Kingdom_FM Knowpia

Kingdom FM
Kirkcaldy;
Broadcast area	Fife
Frequency	FM: 95.2 MHz (West Fife); 96.1 MHz (Central and East Fife); 96.6 MHz (Kirkcaldy); 105.4 MHz (St Andrews); 106.3 MHz (East Neuk); DAB: 11D
RDS	Kingdom
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	DC Thomson
History
First air date	5 October 1998 (25 years ago)
Links
Website	Kingdom FM

Kingdom FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Fife. It is owned and operated by DC Thomson Media and broadcasts from studios at Elizabeth House in Kirkcaldy.

The station broadcasts on five FM frequencies: 95.2 (Dunfermline and West Fife), 96.1 (Glenrothes, Central and East Fife), 96.6 (Kirkcaldy), 105.4 (St Andrews and 106.3 FM (the East Neuk).

On 29 October 2019 it also began broadcasting on DAB via the Central Scotland MUX.

As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 51,000 listeners, according to RAJAR.^[1]

History edit

Kingdom FM began broadcasting on Monday 5 October 1998 from studios in Markinch

In October 2016 they relocated to a new studio complex in Kirkcaldy

The Station's current Programme Controller is Dave Connor and Sales Director Tony Chalmers

In March 2019 it was announced that Dundee based publisher DC Thomson, which already owned Pure Radio Scotland (now defunct) had bought Kingdom FM and the Aberdeen-based Original 106.^[2]

Programming edit

The majority of weekday daytime programming is produced and broadcast from Kingdom FM's Kirkcaldy studios

At other times, the station broadcasts a mix of programming originating from the Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen DC Thomson studios.

News and sport edit

Local news bulletins air hourly from 6am – 7pm on weekdays and 8am – 4pm at weekends with news headlines and sports bulletins on the half hour during breakfast and drivetime on weekdays. National bulletins from Sky News Radio in London air at all other times.

Station imaging edit

Kingdom FM's current jingle package is produced by Ignite Jingles^[3] – the station's imaging voices are Mark Chadwick and Julie Love, with promotions voiced by Steve Henderson.

Charity edit

Kingdom FM's registered charity, Kingdom Kids, supports underprivileged and disadvantaged youngsters in Fife, raising and distributing money for groups and individuals within the broadcast area. The charity was relaunched in May 2014 and expanded its operations.^[4]

References edit

^ "RAJAR". rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "DC Thomson buys radio stations Kingdom FM and Original 106". BBC News. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Kingdom FM 2018 | Ignite Jingles". ignitejingles.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Kingdom Kids". Kingdom FM.