BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent. Launched in 1970 as BBC Radio Medway, originally serving the Medway Towns from Chatham. It gained its current name when operations expanded to Kent in 1983 as part of the BBC's policy of operating countywide stations.

It broadcasts on FM on 96.7 (West Kent, Wrotham transmitter), 97.6 (Folkestone area) and 104.2 (East Kent, Swingate transmitter) also 774 (Littlebourne) and 1602 (Rusthall) MW and DAB.

Radio Medway used to be at 30 High Street Chatham and continued there for three years after its transition to Radio Kent. A former newspaper office, 30 High Street was subsequently named Media House. From 1986 it transferred to nearby Sun Pier, from where it broadcast in stereo for the first time. Radio Medway was closed down by long serving staff member Rod Lucas. He was also the first voice to be heard on the new BBC Radio Kent.

In 2001, the station moved to The Great Hall in Tunbridge Wells to combine with new television studios for the re-aligned BBC South East region, covering Kent and East Sussex.

Presenters

• Paul Barnes (The Late Paul Barnes)
• Martin Buchanan (Sunday breakfast)
• Dave Cash (Saturday & Sunday evenings, with Saturdays simulcast with local stations in the BBC South and BBC South East regions)
• Matthew Davies (Saturday mornings)
• Matt Davison (Saturday Sport)
• Roger Day (Weeknights - simulcast with local stations in the BBC South and BBC South East regions, Sunday afternoons)
• Simon Evans (Kent Folk)
• Andy Garland (Weekday mornings, Sunday Gardening)
• Julia George (Weekday breakfast)
• Paul Harris (The Sunday Supplement)
• Phil Harrison (Kent's Best)
• Paul James (The Sunday Supplement)
• Dominic King (Weekday drivetime)
• Steve Ladner (The Early Riser)
• Pat Marsh (Weekday afternoons, Saturday breakfast)
• Paul Miller (Weekday late nights, simulcast with local stations in the BBC South and BBC South East regions)
• Angela Rennells (Harmony Nights)
• Bill Rennells (Harmony Nights)
• Jacob Rickard (BBC Kent Introducing)
• Sean Rowley (Sunday overnights)
• Richard Spendlove (Saturday nights - simulcast with local stations in the BBC South and BBC South East regions)
• John Warnett (Weekday breakfast)

External links

• BBC Radio Kent
• Media UK - BBC Radio Kent