Bio

Background and format: Heart Kent is a local radio station that aims to broadcast classic and contemporary hits, local and national news and information for Kent and Sussex. It was rebranded from Invicta FM on the 22nd June 2009 and has shared a newsdesk with Heart Sussex 102.4 & 103.5 since July 2010. It is available on 103.1 FM & 102.8 FM, DAB Digital Radio and Online. Owner: Global Radio Schedule: A full schedule can be viewed here Target audience: Heart Kent is targeted at people living in Kent aged between 25-44. Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020 Ad Rates: Information on advertising can be viewed here Tips for PRs: The station carries pre-recorded output onFriday evenings between 7:00pm and 9:00pm, Saturday afternoons between 5:00pm and 9:00pm, Sunday mornings between 6:00am and 12:00pm, and Sunday evenings 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Heart Kent carries weekday local output from 6:00am-10:00am, 4:00pm to 7:00pm and weekends from 1:00pm until 5:00pm (Saturday) and 12:00pm until 4:00pm (Sunday) is produced and presented from the local studios, based in Whitstable. Off-peak programming (such as Toby Anstis, Matt Wilkinson, Club Classics, The Wind Down, Emma Bunton, Mark Wright, Stephen & Emma, JK & Lucy, Jason Donovan and The Big Top 40 Show is produced at various studios owned and operated by Heart 102.4 parent company, Global Radio Holdings Limited. Alerts: Gorkana Consumer Alert: Monday 11th May 2009 Global Radio has announced that the final stage of its Heart rebrand across the UK will be completed on 22nd June. 2CR, Champion 103, Coast 96.3, Essex FM, Invicta FM, Marcher Sound, Ocean FM, Southern FM and Wirral's Buzz 97.1 will all become Heart stations; raising the total number to 33 in the network. All of the stations will produce and present their own local programming between the hours of 6-10am and 1-7pm Monday to Friday and between 8am-midday on a Saturday and Sunday. The news teams at the stations remain unchanged.