Kingdom FM

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Kingdom FM
Broadcast area Fife
Slogan Your Music, Your Station
Frequency 95.2 MHz, 96.1 MHz, 96.6 MHz, 105.4 MHz, 106.3 MHz, Online & via Mobile apps
First air date 5 October 1998
Format Adult Contemporary
Audience share 13.1% (December 2012, )
Owner Kingdom Radio Group
Website www.kingdomfm.co.uk

Kingdom FM is the dedicated Adult Contemporary radio station for Fife, Scotland. Kingdom FM broadcasts from its studios in Markinch on five frequencies across Fife, 95.2fm in West Fife, 96.1 in Central Fife, 105.4fm in St Andrews, 106.3fm in the East Neuk and 96.6fm in Kirkcaldy and on the web from www.kingdomfm.co.uk. Kingdom FM started broadcasting on 5 October 1998.

According to their charter of service, Kingdom FM is "a highly locally focused broad music and information station for Fife, with community involvement." Kingdom Radio Group bought Lanarkshire station Clan FM and West Lothian station River FM in 2004. Clan FM was relaunched as 107 The Edge. Both stations proved not to be profitable and the Lanarkshire licence was later sold to Mark Page in 2005 and River FM closed in 2007 and its license returned to OFCOM the industry regulator.

Kevin Brady was the Managing Director of Kingdom FM from 2005 - 2012 after replacing Ian Sewell the Chief Executive of the Kingdom Radio Group. Kevin joined Kingdom FM prelaunch in June 1998 as the station Programme Controller.

Blair Crofts was appointed Station Director in 2012, Darren Stenhouse is the current Programme Controller.


News & Sport

News

Local news is presented, weekdays, on the hour between 6am and 7pm and at 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 16.30 and 17.30 for news headlines, with sport. National news is taken from Sky News Radio from 10pm with a short local news bulletin. Sky News Radio is also taken at midnight and overnight. At the weekend, local news is presented on the hour between 8am and 2pm, with Sky News Radio taken at various times throughout the weekend.

Sport

Sports bulletins are presented weekdays during Breakfast and Overdrive at the Half-Hour Headlines and at 10:30 on Weekends.

Presenters

  • Darren Stennhouse (also Programme Controller)
  • Barry Snedden (also Concepts Manager, Sponsorship and Promotions)
  • Vanessa Motion
  • Ian Gilmour
  • Gemma McLean
  • Ali McLaren
  • Gary King
  • Keith Crombie
  • Stuart Smith
  • Pete Smith


Former Kingdom Breakfast presenter Micky Gavin moved on to Real Radio (Scotland) at the end of September 2008. It was announced on 10 September 2008 that former breakfast presenter Ian Gilmour would be returning to the station for a second spell on the programme after two years with Talk 107.[1] and Ian joined the show alongside then co-host Diane Lester. Diane Lester has now left Kingdom FM and Ian has now been joined by Vanessa Motion who is also his co-host on Saturday Daytime also known as the `Saturday Crew`

The first drivetime presenter when the station went on air in October 1998 was Kenny Page presenting the Overdrive show. Page left a year later in October 1999 due to ill health. He died on July 30, 2002.

Past
  • Marie-Clair McManus
  • Kevin Brady
  • Micky Gavin
  • John Collins
  • Mike Pelosi
  • Ryan Morrison
  • Ray Dallas
  • John Burns
  • David Ross
  • Rod Johnston
  • Craig Arthur
  • Gordon Burrows
  • Scott Laing
  • Rebecca Banner
  • Yvonne Milne
  • Donny Hughes

Branding

Jingles have been made for Kingdom FM by Steve England, Bespoke Music and TM Studios.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3792.17
  2. ↑ http://www.s2blue.com/imaging_steve2.cfm Steve England Imaging
  3. ↑ http://www.bespokemusic.co.uk/showreels/8 Bespoke Music
  4. ↑ http://www.tmstudios.com/ TM Studios

External links

Coordinates: 56°11′59″N 3°07′55″W / 56.1996°N 3.1320°W / 56.1996; -3.1320

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