About KBEM-FM - Jazz 88 FM Radio
KBEM-FM - Jazz 88 FM Radio sits at 88.5 on the dial, but its true home is a hallway inside North Community High School in Minneapolis. Known across the Twin Cities simply as Jazz 88, this non-commercial jazz station has spent decades blending music education with real broadcasting. Students learn the trade behind the microphone. Listeners win too.
More Than a Classroom
What makes Jazz 88 special is the mix. One hour brings classic jazz recordings from names like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The next hour might spotlight a local Twin Cities quartet performing live in the studio. The playlist leans deep, not narrow, and the hosts talk like neighbors because many of them are.
- Broadcasts at 88.5 FM across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro
- Streaming worldwide through jazz88.fm
- Student training programs through Minneapolis Public Schools
- Local artist features and community event coverage
A Station That Grows Its Own
Plenty of radio stations play jazz. Fewer raise the next generation of broadcasters while doing it. KBEM-FM - Jazz 88 FM operates under Minneapolis Public Schools, which means every shift doubles as a lesson in production, announcing, and music history. Alumni have moved on to careers across the radio industry, and the transmitter keeps the signal strong for commuters, kitchens, and back porches all over the metro.
And the community gives back. Fund drives, listener support, and local sponsors keep the frequency alive without corporate playlists or wall-to-wall commercials. It is radio the old way, run by people who live here. Jazz 88 belongs to Minneapolis because Minneapolis built it, one student and one song at a time.
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