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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox radio station | name = Wave 105 | logo = Wave 105.png | city = [[Fareham]] | country = | area = [[South Hampshire]], [[Isle of Wight]], and parts of [[West Sussex]], [[North Wiltshire]] and [[East Dorset]] | airdate = {{start date|df=y|1998|6|14}} | last_airdate = {{End date|df=y|2024|03|28}} | frequency = [[FM broadcasting|FM]]: 105.2 MHz<br>[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]:<br>11B (Bournemouth)<br>DAB: 11C (South Hampshire) | rds = Wave 105 | format = [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]] | network = [[Greatest Hits Radio]] | owner = [[Bauer Media Audio UK]] | sister_stations = [[Pirate FM]] | website = [https://planetradio.co.uk/wave-105 Wave 105] | former_frequencies = 105.8 MHz (Poole) }} '''Wave 105''' was an [[Independent Local Radio|Independent Regional Radio]] station based in [[Fareham]], England, owned and operated by [[Bauer Radio|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAJAR |url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=rajar.co.uk}}</ref> 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 in the interim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yu |first=Odelia |date=2024-02-27 |title=Pirate FM and Wave 105 to rebrand |url=https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/news/pirate-fm-and-wave-105-to-rebrand/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Bauer Media |language=en-GB}}</ref> Most former Wave 105 presenters including Steve Power, Mark Collins, Tony Shepherd, Andy Jackson, Gary Parker, Tim Allen, Selina Ross and Kate Weston can be heard on [[Nation Radio South Coast|Nation Radio South]].
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