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| Broadcast area | Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli |
| Frequency | FM: 96.4 MHz DAB: 12A (Swansea) DAB: 12C (South East Wales) |
| RDS | HITS S W |
| Branding | South Wales' Hits Radio The Biggest Hits, The Biggest Throwbacks |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR/Pop |
| Network | Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Greatest Hits Radio South Wales | |
| History | |
First air date | 30 September 1974 (49 years ago) |
Former names | Swansea Sound (1974–1995) Sound Wave (1995–1998) The Wave (1998–2024) |
Former frequencies | 95.1 FM 1169 MW 1170 MW |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°37′45″N 3°55′13″W / 51.62917°N 3.92028°W |
| Links | |
| Website | Hits Radio South Wales |
Hits Radio South Wales, formerly The Wave, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Swansea, Wales, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. The station broadcasts to Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli.[1][2]
The station was known as The Wave from 1998 to 2024, having previously been branded as Sound Wave and Swansea Sound. As of March 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 130,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[3]
- ^ Local Radio Licence: Coverage Brief and Specification (Swansea). Ofcom. 1994.
- ^ Public File
- ^ "RAJAR". www.rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2022.