96.4 FM The Wave, often simply known as The Wave, is a radio station based in Swansea, Wales. It is available on FM, at 96.4MHz, in the Swansea, Llanelli, Neath and Port Talbot and across Carmarthen Bay into South Pembrokeshire. DAB coverage is slightly better than on FM particularly into Carmarthenshire. It is also widely heard in areas of North Devon, across the Severn Estuary (where there is no interference from local station Lantern FM on 96.2MHz), although the station's official coverage area does not acknowledge this. Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... UTV Radio, part of UTV plc UTV Radio is a UK media company, and owner of several radio stations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... Categories: Stub | Devon ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... Lantern FM is an independent local radio station in the North Devon area. ...

Its predecessor, Swansea Sound, broadcast on FM at 96.4MHz and on medium wave 1170kHz. In 1995, Sound Wave was spun off using the FM frequency, as a station for contemporary pop music, with Swansea Sound focusing on a more mature audience retaining the MW frequency. The name was changed to The Wave in 1999 (?), with current branding including the frequency. Swansea Sound is a radio station based in Swansea, Wales. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Swansea Sound is a radio station based in Swansea, Wales. ...

Music

The station plays current music and songs from the 1980s and 1990s, occasionally venturing into 1970s music, and is considered to be a more modern alternative to Swansea Sound, The Wave's sister station which was begun in 1974 and is available on 1170 MW and DAB. The station now prides itself on its online 'Music Academy' which allows listeners to choose the music which contributes to the playlists, allowing a more varied choice of music. Swansea Sound is a radio station based in Swansea, Wales. ...

Presenters

Monday - Friday
6am - 10am Badger (Andy Miles) and Emma Davies
A mix of Tunes, News, Travel and listener interaction
10am - 2pm Mark Powell
10 at 10 - (Guess the year competition)
Celebrity Stalker (competition)''
2pm - 6 pm Phil Hoyles
6pm - 10pm Jonny B
10pm - 2am - Steve Shaw
2am - 6am - JJ

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Saturday
2am - 7am - JJ Stat Central (Competition), Screen Test (Competition), Jukebox (Competition)
7am - 10am Mark (Powell) and Smithy (Chris Smith)
10am - 2pm the Wave Chart Show - Phil Hoyles
Includung the Wave Hot 10
2pm - 6pm Jonny B
6pm - 10pm Claire Scott
10pm - 2am - Phone Fun Live

Sunday
2am - 6am - Phil Hoyles
6am - 9am - JJ
9am - 12md - Badger and Claire
12md - 4pm - Steve Shaw
4pm - 7pm - Hit 40 UK
7pm - 10pm Claire Scott
10pm-12mn - Phone Fun Live
12mn-2am - Patrick Hanson

The Programming Director is Steve Barnes, and the station is based on Victoria Road, Kingsbridge (Near Gowerton), which has been the location of the Wave since its birth in 1995 and Swansea Sound since its birth in 1974

Their only transmitter location is Kilvey Hill, with its 3 masts, overlooking Swansea.

External links

• 96.4FM The Wave
• UTV Radio
• Mark Powell