KKDA (AM)
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| City | Grand Prairie, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Branding | DKNET (Dallas Korean Network) |
| Frequency | 730 kHz |
| First air date | 1957 as KBCS |
| Format | Full service |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| Power | 500 watts |
| Class | B |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°45′51″N 96°59′27″W / 32.76417°N 96.99083°WCoordinates: 32°45′51″N 96°59′27″W / 32.76417°N 96.99083°W |
| Callsign meaning | Korea DAllas |
| Former callsigns | KBCS (1957-1959) KKSN (1959-1960) KRZY (1960-1962) KPCN (1962-1969) |
| Owner | Scott Kim & Kimberly Roberts (SKR Partners LLC) |
| Website | dknet730.com |
KKDA (730 AM) is an American radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The station is licensed to serve the community of Grand Prairie, Texas, and is owned by Scott Kim and Kimberly Roberts, through licensee SKR Partners LLC. On January 1, 2013, SKR Partners began operating the station under a local marketing agreement while the sale awaits FCC approval.
Previously, KKDA was operated for many years by Service Broadcasting as a long-time urban oldies format. In addition, it carried UTA Mavericks men's basketball games beginning with the 2012-13 season.
AM 730 in Dallas began operations on August 1, 1957, as Top 40 music station KBCS. After a few years of competing with 1190 KLIF and 1480 KBOX for the Top 40 audience with limited success, the station changed calls to KKSN ("Kissin'") in 1959, evolving into an R&B format over the coming months and taking the new calls KRZY ("Crazy") in 1960.
In 1962, KRZY became KPCN with a country format. KPCN did well until 1480 KBOX changed from Top 40 to country at the start of 1967, as daytimer KPCN was unable to compete against 24-hour KBOX. AM 730 took the KKDA calls in January 1969 and initially aired an easy listening format for a little over a year until returning to an R&B format in April 1970. KKDA has aired programming targeted toward the African-American community of Dallas/Fort Worth ever since.
The station was acquired by Service Broadcasting Corporation on December 22, 1976. For years, it used the station ident./logo of 'Soul 73', with a mix of soul, R&B, and some gospel, jazz and blues.
KKDA was a daytime-only station until 1990.
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