BBC Radio Kent
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BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent and the border areas of the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley, providing local news, talk and music.
The station is based in Tunbridge Wells and shares facilities with the regional news magazine BBC South East Today.
| Editorial area | Kent |
|---|---|
| Format | News/Sport/Talk |
| Most played | Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift feat. Brendon UrieRadiomonitor |
| Audience figures | 193,000 weekly listenersRAJAR March 2019 |
| Launched | 18 December 1970 |
| Owner | BBC |
| Former names | BBC Radio Medway |
Contact BBC Radio Kent
| Postal address | The Great Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1QQ |
|---|---|
| Telephone: reception | +44 1892 670000 |
| Telephone: studio | +44 345 981 1111 |
| Official website | bbc.co.uk/radiokent |
| Wikipedia | BBC_Radio_Kent |
| YouTube | BBC |
| Main email | radio.kent@bbc.co.uk |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk |
Social media
| @BBCRadioKent (61,026 followers) compare | ||
| Twitter: Press Office | @bbcpress (162,743 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Jobs | @BBCCareers (124,538 followers) compare | |
| BBC Radio Kent (17,509 likes) compare | ||
| TuneIn | BBC-Kent-967 (40,856 favourites) compare | |
| audioBoom | BBCRadioKentSport (9 followers) compare | |
| SoundCloud | bbc-radio-kent (10 followers) compare |
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Abbie McCarthy Presenter
Alex Lester Presenter
Andy Garland Presenter
Angela Rennells Presenter
Anna Cookson Presenter
Bill Rennells Presenter
Caroline Revell Journalist
Claire Tiptaft Producer
Daryl Denham Presenter
Dominic King Presenter
Gordon Davidson Managing Editor
Holly Keogh Journalist
Ian Collins Presenter
James Whale Presenter
John Warnett Presenter
Jon Holmes Presenter
Laura Earl Producer
Lauren Troup Journalist
Libby Sutcliffe News Editor
Lynn Wallis-Eade Presenter
Martin Buchanan Presenter
Matt Davison Presenter
Pat Marsh Presenter
Paul James (1) Presenter
Paul Harris (1) Presenter
Phil Harrison Presenter
Richard Spendlove Presenter
Roger Day Presenter
Simon Evans Presenter
Steve Ladner Presenter
Steve Woodhall BBC Local Radio Music Manager
Steve N Allen Presenter
Alex Lester Presenter
Andy Garland Presenter
Angela Rennells Presenter
Anna Cookson Presenter
Bill Rennells Presenter
Caroline Revell Journalist
Claire Tiptaft Producer
Daryl Denham Presenter
Dominic King Presenter
Gordon Davidson Managing Editor
Holly Keogh Journalist
Ian Collins Presenter
James Whale Presenter
John Warnett Presenter
Jon Holmes Presenter
Laura Earl Producer
Lauren Troup Journalist
Libby Sutcliffe News Editor
Lynn Wallis-Eade Presenter
Martin Buchanan Presenter
Matt Davison Presenter
Pat Marsh Presenter
Paul James (1) Presenter
Paul Harris (1) Presenter
Phil Harrison Presenter
Richard Spendlove Presenter
Roger Day Presenter
Simon Evans Presenter
Steve Ladner Presenter
Steve Woodhall BBC Local Radio Music Manager
Steve N Allen Presenter
…at BBC
Alistair Tyne Engineer
Chris Roberts Project Engineer
Fran Unsworth Director - BBC News
Helen Boaden Director of BBC Radio
James Harding Director of News and Current Affairs
James Purnell Director of radio education arts music learning and children
James Purnell Director of Strategy
Tony Hall Director-General
Chris Roberts Project Engineer
Fran Unsworth Director - BBC News
Helen Boaden Director of BBC Radio
James Harding Director of News and Current Affairs
James Purnell Director of radio education arts music learning and children
James Purnell Director of Strategy
Tony Hall Director-General
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