KABU

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]

KABU
CityFort Totten, North Dakota
Broadcast areaDevils Lake, North Dakota
Frequency90.7 MHz
Slogan"The Heartbeat of the Spirit Lake Oyate"[1]
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerDakota Circle Tipi, Inc.
History
First air date1999
Technical information
Facility ID15265
ClassC2
ERP28,000 watts
HAAT121 meters
Transmitter coordinates47°59′31″N 98°56′53″W

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.[1]

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References
  1. "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.
  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.


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