Rainbow Kitty Radio

Rainbow Kitty Radio was an independent local radio station serving Ashbourne and Hope Valley.

History
The Consortium "Ashbourne Radio for Hope Valley plc" was founded on April 9th 1993, when the Radio Authority advertised a license for Ashbourne and Hope Valley, Ashbourne Radio for Hope Valley plc won the license and began broadcasting as Rainbow Kitty Radio on June 7th 1994.

RKR's license went up for renewal in 1996 but was outbid by Commercial Radio plc, forcing the station to close on May 16th 1997. Commercial Radio 2 launched on 92.2 and 96.5 in place of RKR the following day.

In mid-2022, RKR's history was criticised as many people associated it with the Rainbow Kitty Drama on DeviantArt.