Attempted Sale By Kingdom Group and Subsequent Closure
In December 2006 the station went up for sale. The station is believed to have been unprofitable, and Kingdom Group's Board of Directors decision raised a big question over the station's future, and even its existence.
On Monday 29 January 2007, at 15:00 GMT, River FM went into automation, with live programming going out as normal up until this point. At 18:00 on the same day, River FM fell silent, the deadline Kingdom Group had set for a buyer being identified or the station being shut down. On Monday 29 January Kingdom FM had no offers from any other radio organisation and shut down at 6.00pm with the last song being Nelly Furtado " All things come to an end ". The radio presenters and staff did not know about the shutdown of the company until 5.00pm that same day just one hour before the station shut and handed their licence. Ofcom will give the license back to West Lothian and Edinburgh for a local station only covering only Edinburgh and the Lothians. Some presenters found employment elsewhere in a freelance capacity.
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