Radio Nova is a

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channel in

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. It was a major radio industry milestone when it launched in 1997, and at the time, Nova was the only national commercial broadcaster. It was formerly owned by Bonnier and

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in December 2015. Today, Nova is the most listened to commercial radio station in Finland with its 1,264,000 weekly listeners, reaching 25,6% of the population per week. It specializes in playing

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for people aged 25–44 and has hourly news bulletins. Nova also has a very strong

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image, as in addition to traffic announcements, it broadcasts a traffic-focused program on every Fridays and Sundays called ''Radio Nova Liikenteessä'' ("Radio Nova in Traffic").Radio Nova Liikenteessä
- Radio Nova (in Finnish)

References

External links

Official website
Radio stations in Finland Radio stations established in 1997 {{Europe-radio-station-stub