Thousands more people are tuning in to kmfm according to the latest industry figures.

The station has posted the second biggest audience in its history based on the set of results from RAJAR.

Over the last six months another 11,000 adults have tuned in, taking the weekly audience to 200,000.

kmfm Breakfast with Garry and Laura has seen the biggest audience gain with 128,000 people now listening.

The Hit List, which is presented by Glen Scott, has seen a 19% increase in listeners over the last quarter.

People are also choosing to listen to kmfm for longer and tune in for an average of 6.4 hours each week.

Total listening hours have increased to 1,269,100 hours (up 21%).

Neil Webster, sales director, said: “We are really proud of our continued audience growth.

"There has never been a better time to work with the kmfm team to reach our growing audience in Kent.”

Rob Wills, kmfm programmer, said: “It’s great to see more people are tuning in to Kent’s local radio station.

"We really enjoy creating everything that comes out of the speakers and it’s excellent to hear Kent listeners are loving it more and more.”

Olly Murs drops in to kmfm last year

These results for the period of July-December 2018 came at a time when kmfm sent Kent listeners to see Bruno Mars perform in LA, increased £1,000 Friday winning and broadcast campaigns such as ‘Make Someone’s Christmas’, ‘Shed Load of Toys’ plus a range of Christmas events across Kent.

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