KABU

Radio station in Fort Totten, North Dakota
47°59′31″N 98°56′53″W / 47.99194°N 98.94806°W / 47.99194; -98.94806

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.[1] KABU serves the Spirit Lake Nation of the Dakota tribe in northern North Dakota.[2]

The station was assigned the KABU call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 21, 1996.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "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

  • KABU in the FCC FM station database
  • 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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