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

NOVA Entertainment NOVA Entertainment is an Australian entertainment company that operates commercial radio networks (and associated digital brands) in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. NOVA Entertainment is owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Lt ...

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 Daft Punk and Spiderbait, but for whom

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, operated by the publicly funded

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, had no commercial incentives to offer. Initially the music selection on Nova 96.9 was very similar to that of

, and a number of the station presenters, most notably former breakfast hosts

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, which were also former

staff. However, while

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 Nova 100 (call sign: 3MEL) is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. The station is owned by NOVA Entertainment along with sister station, smoothfm 91.5. History Nova 100 commenced on th ...

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. Since 2011 Nova 96.9 have been sponsoring A-League club Sydney FC.

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 ''Kate, Tim & Joel'' is an Australian drive radio show with Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell and Joel Creasey. It is broadcast on Nova FM from 4pm to 6pm on weekdays. A daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show is available on iTunes ...

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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