The University and the KM Group are awarded a television licence to serve Maidstone and Tonbridge.
The licence was awarded following bids to Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.
Kent’s academic expertise and state-of-the-art facilities at its Centre for Journalism will support the KM Group‘s extensive experience in multimedia broadcasting.
The Centre for Journalism, based at the Medway campus, and the KM group will provide dedicated local news and entertainment to Maidstone, the county town of Kent, and its surrounding areas in a new service, called KMTV.
KMTV will be launched during 2015 and will initially broadcast from a new dedicated studio to be built at the Medway campus.
The Centre for Journalism has an international reputation for excellence and has been ranked first in the UK for journalism in the Guardian’s 2015 University Guide. The KM Group operates a network of kmfm radio stations and the UK’s fastest-growing digital regional news network, KentOnline.
The winning bid was one of two submitted to Ofcom for the Maidstone and Tonbridge licence.
For more information please contact Ian Carter, Editorial Director at the KM Group.