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British radio station
Greatest Hits Radio South
is a regional radio station broadcasting across the
South of England
, as part of
Bauer
’s
Greatest Hits Radio
network.
Coverage
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The seven local stations broadcast to
Salisbury
,
Dorset
,
West Sussex
, North
Hampshire
,
Berkshire
,
Aylesbury
and
Oxfordshire
from central studios in
Manchester
,
Liverpool
and
London
, and a regional studio in Segensworth,
Fareham
for opt-outs.
History
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After acquiring several businesses in early 2019, in May 2020,
Bauer Radio
announced many of their radio stations would rebrand and join the
Greatest Hits Radio
network, including several stations in the south of England:
[1]
Jack FM
rebranded and joined the network on 30 October 2023 after being acquired by Bauer.
[3]
In March 2024,
Wave 105
merged with Greatest Hits Radio South, but retained additional opt outs for breakfast and afternoon shows in the interim.
[4]
Programming
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During the week most programming is shared with the Greatest Hits Radio network. A regional three-hour afternoon show is broadcast from studios in Segensworth near Fareham by former Spire FM presenter Martin Starke.
[5]
The former Wave 105 area retains an opt out breakfast show hosted by Rick Jackson and an afternoon show hosted by Mark Collins.
Each localised area in the South has their own latest local news, weather and travel news updates.
Technical
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List of Transmitters
Broadcast area
|
Transmitter site
|
Frequency
|
Power
|
PI Code
|
Alton
|
Brockham Hill
|
102 MHz
|
100W
|
|
Four Marks
|
Medstead
|
101.6 MHz
|
75W
|
|
Haslemere
|
Haslemere
|
97.1 MHz
|
275W
|
|
Hindhead
|
Hindhead
|
101.6 MHz
|
65W
|
|
Petersfield
|
Rams Walk
|
101.8 MHz
|
100W
|
|
Andover
|
Bere Hill Farm
|
106.4 MHz
|
100W
|
|
Aylesbury
|
Quainton Hill
|
96.2 MHz
|
1 kW
|
|
Basingstoke
|
Fanum House (AA Building)
|
107.6 MHz
|
100W
|
|
Bridport
|
Bridport (Eype)
|
96 MHz
|
125W
|
|
Dorchester & Weymouth
|
Bincombe Hill
|
97.2 MHz
|
700W
|
|
Chichester
|
The Trundle
|
96.6 MHz
|
400W
|
|
Guildford
|
Guildford Hog's Back
|
96.4 MHz
|
3 kW
|
|
Midhurst & Petworth
|
Midhurst
|
106.6 MHz
|
400W
|
|
Newbury
|
Newbury
|
105.6 MHz
|
100W
|
|
Hungerford
|
Hungerford
|
107.4 MHz
|
15W
|
|
Poole Relay
|
Poole
|
105.8 MHz
|
625W
|
C5E5
|
Reading
|
Tilehurst Water Tower
|
FM
: 107 MHz
DAB
: 12D (Berkshire & North Hampshire)
|
200W
|
|
Salisbury
|
Camp Hill
|
FM
: 102 MHz
DAB+
: 8A (Salisbury)
|
1.25 kW
|
|
West Sussex
|
Hammerpot
|
102.3 MHz
|
450W
|
|
References
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External links
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Absolute Radio
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Hits
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Kiss
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Other Local Radio
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Other National Radio
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Former Radio Stations
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