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KOS Media

Multimedia company

KOS Media was a multimedia company based in the county of Kent in South East England. The company operated local newspapers and internet sites throughout the county.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

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KOS Media was a multimedia company based in the county of Kent in South East England. The company operated local newspapers and internet sites throughout the county.2

How it started

History

KOS Media's first newspaper, the Kent on Sunday was launched as a free newspaper in 2002 and closed in November 2017. The company was based in Smeeth, near Ashford.

Until May 2009, all KOS Media newspapers were free. In June both Kent on Saturday and Kent on Sunday became paid for in the newsagents, to increase availability, whilst the free copies were diverted to business rounds and home delivery. The mid-week local papers remained free. All titles have a fast-growing online audience as they are available free as a page-turning e-edition, or by subscription online.

KOS Media was purchased by Archant in June 2010, having had had a minority interest in KOS Media since 2005.

From Wikipedia’s article on KOS Media, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Products and brands

  • newspaper

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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