KABU
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KABU | |
City of license | Fort Totten, North Dakota |
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Broadcast area | Devils Lake, North Dakota |
Slogan | "The Heartbeat of the Spirit Lake Oyate"[1] |
Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
First air date | 1999 |
Format | Variety |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 15265 |
Transmitter Coordinates | |
Owner | Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc. |
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]
[edit] 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. This construction permit expires on January 16, 2011. The station received $97,000 in funding from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to pay for the new 85-foot broadcast tower.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b SMSC DONATES $1 MILLION TO SPIRIT LAKE NATION. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (2007-05-16).
- ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
- ^ Claitor, Diana. "On the road with a Native American radio circuit rider", Current, 2002-09-16.
- ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KABU
- Radio Locator information on KABU
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KABU
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