KABU

KABU

Fort Totten, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Devils Lake, North Dakota
Frequency	90.7 MHz
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc.
History
First air date	1999
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15265
Class	C2
ERP	28,000 watts
HAAT	121 meters
Transmitter coordinates	47°59′31″N 98°56′53″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KABU (90.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Totten, North Dakota. The station is owned by Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc. It airs a Variety format.^[2] KABU serves the Spirit Lake Nation of the Dakota tribe in northern North Dakota.^[3]

The station was assigned the KABU call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 21, 1996.^[4]

Construction permit

On January 16, 2008, the FCC granted the station a construction permit to upgrade to a class C2 station with an increase in effective radiated power to 28,000 watts and a rise in antenna height above average terrain to 121 meters (397 feet). The transmitter would also be minimally relocated to 47°59'31"N, 98°56'53"W. The license to cover was granted on June 14, 2010. The station received $97,000 in funding from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to pay for the new 85-foot broadcast tower.^[5]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KABU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
3. Claitor, Diana (2002-09-16). "On the road with a Native American radio circuit rider". Current. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
5. "SMSC DONATES $1 MILLION TO SPIRIT LAKE NATION". Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. 2007-05-16. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 15265 (KABU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KABU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database