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KABU

Radio station in Fort Totten, North Dakota

47°59′31″N 98°56′53″W / 47.99194°N 98.94806°W / 47.99194; -98.94806Links

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

^ "Facility Technical Data for KABU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ 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.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "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.