KABU | |
City: | Fort Totten, North Dakota |
Area: | Devils Lake, North Dakota |
Airdate: | 1999 |
Frequency: | 90.7 MHz |
Format: | Variety |
Erp: | 28,000 watts |
Haat: | 121 meters |
Class: | C2 |
Facility Id: | 15265 |
Coordinates: | 47.9919°N -98.9481°W |
Owner: | Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc. |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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]
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]