7th - we have teamed up with Harmony Natural Foods Cooperative to purchase the former TruStar Federal Credit Union building at 413 3rd Street Northwest in Bemidji. 2,600 square feet of that would be 90.5 KBXE studio space (next to Dave's Satellite), the rest would be the new location of Harmony. The location serves both organizations, and it's been great that we've been able to work with another local, community-oriented group in a mutually beneficial way. So, by the time the next KBXE Publicity Committee meets, we should be sitting in the future home of the KBXE studios!!!

Coming up on Saturday July 3rd, volunteers from 90.5 KBXE will be in the Debs 4th of July Parade starting at 11am.

On Sunday, July 18th... [more information available through the Publicity Committee ;D] ...how cool is that?

The first weekend of August we'll have a big booth at the Clearwater County Fair in Bagley, next to the kiddie barn area. We're planning to have some local musicians stop by the booth to play some tunes, and we'll have CDs and stickers to give away - plus all the info you need to support a radio station being built. We could definitely use some volunteer help at the fair, again contact the Publicity Committee for more info, or call 800-662-5799.

Do you have questions about KBXE? Wondering how, exactly, we're going to do what, exactly? Get involved! Building a community radio station is a community process - we're a grassroots organization, and we're still at the early stages of this project - you're help is more than welcome, it's needed!!!