Nova 96.9

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

Nova 96.9
Broadcast areaSydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, Wollongong
Programming
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
smoothfm 95.3
History
First air date
1 April 2001 (2001-04-01)[2]
Call sign meaning
2 – New South Wales
SYD – Sydney
Technical information
ClassCommercial
ERP150 kW
Transmitter coordinates
33°43′43″S 151°11′1″E[3]
Links
Webcastnovafm.com.au/player.aspx?site=Nova969
Websitewww.novafm.com.au/station/nova969
Nova 96.9 studios at Pyrmont

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.

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

Weekends
  • Nova Weekends 12:00am–12:00am
  • Ben, Liam & Belle around Australia 6:00am–10:00am (Sunday)
  • Nova's Live and Unrestricted 10:00am–12:00pm (Saturday)
  • Confidential with J.Mo and Angie Kent 7:00pm–8:00pm (Sunday)

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

References
  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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.