South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and parts of West Sussex, North Wiltshire and East Dorset
Frequency
FM: 105.2 MHz DAB: 11B (Bournemouth) DAB: 11C (South Hampshire)
RDS
Wave 105
Programming
Format
Adult contemporary
Network
Greatest Hits Radio
Ownership
Owner
Bauer Media Audio UK
Sister stations
Pirate FM
History
First air date
14 June 1998 (1998-06-14)
Last air date
28 March 2024 (2024-03-28)
Former frequencies
105.8 MHz (Poole)
Links
Website
Wave 105
Wave 105 was a regional radio station based in Fareham, England, owned and operated by Bauer. It broadcast to South Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, Wiltshire, and Dorset.
As of December 2023, the station had a weekly audience of 405,000 listeners according to RAJAR and over 5 million listening hours, making it one of the most listened to regional radio stations in the UK and the most popular station in its transmission area.[1]
In February 2024, Bauer Media announced that the station would be rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio on 28 March 2024, and be merged with Greatest Hits Radio South. It will retain opt outs for breakfast and afternoon shows in the interim.[2]
^"RAJAR". rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^Yu, Odelia (27 February 2024). "Pirate FM and Wave 105 to rebrand". Bauer Media. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
Wave105 was a regional radio station based in Fareham, England, owned and operated by Bauer. It broadcast to South Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West...
a music playlist and many features with Hampshire-based sister station Wave105. On 27 February 2024, station owners Bauer announced Pirate FM would be...
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Cheshire and the Peak District and Derbyshire Dales. On 19 September 2022, Wave105's Poole transmitter began carrying Greatest Hits Radio Dorset. On 22 November...
at Times Radio. Final day of broadcast for Wave105 before it switches to Greatest Hits Radio, with Wave signing off at 10pm. 29 March – Huntingdon Community...
approves a format change for Wave105 to enable its 105.8FM frequency to take networked content from Greatest Hits Radio, while its 105.2FM frequency will continue...
"Dorset Police issue warning to parents about 'Huggy Wuggy' video game". Wave105. Retrieved February 15, 2022. Ordonez, Brenda (April 1, 2022). "Who is...
network on 30 October 2023 after being acquired by Bauer. In March 2024, Wave105 merged with Greatest Hits Radio South, but retained additional opt outs...
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(rebranded to Kiss in 2006) in the East of England and the Severn Estuary, and Wave105 on the South coast. 2006 July – The Magic AM network is revamped to appeal...
from his family. 28 March – Wave105 closes at 10pm and its frequencies are then transferred to Greatest Hits Radio, with Wave signing off at 10pm. 17 April...
breakfast or drivetime. In 1998 Ocean FM was a key target for newly launched Wave105, a similar-sounding commercial radio station also playing adult contemporary...
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from the Rowridge Transmitter. The local commercial radio station is Wave105 on 105.2FM, also Heart South is based in the town, on 97.5FM, plus Capital...
East Yorkshire, as these stations overlap with pre-existing Bauer assets Wave105 and Viking FM. In September 2022 Nation Broadcasting's franchise agreement...
franchising agreement with Bauer Media. Wave105's Poole transmitter relays Greatest Hits Radio Dorset, with Wave105 remaining on its main transmitter. 24...
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the P wave. An R wave follows as an upward deflection, and the S wave is any downward deflection after the R wave. The T wave follows the S wave, and in...
marketplace from numerous regional rivals – including Ocean (now Heart), Wave105 and Original 106 (now 106 Sam FM) – Dream 107.2 struggled to build an audience...
Plymouth. Acquired by Bauer in 2020, and merged into Greatest Hits Radio. Wave105, based in Hampshire, acquired as part of SRH takeover. Covered part of...
it." The album received airplay on regional UK radio stations such as Wave105, Original 106 in Southampton and Bristol, Forest FM, BBC Radio Bristol...
Radio South Coast on 107.4 FM, Nation Radio South Coast on 106.0 FM, Wave105 on 105.2 FM and Isle of Wright based community stations: Vectis Radio on 104...
democratic waves. Huntington describes three waves: the first "slow" wave of the 19th century, a second wave after World War II, and a third wave beginning...
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