Solar Radio was ‘born’ when veteran broadcaster and avid soul music fan Tony Monson evolved a plan to raise a phoenix from the combined ashes of London pirate stations JFM and Horizon. Solar was an acronym of ‘Sound Of London’s Alternative Radio’, and built a DJ roster and twenty-four-hour programme schedule which would continue the crusade to promote soul and related music styles on the airwaves of Greater London.
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Launched in 1998, Wave 105 broadcasts to the Central South of England, including Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Winchester and Newport.
We are the number one commercial radio station for the area.
Since Wave 105’s launch it has developed an enviable reputation for a regional station, by embracing and reflecting the lifestyles of this affluent area.
Wave 105 provides listeners with not just "The South's Best Variety of Hits", but a comprehensive news and Information service.
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