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| Broadcast area |  Sydney, Australia, Central Coast, illawarra and Southern Highlands |
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| Slogan | Live Life Nova |
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz FM |
| First air date | 1 April 2001 |
| Format | Modern Rock, Dance, Indie, CHR |
| ERP | 150 kW |
| Callsign meaning | 2-New South Wales SYD-Sydney |
| Owner | DMG Radio Australia |
| Website | www.nova969.com.au |
Nova 96.9 (call sign: 2SYD) is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.
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[edit] 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 under 40s brand.[1] The most recent Nielson radio ratings for Sydney (survey 4, 2010) gives Nova a soft 6.2% share of the Sydney audience.
Since 2010 Nova 96.9 have been sponsoring the Sydney Roosters and its logo can be seen on the back of the main jersey. Nova 96.9 also sponsor A-League club Sydney FC (Official Radio Partner).[2]
[edit] Announcers
- Breakfast: Fitzy and Wippa (with Hayden 'Haydo' Else - panel operator) [3]
- Mornings: Ben Wood [4]
- Afternoons: Harlee McLeod
- Drive: Meshel, Tim & Marty [3]
- Nights: Smallzy's Surgery
- Late Nights: Late Nights with Deano [5]
- Carmela Contarino (Weekend/Fill-in announcer)
- Kent 'Smallzy' Small (Weekend/Fill-in announcer)
- Kelli Paun (Weekends) (Networked)
- Sounds Like New
- Christo & Katie (Friday nights, Nova Itunes 40 countdown and Sunday evening)
[edit] Nova Newsroom
Nova 96.9 and its sister station 95.3 FM work out of the same newsroom. Nova has live traffic updates from the Australian Traffic Network only in the afternoon through their drive show, and during breakfast and weekends they use traffic tip-offs from listeners and updates found on the RTA website.
Yearly the audio played while news and traffic reports are being delivered change, 2011 has brought a different approach, promoting each of the Breakfast, Drive and Night programs.
Nova 96.9 News Team:
- Emma Bruer (Breakfast)
- Denee Savoia (DMG Radio Sydney News Director & Drive)
- Libby Armstrong (Weekends)
- Natasha Lee (Weekends)
- Annette Samojlowicz (Weekends)
Traffic Reporters:
- Sallyanne Ryan
Former News Presenters:
- Kristy Warner
- Tim Davies (Now working for the Seven Network's The Morning Show)
- Anthony Clark (formerly newsreader and on the road reporter and now spokesperson for NSW Rural Fire Service
- Deborah Clay (Now Sydney News Director for 2Day FM and Triple M)
- Kate Mitchell (Now reporter for NBN television)
- Vanessa Cullington (Now freelancing in the UK for Sky News and ITN)
- Kate Mellis
- Jennifer Menchin
- Carlie Bonavia (Now radio newsreader on FOX FM Melbourne)
- Mark Mckeown (Now reporter for 101.7 WSFM)
- Ange Anderson (DMG Radio Australia News Director in Brisbane)
- Lisa Herbert
- Nicola Ryan
- Leonie Ryan
- Monique Dews
- Sami Lukis
- Katrina Blowers
- John Michael Bric
- Annix Skelton
[edit] Staff/Executive Team
Program Director: Brendan Taylor
Music Director: Toni Pipicelli
Assistant Music Director: Kristine Pymont
[edit] Former Staff
- Adam Willscroft
[edit] Notable Former Announcers
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[edit] References
- ^ "Nielsen Media Research Radio Results". Online at the Nielsen Media Website. Retrieved on 18 September 2007.
- ^ "Official Sponsers". http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=ourpartners. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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