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

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

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

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, 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. Along with its sister stations Nova 100 Melbourne,

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Adelaide and Nova 93.7 Perth, Nova claims to be Australia's leading brand in the Women of the 45-54 Age demographic. Since 2011 Nova 96.9 have been sponsoring

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Programs

Weekdays

* Matt & Sarah 5:00am–6:00am * Fitzy & Wippa 6:00am–9:00am *Jamie Row 9:00am–11:00am * Nova Boy's Jams 11:00am–12:00pm * Ben & Liam's Lunch Break 12:00am–1:00pm * Mel Tracina 1:00pm–3:00pm * Kate, Tim & Joel 3:00pm–6:00pm * Fitzy & Wippa (Best of) 6:00pm–7:00pm * Smallzy's Surgery 7:00pm-10:00pm (Mondays to Thursdays) * Fresh 40 with Smallzy 7:00pm–10:00pm (Friday) * Nova Late Nights 10:00pm–1:00am * Overnights with Alice Cooper 1:00am–5:00am

Weekends

* Nova Weekends 12am–12am * Ben & Liam – Sunday Breakfast (6:00am–9:00am) * Nova's Live and Unrestricted 10:00am–12:00pm (Saturday)

News

* Matt de Groot (Breakfast) * Michelle Stephenson (National Drive/National News Manager) * Katie Hill (weekends)

References

External links

1Radio - Click & listen to Nova 96.9

Nova 96.9 FM Website

NOVA Entertainment
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