KABU explained

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]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winter 2008 Station Information Profile . Arbitron.
  2. News: Current . 2002-09-16 . Diana . Claitor . On the road with a Native American radio circuit rider . 2008-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317103801/http://www.current.org/radio/radio0217circuit.html . 2008-03-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database . Call Sign History.
  4. Web site: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community . SMSC DONATES $1 MILLION TO SPIRIT LAKE NATION . 2007-05-16 . 2008-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070813223656/http://www.ccsmdc.org/smsc/press/2007/20070516.html . 2007-08-13 . dead .