Editing Kent (section)

==News and media==

===Television===
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Kent is served by the [[BBC]]'s [[BBC South East|South East]] region, which is based in [[Tunbridge Wells]] and provides local news for the county and [[East Sussex]]. Its commercial rival is [[Meridian Broadcasting|ITV Meridian Ltd]], which has a newsroom at [[The Maidstone Studios]] despite the main studio being based in [[Hampshire]]. Main transmitters providing these services are at West Hougham, near [[Dover]] and [[Blue Bell Hill]], between [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] and [[Maidstone]]. A powerful relay transmitter at [[Tunbridge Wells]] serves the town and surrounding area. Those parts of Kent closest to London such as [[Swanley]], [[Westerham]], [[Dartford]], [[Gravesend]], and [[Sevenoaks]] lie within the [[ITV London]] and [[BBC London]] areas, taking their television signals from the [[Crystal Palace transmitting station|Crystal Palace]] transmitter.

===Radio===
Kent has two county-wide stations – [[BBC Radio Kent]], based in Tunbridge Wells; and the commercial station [[KMFM (radio network)|KMFM]], owned by the [[KM Group]]. KMFM previously consisted of seven local stations which covered different areas of the county (and are still technically seven different licences) but have shared all programming since 2012<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clarkson |first1=Stuart |title=KMFM group can have one breakfast show |url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/02/kmfm-group-can-have-one-breakfast-show/ |website=Radio Today Industry News |access-date=5 September 2015 |date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217091356/http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/02/kmfm-group-can-have-one-breakfast-show/ |archive-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The county's first commercial station was originally known as Invicta FM and began broadcasting in 1984. After various buyouts, the station was rebranded into [[Heart Kent]] in 2009 as part of the Heart Network. The station was closed and merged with several other Heart stations in the south of England in 2019 to form [[Heart South]], with the Kent studios in Whitstable closing and production moving to [[Fareham]] in [[Hampshire]].

There are several community radio stations in Kent including:

* [[Academy FM (Folkestone)]].
* [[Academy FM (Thanet)]]
* [[AHBS Community Radio|Ashford FM]] (Ashford) on 107.1 FM.
* [[BRFM 95.6 FM]] (Sheppey)
* Cabin FM broadcasting to Herne Bay on 94.6FM.
* Cinque Ports Radio 100.2FM for Romney Marsh, Rye and Hythe.
* [[CSR 97.4FM]] (Canterbury) now only available via online listening.
* Deal Radio (Deal): online only.
* Dover Community Radio (DCR) Dover: currently online only; due to start broadcasting to Dover District on 104.9FM from May 2022.
* Radio Faversham (Faversham): online only.
* Maidstone Community Radio (MCR): online only.
* Miskin Radio (Dartford and Gravesend): online only.
* SFM 106.9FM (Sittingboune)
* [[Sheppey FM 92.2]] (Sheppey)
* Shoreline Easy (Romney Marsh), online only.
* West Kent Radio (WKCR) serving Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. 95.5 and 106.7FM.
* Whitstable Bay Radio (Whitstable): online only.

===Newspapers===
The [[KM Group]], [[KOS Media]] and [[Kent Regional News and Media]] all provide local newspapers for most of the large towns and cities. County-wide papers include the ''[[Kent Messenger]]'', ''[[Kent on Saturday]]'', ''[[Kent on Sunday]]'', and the ''[[Kent and Sussex Courier]]''.