The Nova Network is a group of

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s owned wholly or in part by Nova Entertainment. The Perth station is a joint venture between Nova Entertainment and

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. Each FM station has its own local Breakfast show with workdays, drive, night and weekend shifts shared across the network.

Stations

Network shows

Nova syndicates a number of programmes across its network. These include: * Mel Tracina, Weekdays 9am 2pm (except Perth) * The Chrissie Swan Show, Weekdays 2pm 4pm * Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel, Weekdays 4pm 6pm * Ben, Liam & Belle, Weeknights 6pm 8pm * Smallzy's Surgery, Weeknights 8pm 10pm * The Maddy Rowe Aus Music Show, Weeknights 10pm 12am * Jase & Lauren, Saturday and Sunday 8am 10am * Nova Nation, 6pm 12am (Saturday) & 10pm - 12am (Friday) * The Maddy Rowe Aus Music Show, 6pm 7pm (Sunday) * Confidential on Nova with J.Mo, 7 pm – 8 pm (Sunday)

Local announcers

Nova 96.9 – Sydney: * Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, Weekdays 6am 9am Nova 100 – Melbourne: * Jase & Lauren, Weekdays 6am 9am Nova 106.9 – Brisbane: * Ash, Luttsy & Nikki, Weekdays 6am 9am Nova 91.9 – Adelaide: * Jodie & Haysey, Weekdays 6am 9am * Cale Porter, Saturdays 10am 2pm Nova 93.7 – Perth: * Nathan, Nat & Shaun, Weekdays 6am 9am * Ross Wallman, Weekdays 9am 2pm

Nova Player

In July 2021, Nova Entertainment introduced the Nova Player app, offering users unlimited access to an extensive array of audio features. From all Nova Stations and Nova FM show podcasts to the latest news, sports updates, financial insights, and a diverse selection of other podcasts

Nova's Red Room

In 2012, Nova Entertainment launched Nova's Red Room on the principle of delivering extraordinary live experiences filled with emotion and personal connection for Nova listeners. Over 300 artists have performed in Nova's Red Room spanning Australia and international locations.

Criticism

Nova have received criticism for frequently rotating songs on their playlist. In a piece about the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, '' NME Australias Andrew P. Street wrote that the 2004 rollout of Nova FM had "accidentally turned

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and Missy Higgins into stars, before the network swapped to its current format of 14 endlessly repeated songs."

References

External links

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