Wave 105 is changing

This Spring, Wave 105 will transform to Greatest Hits Radio. Much loved Wave 105 presenters, Rick Jackson and Mark Collins, will be joining radio legends including Ken Bruce and Simon Mayo playing the biggest songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s on Greatest Hits Radio.

You will still be able to access all your local news and information, including traffic and travel, and Rick Jackson will still be presenting the breakfast show each morning, before handing over to Ken Bruce at 10am, complete with PopMaster. Ken will be followed by Mark Collins who will present a brand-new afternoon show 1-4pm ahead of Simon Mayo’s Drivetime show at 4pm.

As well as what you hear on-air, we remain connected to the community across the south coast with our vital fundraising for disadvantaged young people through our Cash for Kids charity.

Greatest Hits Radio plays the biggest songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s – the songs you know and love from artists including Elton John, Blondie, Queen, George Michael, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Elton John and Whitney Houston. All these Greatest Hits are played by radio legends including Ken Bruce, Simon Mayo, Jackie Brambles, Martin Kemp, Kate Thornton and Jenny Powell.

Why is the name of the station changing?

This name change means that we’ll be a part of this bigger national brand, which brings more opportunities for us in the long-term. We’ll still continue to have all the local elements on the station we know is important to you, including local news and traffic and travel available on DAB, online and in the app. Bringing Greatest Hits Radio to FM is something that we know listeners want and this change also gives us the opportunity to bring Ken Bruce, Simon Mayo, Jackie Brambles and the other brilliant broadcasters on the station to FM.

Are you making any changes to the schedule?

Alongside the station name changes there will be some changes to the schedules. Rick Jackson will continue to present his regular breakfast show and Mark Collins will be on from 1pm – they will both join Greatest Hits Radio’s presenting team which includes Ken Bruce and Simon Mayo.

Will you be changing the music that you play?

On Greatest Hits Radio South Coast you’ll be able to hear all of the biggest songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s, playing music from iconic artists such as Blondie, Queen, George Michael, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Elton John and Whitney Houston.

For any listeners that would like to enjoy a playlist of the biggest hits and throwbacks from the 90s to now, as well as shows from Gemma Atkinson and Mike Toolan, Sam Thompson, Fleur East and more, you can do so by choosing Hits Radio South Coast on DAB, online or smart speaker. The station also contains local news and information for the area.

Does this mean that it will no longer be a local station?

You’ll still be able to find all the same local elements including local news and information, traffic and travel and the weekday Breakfast show with Rick as well as Mark Collins in the mid-afternoons. We’ll still be supporting fundraising for disadvantaged young people within the community through our Cash for Kids charity and will also continue to provide advertising opportunities for local commercial partners.

How will I be able to listen to the station after the change?

You’ll be able to find us in all the usual places, but just under a new name. We’ll update automatically on the current FM frequency to Greatest Hits Radio, and on DAB digital radio you may just need to retune your radio to make sure we come up as Greatest Hits Radio South Coast, but you won’t need to do anything just yet.

To listen on your smart speaker you’ll need to just to ask it to “Play Greatest Hits Radio’, and to listen on the app download from your app store. New websites will be available at greatesthitsradio.co.uk and from this site you’ll just need to select the South Coast as your local region to make sure you’re getting the localised version of the station.

Will I still be able to enter Make Me A Winner when Wave 105 becomes Greatest Hits Radio?

Yes! Our life-changing cash competitions will continue be a big part of both stations and you’ll still be able to enter in all the usual ways.

I have a prize / offer voucher with the station – will that expire?

No don’t worry! Nothing changes with regards to our prizes; the validity period will remain the same.

What will happen to the Wave 105 building?

The address remains the same and we’ll continue to broadcast from the site as usual.

What will happen to the Wave 105 social media pages?

If you already follow the pages you won’t need to do anything as they’ll be renamed in due course.

Will I still receive regular emails from Wave 105?

As we change our name to Greatest Hits Radio South Coast, you’ll need to opt into our new emails to make sure you receive information ongoing. We’ll share details for how you can do this in due course.

What's happening to The Golden Hour?

You'll still be able to guess the year each weekday morning at 9am with 'The Top 10 til Ken', whilst 'The Top 10 at 10' will be here Sunday-Thursdays at 10pm with Andy Crane and Weekends at 10am with Mark Goodier.

What's happening to Teenage Kicks?

If you love the music featured on Teenage Kicks, we're sure you'll enjoy the playlist of the biggest songs of the 70s, 80s & 90s featured everyday on Greatest Hits Radio, the songs that soundtracked our youth and our lives.

How will I be able to contact the station after the change?

Our address remains the same, you’ll just need to address any post to Greatest Hits Radio South Coast. The phone number also remains the same and we’ll share new email details in due course.

Will you still be supporting Cash for Kids?

Yes absolutely! We’ll still be supporting fundraising for disadvantaged young people in the community through our Cash for Kids charity.

I’m a local business and want to understand more about the changes, who do I speak to?

If you already have a contact at the business, please feel free to reach out to them as normal or you can contact the following:

Richard.LeBrocq@bauermedia.co.uk or jon.brooks@bauermedia.co.uk.

If you have any other questions that haven’t been answered above, please feel free to contact feedback@greatesthitsradio.co.uk and the team will get back to you in due course.