Kingdom FM

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Original 106 (Fife)
Broadcast area Fife
Frequency FM: 95.2 MHz (West Fife)
96.1 MHz (Central and East Fife)
96.6 MHz (Kirkcaldy)
105.4 MHz (St Andrews)
106.3 MHz (East Neuk)
DAB: 11D
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner DC Thomson
History
First air date
5 October 1998 (1998-10-05) (25 years ago)
Former names
Kingdom FM
Links
Webcast Original 106 Fife Listen Live
Website Original 106 Fife

Original 106 (Fife) (formerly Kingdom FM) is an Independent Local Radio station serving Fife. It is owned and operated by DC Thomson Media and broadcasts from studios at Elizabeth House in Kirkcaldy.

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The station broadcasts on five FM frequencies: 95.2 (Dunfermline and West Fife), 96.1 (Glenrothes, Central and East Fife), 96.6 (Kirkcaldy), 105.4 (St Andrews and 106.3 FM (the East Neuk).

On 29 October 2019, it also began broadcasting on DAB via the Central Scotland MUX.

As of September 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of over 51,000 listeners, according to RAJAR. [1]

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 Pure Radio Scotland (now defunct) had bought Kingdom FM and the Aberdeen-based Original 106. [2]

On 18 December 2024, DC Thomson announced Kingdom FM would be replaced by Original 106 from January 2025. [3] The station will retain its own local breakfast show from its Kirkcaldy studios, along with opt outs for local news, traffic and advertising. [4]

Programming

Local programming is produced and broadcast from Original 106 Fife's Kirkcaldy studios, airs a weekday breakfast show between 6am and 10am, presented by Dave Connor and Vanessa Motion.

At other times, the station broadcasts a mix of programming originating from both the Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen DC Thomson studios - all of which is tailored specifically for the Fife audience.

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

Original 106 Fife's current jingle package is produced by Ignite Jingles

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References

  1. ↑ "RAJAR". rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "DC Thomson buys radio stations Kingdom FM and Original 106". BBC News. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Original 106 to replace Kingdom FM to create single brand for DC Thomson, RadioToday, 18 December 2024
  4. ↑ Kingdom FM to become Original 106 in radio rebrand, The Courier, 18 December 2024

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