Following Urban One Dallas’ May 2026 purchase of Service Broadcasting’s urban contemporary “K104” KKDA-FM and urban AC KRNB (105.7), the company has made format and programming adjustment to both stations, along with its rhythmic CHR “97.9 The Beat” KBFB.
Undergoing the most changes is KRNB, which shifts its focus to R&B hits from the 90s to today and adjusts its brand to “105.7 RnB,” with a logo similar to that of Philadelphia sister WRNB.
At “97.9 The Beat,” Urban One’s Reach Media-syndicated “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” had moved to the station in July, followed by Jazzi Black middays. Now rounding out the weekday schedule is former “Power 106” KPWR Los Angeles midday host Bryhana Monegain handling PM drive, and Reach Media’s “Posted on the Corner” with Incognito and DJ Misses at night…