Nova 96.9

Nova 96.9
Sydney;
Broadcast area	Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, Wollongong
Frequency	96.9 MHz
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	NOVA Entertainment; (Nova 96.9 Pty Ltd);
Sister stations	smoothfm 95.3
History
First air date	1 April 2001
Call sign meaning	2 – New South Wales; SYD – Sydney
Technical information
Class	Commercial
ERP	150 kW
Transmitter coordinates	33°43′43″S 151°11′1″E / 33.72861°S 151.18361°E
Links
Webcast	novafm.com.au/player.aspx?site=Nova969
Website	www.novafm.com.au/station/nova969

Nova 96.9 (call sign: 2SYD) is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia.

The station is owned by NOVA Entertainment along with sister station, smoothfm 95.3

Audience

In 2014 Nova had a 4% share of the Sydney audience on average, which is en par with rival ABC FM. Kate, Tim & Marty was the highest rated Nova show receiving 2.9% of Sydney's Drive time audience. Smallzy's Surgery receives a 0.5% share for the nighttime slot and Fitzy & Wippa received an 0.9% of Sydney's Breakfast audience.^[4]

In November 2014, Nova held a 0.7% for breakfast and 2.6% share for drive time.^[5]

History

One of the driving forces behind the creation of Nova was the growing demographic of youth who were embracing the commercialised anti-pop movement fronted by such artists as Daft Punk and Spiderbait, but for whom Triple J, operated by the publicly funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation, had no commercial incentives to offer. Initially the music selection on Nova 96.9 was very similar to that of Triple J, and a number of the station presenters, most notably former breakfast hosts Merrick and Rosso, which were also former Triple J staff. However, while Triple J has retained its alternative style, Nova has drifted towards a more commercial format. Meanwhile, other stations have adopted Nova's more varied programming style, to the point where Nova is now hard to tell apart from other commercial FM stations.^{[citation needed]}

Along with its sister stations Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 106.9 Brisbane, Nova 91.9 Adelaide and Nova 93.7 Perth, Nova claims to be Australia's leading brand in the Women of the 45-54 Age demographic.

Nova 96.9 are major sponsors of A-League club Sydney FC^[6] and Australian Football League (AFL) club the Greater Western Sydney Giants.^[7]

Programs

Weekdays

Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, 6 am – 9 am
Mel Tracina, 9 am – 2 pm
The Chrissie Swan Show, 2 pm – 4 pm
Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel, 4 pm – 6 pm
Ben, Liam & Belle, 6 pm – 8 pm
Smallzy's Surgery, 8 pm – 10 pm
Late Nights with Aaron Rich, 10 pm – 12 am

Weekends

Nova Nation, 6 pm – 12 am (Saturday)
Nova Nation With Dave Kelly, 8-9 pm & 10-11:59 pm (Saturday)
Jase & Lauren around Australia, 6 am – 10 am (Sunday)
The Maddy Rowe Aus Music Show, 6 pm – 7 pm (Sunday)
Confidential on Nova with J.Mo and Tanya Hennessy, 7 pm – 8 pm (Sunday)

News

Ash Gardner (breakfast)
Michelle Stephenson (National Drive/National News Manager)
Katie Hill (weekends)

References

^ chlfzkoyduoyyofiyfyogyofyupgupgLIC022 - Commercial Radio Broadcasting Licences (PDF), Australian Communications and Media Authority, 31 August 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2008
^ Williamson, Brooke (2 April 2001). "Radio star is born - Station mixes it with the best". The Daily Telegraph. p. 7.
^ The Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations Book. Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Lallo, Michael (9 November 2014). "'Also Ran Network' seals victory with a Kiis". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, Australia.
^ "Our Partners". Sydney FC. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Club Partners". Greater Western Sydney Giants. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

External links

1Radio - Click & listen to Nova 96.9 Archived 10 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Nova 96.9 FM Website Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
NOVA Entertainment

[1] chlfzkoyduoyyofiyfyogyofyupgupgLIC022 - Commercial Radio Broadcasting Licences (PDF), Australian Communications and Media Authority, 31 August 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2008

[2] Williamson, Brooke (2 April 2001). "Radio star is born - Station mixes it with the best". The Daily Telegraph. p. 7.

[3] The Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations Book. Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Lallo, Michael (9 November 2014). "'Also Ran Network' seals victory with a Kiis". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, Australia.

[6] "Our Partners". Sydney FC. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[7] "Club Partners". Greater Western Sydney Giants. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

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