KABU is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to serve Fort Totten, North Dakota

Fort Totten, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 952 people, 230 households, and 200 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 124.2 people per square mile . There were 255 housing units at an average density of 33.3/sq mi . The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.84% White, 0.11% African...

. The station is owned by Dakota Circle Tipi, Inc. It airs a Variety

Variety (radio)

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 format. KABU serves the Spirit Lake Nation of the Dakota tribe in northern North Dakota.

The station was assigned the KABU call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on June 21, 1996.

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

Effective radiated power

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 to 28,000 watt

Watt

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s and a rise in antenna height above average terrain

Height above average terrain

Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...

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.