- KABU
Infobox Radio station
name = KABU
city = Fort Totten,North Dakota
area =Devils Lake, North Dakota
branding =
slogan = "The Heartbeat of the Spirit Lake Oyate"
airdate = 1999
frequency = 90.7 MHz
format = Variety
erp = 6,000watt s
haat = 100meter s (328 feet)
class = A
facility_id = 15265
coordinates = coord|47|59|28|N|98|56|57|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website =
affiliations =KABU (90.7 FM) is a
radio station licensed to serveFort Totten, North Dakota . The station is owned by Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc. It airs a Variety format. cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=KABU |work=Arbitron] KABU serves the Spirit Lake Nation of the Dakota tribe in northern North Dakota.cite news |work=Current |date=2002-09-16 |first=Diana |last=Claitor |url=http://www.current.org/radio/radio0217circuit.html |title=On the road with a Native American radio circuit rider]The station was assigned the KABU call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission onJune 21 ,1996 .cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=15265&Callsign=KABU |title=Call Sign History]Construction permit
On
January 16 ,2008 , the FCC granted the station a construction permit to upgrade to a class C2 station with an increase ineffective radiated power to 28,000watt s and a rise in antennaheight above average terrain to 121meter s (397 feet). The transmitter would also be minimally relocated to 47°59'31"N, 98°56'53"W. This construction permit expires onJanuary 16 ,2011 . The station received $97,000 in funding from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to pay for the new 85-foot broadcast tower.cite web |work=Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community |title=SMSC DONATES $1 MILLION TO SPIRIT LAKE NATION |date=2007-05-16 |url=http://www.ccsmdc.org/smsc/press/2007/20070516.html]References
External links
*FMQ|KABU
*FML|KABU
*FMARB|KABU
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