KABU

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]

KABU

Fort Totten, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Devils Lake, North Dakota
Frequency	90.7 MHz
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc.
History
First air date	1999
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15265
Class	C2
ERP	28,000 watts
HAAT	121 meters
Transmitter coordinates	47°59′31″N 98°56′53″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

The station was assigned the KABU call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 21, 1996.^[4]

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.^[5]