Wave 105

Wave 105 is a British regional commercial radio station broadcasting across East Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire. Playing a mix of adult contemporary music, it combines presenter-led shows with local news and information, entertainment guides and competitions. The station forms part of the Hits Radio network, although its entire output and playlist is locally produced and takes no network programming.

Wave 105
CityFareham
Broadcast areaEast Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire
FrequencyFM: 105.2, 105.8 MHz (Dorset)
DAB:
11B (Bournemouth)
11C (South Hampshire)
RDSWAVE 105
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBauer Radio
History
First air date
14 June 1998
Links
Websiteplanetradio.co.uk/wave-105/

Availability

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 and Wiltshire) and 105.8 MHz (East Dorset) FM, as well as on DAB digital radio via the South Hampshire and Bournemouth local multiplexes, and online.

Wave 105 began broadcasting on 14 June 1998. News is provided by Wave 105's local news team in conjunction with Sky News Radio.

Wave 105 revealed its highest listening figures ever in December 2013. Audience research from RAJAR showed the station had 438,000 people tuning in, for an average of 10.3 hours a week, delivering 4,520,000 total listening hours each week, making it the commercial leader in the south of England for 2013.

Ownership

Owned by media company Bauer Radio, Wave 105 was initially created by a group of private investors under the name of The Radio Partnership.[1] 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.[2]

The station was previously the title sponsor of Poole Stadium.

Awards

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.[3]

Transmitters

Analogue (FM)
Transmitter SiteFrequencyPowerRDS NamePI CodeArea
Chillerton Down105.2 MHz10,000WWave_105C3ADSouth Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire
Poole Relay105.8 MHz625WWave_105C3ADEast Dorset

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

References
  1. "About Us". Archived from the original on 15 December 2009.
  2. Scottish Radio accepts Emap offer - BBC On-line - Tuesday, 21 June 2005
  3. "Neil Fox honoured at Commercial Radio awards". Music Week. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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