Public File

News Bulletin Schedule

Kick FM broadcasts local news at the following times:-

Every half hour between 6:30am and 9:00am, then hourly until 6:00pm.

In addition on weekdays, 1pm and at 6pm offers a seven minute round-up of local, national and world news, sport, and finance.

Saturday and Sunday's local news is hourly from 9:00am until 1:00pm.

Local news is produced in-house and is, in the main, made up of local items but also incorporates the main national/international stories at the time.

Latest News

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News Team

Claire Gibbard takes the morning news shift, with Simon McLean in the afternoon. They can be emailed at news@kickfm.com or called directly on 01635 841555.

Programme Schedule

To see a copy of the latest Programme Schedule Click here.

Automated Programming

Some parts of Kick FM’s output are recorded from time to time to enable the team to concentrate on bringing you West Berkshire’s very best radio station. This is sometimes called Automation. During an average weekday daytime all of our output is live. (Daytime as measure by Ofcom is 6am to 7pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday.)

On Saturday our output from 9am to 5pm is live.

On Sunday’s our daytime output from 9am – 1pm is live.

All programmes are locally made, apart from: Totally 80s on Saturdays between 6 and 8pm with is provided to Kick FM by Blue Revolution Ltd.

Station Playlist

To view the latest playlist click here.

For all playlist enquiries please contact:

David Rees, Group Brand Director
Joff Hopkins, Group Music Scheduler

Tindle Radio Ltd
Ground Floor, Radio House
Orion Court
Great Blakenham
Ipswich
IP6 0LW

01473 836100
playlist@tindleradio.com

Ofcom Localness Guidelines

To view full details visit: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/car/localness/

Station Contact Details

Kick FM
The Studios
42 Bone Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5SD
Tel: 01635 841000
http://www.kickfm.com

Recent Programming Highlights

Recent programme highlights have included our highly successful 2008 Christmas Toy Appeal. We teamed up with West Berkshire Children and Young People and Swift Couriers to ensure that a maassive pile of toys got donated to children all over the area.

Next up was our comprehensive coverage of the worst snow to hit West Berkshire in the last 20 years. This occured in February 2009 and resulted in schools being closed and roads becoming totally blocked. On air we fielded calls from stranded motorists, frustrated head teachers and rolling information from the local authorities.

The end of February 2009 saw Kick FM heavily involved with the annual Newbury Pancake Race - Ben and Claire from Breakfast, Ashley Doyle from Drivetime and Chrissie Neale our Sales Manager all took part in the race which raised valuable funds for the West Berkshire Rapid Response Unit.

At Kick FM we've also recently our first ever radio academy where people with an interest in media are being invite to apply for placements at the radio station. This unique scheme is still in it's infancy but has seen an amazing response from a wide range of young adults wanting to pursue a career in the industry. The Patron of the Academy is David Wylie who amongst other things was the man who first helped to launch Kick FM.

Recent News Highlights

In February 2009 we reported news of how the recession was having a direct impact on residents in West Berkshire. The announcement that 170 jobs were to go at Vodafone HQ in Newbury was one which would affect a whole host of people in the area. We spoke to Newbury's Mayor Phil Barnett who expressed his sympathy for those affected and fielded a number of calls from local people with views on this issue.

Elsewhere we have regular updates on the progress of West Berkshire's sports sides - from the Newbury Blues RFC to high flying Hungerford Town FC - we checl the fixtures on a Friday and bring listeners results on a Monday.

Station Format

To view the station format click here

How To Complain

Any complaints made are logged immediately with an acknowledgement receipt issued to the complainant within 24 hours. The details are then passed on to the relevant department. We will aim to resolve any complaint within 10 working days. If under any circumstances a solution to the complaint can not be agreed, a further complaint can be made with Ofcom. For advertising complaints, if we can not find a solution, the complaint can be taken up with ASA.

People who wish to complain about anything regarding the station or it’s features can do so in the following ways:

1. Submit your complaint direct to:

Kick FM
The Studios
42 Bone Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5SD
Tel: 01635 841000
http://www.kickfm.com

2. Directly to Ofcom. Visit http://www.ofcom.org.uk for more information