KABU

Radio station in Fort Totten, North Dakota

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 / ﻿47.99194°N 98.94806°W﻿ / 47.99194; -98.94806
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

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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

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

## External links

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

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Radio stations in Devils Lake, North Dakota and the Lake Region

By AM frequency|

* WPUS402 530
* KDLR 1240

By FM frequency|

* KDVI 89.9
* KABU 90.7
* KPPD 91.7
* KQZZ 96.7
* K259CV 99.7
* KDVL 102.5
* KZZY 103.5

Nearby regions –  U.S.
Bismarck
Fargo–Moorhead
Grafton–Langdon
Grand Forks
Jamestown–Valley City
Minot

Canada
Pembina Valley Region

See also
List of radio stations in North Dakota

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