Wave 105

Wave 105

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Broadcast area	East Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire
Slogan	The South's Best Variety of Hits
Frequency	FM: 105.2, 105.8 MHz RDS: Wave_105 DAB: 11B (Bournemouth) 11C (South Hampshire)
First air date	14 June 1998
Format	AC
Audience share	12.1% (December 2013, [1])
Owner	Bauer Radio
Website	www.wave105.com

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 Bauer City network. Almost its entire output is locally produced.

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 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.

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.

Ownership

Now owned by media company Bauer Radio, Wave 105 was initially created by a group of private investors under the name of The Radio Partnership. 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. The station is run by Managing Director Martin Ball, with Andy Shier as Programme Director.

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.

Transmitters

Analogue (FM)

Transmitter Site	Frequency	Power	RDS Name	PI Code	Area
Chillerton Down	105.2 MHz	10,000W	Wave_105	C3AD	South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire
Poole Relay	105.8 MHz	625W	Wave_105	C3AD	East Dorset

Digital (DAB)

Multiplex Name	Bitrate	Short Label	Long Label	Sld
NOW South Hampshire	128kbit/s	Wave 105	Wave 105	C3AD
NOW Bournemouth	128kbit/s	WAVE 105	WAVE 105	C3AD

External links

• Official website