D/FW Radio: Radio One Ready To Reshape Cluster

Radio One (Urban One) is set to begin reshaping its Dallas/Fort Worth radio cluster on Monday, July 6, as it prepares to close on acquisitions of heritage urban stations KKDA-FM (K104) and KRNB-FM (105.7 Smooth R&B) while divesting Adult R&B outlet KZMJ-FM (Majic 94.5).

The most immediate change involves The Rickey Smiley Morning Show moving from KZMJ to sister Hip Hop station 97.9 The Beat (KBFB). Smiley’s syndicated show originally launched on KBFB in 2004, entered national syndication in 2008, left in 2017 for a local morning show, and returned to the market on KZMJ in 2019 to succeed Tom Joyner on Radio One’s Adult R&B outlets.

Monday will also mark the final day of broadcasting for Majic 94.5 under its current Adult R&B format. The station is being sold to Encouragement Media Group’s Fuzion Dallas for a planned launch of Spanish Christian “Fuzion” programming. PD/middays host Queen Indy Bee addressed listeners: “This is not goodbye, it’s see ya later! ... Our last day broadcasting is Monday, 7/6.”

These moves are part of a larger transaction announced in May 2026. Urban One agreed to buy KKDA and KRNB from Service Broadcasting for $22 million and sell KZMJ for $6 million. The deals are pending final FCC approval and closing but allow operational changes to begin now. 

Programming and community focus on the acquired stations are expected to remain largely consistent, expanding Radio One’s reach in the DFW urban market with three core signals serving Black audiences.