Capital is the UK's first national commercial hit music radio station, reaching 7.1 million people weekly with a target audience of 14-34 year olds. It is owned by This is Global Limited. Wave 105 is a regional commercial radio station broadcasting to parts of southern England, playing adult contemporary music along with local news and information. It is part of the Bauer City Network and produces almost all of its own content locally. Wave 105 reported its highest ever listening figures in December 2013 of 438,000 people tuning in weekly for 10.3 hours on average, totaling 4,520,000 listening hours.

1. OWNERSHIP OF THE UK RADIO
INDUSTRY
NATASHA HOUSE

2. RADIO STATIONS AND
THEIR OWNERSHIPS...

3. CAPITAL:
• CAPITAL: IT WAS THE UK’S FIRST
NATIONAL, COMMERCIAL, HIT MUSIC
RADIO STATION, AND TODAY REACHES
7.1 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
THE STATION CURRENTLY HAS 7.1
LISTENERS WITH THE TARGET MARKET
AIMING TO 14-34 YEAR OLD'S. CAPITAL IS
RUN BY A COMPANY CALLED 'THIS IS
GLOBAL LIMITED‘.

4. WAVE 105
• WAVE 105 IS A BRITISH REGIONAL COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION BROADCASTING
ACROSS EAST DORSET, SOUTH HAMPSHIRE, ISLE OF WIGHT AND PARTS OF WEST
SUSSEX AND WILTSHIRE. PLAYING A MIX OF ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, IT
COMBINES PRESENTER-LED SHOWS WITH LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION,
ENTERTAINMENT GUIDES AND COMPETITIONS. THE STATION FORMS PART OF THE
BAUER CITY NETWORK. ALMOST ITS ENTIRE OUTPUT IS LOCALLY PRODUCED.
• 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.