96.5 Wave FM

96.5 Wave FM (2UUL)
Frequency96.5 MHz FM
BrandingIllawarra's Best Music
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • ARN
  • (Wollongong Broadcasters Pty Ltd)
Hot Tomato
History
First air date
18 July 1931 (1931-07-18)
Former call signs
2WL
Former frequencies
1435 kHz AM (1931–1935),[1] 1430 kHz AM (1935–1978),[2] 1314 kHz AM (1978–1992)
Call sign meaning
Three-letter variation on former 2WL call sign
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
ERP40 kW
Links
Websitewavefm.com.au

96.5 Wave FM (call sign 2UUL) is a commercial radio station broadcasting on the FM band to the Illawarra region[3] of New South Wales, Australia. It is owned by ARN after ARN's purchase of the Grant Broadcasters radio network.[4] 96.5 Wave FM competes with rival i98 at the top of the Illawarra's ratings for radio listenership.[5]

  1. ^ "Australian and New Zealand Station List". The Listener In. The Herald and Weekly Times. 10 August 1935.
  2. ^ "Australian and New Zealand Station List". The Listener In. The Herald and Weekly Times. 10 August 1935.
  3. ^ "Wave FM 96.5". Radio Alive. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "ARN acquires Grant Broadcasters for $307 million". Radio Today. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Wollongong Ratings: i98 remains dominant in the 'gong". Radio Today. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2022.