Kingdom FM


Kingdom FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Fife. It is locally owned and operated and broadcasts from studios at Elizabeth House in Kirkcaldy.
The station broadcasts on five FM frequencies: 95.2, 96.1, 96.6, 105.4.
On 29 October 2019 it also began broadcasting on DAB via the Central Scotland MUX.

History

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 Wave FM in Dundee, had bought Kingdom FM and the Aberdeen based Original 106.

Programming

All of Kingdom FM's programming is produced and broadcast from its Kirkcaldy studios. The station's presenters include Dave Connor and Vanessa Motion, Euan Notman, Gemma McLean and Matt Shields

News and sport

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

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

Charity

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.