U105

{{short description|Radio station in Belfast}}

{{For|any of the several German U-boats sometimes referred to as U105|German submarine U-105}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date = May 2020}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = U105

| logo = u105logopng.png

| city = Belfast

| area = Northern Ireland

| airdate = {{start date|2005|11|14|df=y}}

| frequency = FM: {{frequency|105.8|MHz}} (Belfast)
DAB: 12D (Bauer NI)

| rds = U105

| format = AC/talk

| owner = News Broadcasting

| webcast = www.u105.com/player/

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

U105 is a Belfast, Northern Ireland, based radio station, providing a mix of music and speech as well as hourly news bulletins. It is owned by News Broadcasting{{cn|date=October 2024}} and was launched at 6am on 14 November 2005.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Barry|date=2017-07-13|title=U105 now available on DAB across Northern Ireland|url=https://getdigitalradio.com/u105-now-available-on-dab-across-northern-ireland/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=Digital Radio UK|language=en-GB}}

U105 broadcasts on 105.8 FM in Belfast and surrounding area, from studios at City Quays 2.{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/u105-presenters-to-join-former-utv-colleagues-in-new-harbour-studios-35915152.html|title=U105 presenters to join former UTV colleagues in new Harbour studios|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph}} Programmes are transmitted on FM from the Black Mountain transmitting station, located a few miles to the west of Belfast. The station also broadcasts throughout Northern Ireland on DAB and online. In the Q3 2021 RAJAR survey, the station had 217,000 weekly listeners, with total weekly hours of 2,102,000 (higher than its rival Downtown Radio, which had 64,000 more weekly listeners). At 9.69, the station had the highest weekly hours per listener among its main local commercial rivals (Cool FM, Downtown Radio, Downtown Country and Q Radio).

As of September 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 280,000, according to RAJAR.{{Cite web |title=RAJAR |url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www.rajar.co.uk}}

In December 2023, seven of U105s presenters took industrial tribunal action against the station, listed as Elizabeth (Linda) Cullen, John Patrick Cullen (Johnny Hero), David Anthony Johnson, Andrew (Jerry) Lang, Angela Denise Scott, Carolyn Ann Stewart, and Stephen Woods.{{cite news

|url= https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/seven-djs-at-u105-launch-industrial-tribunal-case-against-the-radio-station/a1287225974.html

|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph

|author=Garrett Hargan

|date=2 December 2023

|accessdate=12 December 2023

|title=Seven DJs at U105 launch industrial tribunal case against station}} Jerry Lang subsequently left U105.{{cite news

|url= https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/u105-dj-announces-departure-after-15-years-a-new-adventure-awaits/a1306296799.html

|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph

|author=Andrew Madden

|date=8 December 2023

|accessdate= 12 December 2023

|title=DJ announces departure after 15 years}}