Wave 105

Wave 105 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Fareham, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to South Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, Wiltshire, and a small part of Dorset.

Wave 105
Broadcast areaSouth Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and parts of West Sussex, Wiltshire and Dorset
FrequencyFM: 105.2 MHz
DAB:
11B (Bournemouth)
DAB: 11C (South Hampshire)
RDSWave 105
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
NetworkHits Radio
Ownership
OwnerBauer Media Audio UK
Greatest Hits Radio South
Hits Radio Bournemouth & Poole
Hits Radio South Coast
Pirate FM
History
First air date
14 June 1998 (25 years ago)
Former frequencies
105.8 MHz
Links
WebsiteWave 105

The station shares a playlist and many features with Cornwall based Pirate FM.

As of September 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 425,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[1], making it the commercial leader in the south of England.

History

Based in a studio complex at Segensworth East, on the outskirts of Fareham, the station broadcasts on 105.2 MHz (South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Dorset and Wiltshire), as well as on DAB digital radio via the South Hampshire and Bournemouth local multiplexes, and online. News is provided by Wave 105's local news team in conjunction with Sky News Radio.

Wave 105 began broadcasting on 14 June 1998.

On 19 September 2022, the Bournemouth and Poole relay of Wave 105 on 105.8 FM was replaced by a relay of Greatest Hits Radio Dorset.[2]


Ownership

Owned by media company Bauer, Wave 105 was initially created by a group of private investors under the name of The Radio Partnership.[3] The station was then sold to Kelvin MacKenzie's Wireless Group. The Wireless Group eventually sold Wave 105 to Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) who were acquired by EMAP in 2005.[4]

Awards

In 2023, Wave 105 was nominated for 'Station of the Year' at ARIAS, the Oscars of UK radio and audio. In 2004, Wave 105 won the NTL Commercial Radio Station of the Year award in the category for stations with a potential audience of over one million listeners.[5]

Transmitters

Analogue (FM)
Transmitter SiteFrequencyPowerRDS NamePI CodeArea
Chillerton Down105.2 MHz10,000WWave_105C3ADSouth Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Dorset and Wiltshire

Digital (DAB)
Multiplex NameBitrateShort LabelLong LabelSld
NOW South Hampshire128kbit/sWave 105Wave 105C3AD
NOW Bournemouth128kbit/sWave 105Wave 105C3AD

References
  1. "RAJAR". rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. RadioToday, 2022-07-13
  3. "About Us". Archived from the original on 15 December 2009.
  4. Scottish Radio accepts Emap offer – BBC On-line – Tuesday, 21 June 2005
  5. "Neil Fox honoured at Commercial Radio awards". Music Week. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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