Editing Kent (section)

===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.