Wave 105 is an Independent Regional Radio station based in Fareham, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to

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, the

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and

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, and until September 2022 could also received in parts of

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on FM. As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 380,000 listeners according to

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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

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. News is provided by Wave 105's local news team in conjunction with

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. Wave 105 began broadcasting on 14 June 1998. 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. The station was previously the title sponsor of

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. 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.

Ownership

Owned by media company Bauer, Wave 105 was initially created by a group of private investors under the name of The Radio Partnership. The station was then sold to

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. The Wireless Group eventually sold Wave 105 to

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(SRH) who were acquired by EMAP in 2005.

Awards

In 2004, Wave 105 won the

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Commercial Radio Station of the Year award in the category for stations with a potential audience of over one million listeners.

Transmitters

Analogue (FM)

Digital (DAB)

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Hampshire Bauer Radio Radio stations established in 1998 Radio stations in Sussex Radio stations in Hampshire Radio stations in Dorset Radio stations in the Isle of Wight Radio stations in Wiltshire Bauer City network