Tom Kent

On June 29, 2002, Kent launched the Tom Kent Organization and its radio network, the TKO Radio Network. It was here that Kent launched what was then oldies programming, centered around the decades of 1964 to 1973. Drawing on inspiration from classic Top 40 disc jockeys, Kent's goal was to create a broad-based persona that, while still appealing to the "adult power demo" (persons 25 to 54, many of whom listened to Top 40 radio at a young age), would be enjoyed by all ages. During this time, Kent created and hosted the programs "Into the Seventies," a five-hour weekly program devoted to 1970s music, and "Hall of Fame Coast to Coast", a general six-day-a-week oldies program. The programming was immensely successful and significantly boosted ratings on the stations it aired. In 2006, Kent turned the network into the "Classic Top 40" network, renaming the weeknight show from "Hall of Fame Coast to Coast" to "Classic Top 40 Weeknights." The long-term goal was to create a 24-hour network out of this with similar programming.

Exactly five years after Kent launched the network, on June 29, 2007, he resigned as host and sold the company. The company continued operations through at least 2010 without Kent.

On March 16, 2008, Kent launched a new network, the Tom Kent Radio Network. Programs include a five-hour totally live daily show called, "The Music Magazine" as well as weekend shows: "The Ultimate Party" (a live five-hour Saturday evening party show) and "My 70s Show" (a five-hour 70s show). Other offerings include "Powerline" hosted by Brother Jon Rivers (based on the program that was originally produced by the Southern Baptist Convention and also was hosted on Brother Jon), "Totally 90s Now" also LOVIN' LIFE LIVIN THE 80's" The Tom Kent Radio Network now has more than 500 affiliates since its launch in March 2008, self-estimating its listenership at 23 million listeners, which would make Kent the most-heard radio host in the United States, well ahead of second-place Rush Limbaugh, who held that title for much of the 2000s (Limbaugh disputed this contention and now claims that he has 26 million listeners, which would once again place him ahead of Kent; neither Limbaugh's nor Kent's claims have been independently verified).

On April 18, 2011, The Tom Kent Radio Network launched a 24-hour Classic Hits network called "24/7 FUN". The network features Bill Shannon in the morning, Steve Kent and Jackie Newton mid-days and Tom Kent on afternoons and nights along with Brother Jon Rivers weekends.

Upon launching TKRN, Kent entered into a distribution and sales agreement with Jones Radio Network in March 2008 and then in February 2009, with the ABC Radio Network. Since February 2012, Kent has since employed sales and distribution services through United Stations Radio Networks.[1]