Broadcast area | Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and West Sussex |
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Frequency | FM: 106.0 MHz 106.6 MHz DAB: 11C (South Hampshire) DAB+ 8A (Small-scale Salisbury) |
Branding | “The Best Variety of Hits” |
Programming | |
Format | Classic and Contemporary Hits |
Network | Nation Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Nation Broadcasting |
Operator | Nation Broadcasting |
Easy Radio South | |
History | |
First air date | 1 October 2006 |
Former names | Original 106 The Coast Jack FM Sam FM Greatest Hits Radio |
Links | |
Website | Nation Radio South |
Nation Radio South is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting on 106 MHz & 106.6 MHz FM, on DAB on the South Hampshire and Bournemouth multiplexes across the South Coast of England and on DAB+ across a limited area on the Portsmouth small scale trial multiplex. The station is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting.
The station is owned by Nation Broadcasting which was under a licensing agreement with operator Bauer Radio. In September 2022, the agreement ended and the station has become part of the Nation Radio network.[1]
As of September 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 127,000, according to RAJAR.[2]
A number of former Wave 105 presenters including Steve Power, Tony Shepherd, Andy Jackson, Gary Parker, Tim Allen, Selina Ross and Kate Weston can be heard on Nation Radio South.