Dallas' Longest-Running Radio Show Silenced

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Soul 730 Sold, Now Korean Format

For 36 years, listeners have been able to tune in to the Willis Johnson Good Morning Show, but Tuesday, it went off the air.

“It’s gone," said Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway told WFAA.com in Dallas.

Johnson's show was the longest-running talk radio show in Dallas and gave a voice to people who wanted to reach the African American community.

But the owner, Hyman Childs, sold the 500 watt KKDA, known as Soul 730.

"Soul 730 is no longer broadcasting on the radio," the station's website reads. "The frequency has been sold to another company. We thank you for listening and for all your support."

Listeners tuning in heard a Korean station instead, and that has angered some black leaders, like Caraway.

Big-time radio personalities like Tom Joyner and Steve Harvey have been on Soul 730's airwaves over the years. Listeners are feeling the loss.

Among the postings on the stations' Facebook page, one read, "Can't believe y'all don't exist anymore" and "RIP Soul 730 KKDA-AM, you will be missed."

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