kmfm to launch All Time Hits in January 2027

Kent will get a new kmfm radio station in January 2027, with All Time Hits set to launch on DAB.

The new service was chosen by listeners in a countywide vote organised by kmfm, with nearly half of those taking part selecting the All Time Hits format. The result was announced by Rob and Numi on kmfm Breakfast.

The poll gave listeners four possible formats to choose from: Kent’s Dance Anthems, Kent’s All Time Hits, Kent’s All New Music and Kent’s Biggest Rock.

The winning option will feature familiar songs from across generations, including chart hits, dancefloor classics and singalong tracks.

All Time Hits will operate in addition to the existing kmfm service, which will continue broadcasting across Kent. As well as DAB, the new station will be available through smart speakers and the kmfm app.

kmfm Head of Broadcast Rob Wills said: “I’m proud that our next move at kmfm is to make more local radio here in Kent.”

The new service will also feature some presenters already known to kmfm listeners, although further details of the schedule have yet to be announced.

The launch coincides with the 30th anniversary year of three stations that now form part of the kmfm network.

Medway FM first broadcast on 1 September 1997, followed by 106 CTFM in Canterbury on 21 September and Neptune Radio on 29 September.

The three stations subsequently joined the KM Group and the kmfm network, where they operate today as kmfm Medway, kmfm Canterbury and kmfm Shepway and White Cliffs Country.