Nova 100

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Nova 100
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Nova 100 (call sign: 3MEL) is a commercial radio station in

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 the Melbourne airwaves at 7 am

Australian Eastern Daylight Time on Monday 3 December 2001, and was the first new commercial radio station in Melbourne for 21 years.[1] Breakfast presenter Kate Langbroek was the first voice heard on the station, with Missy Elliott's song "Get Ur Freak On" being the first song played on the new station.[1]

Hughesy, Kate & Dave was the inaugural breakfast show with Dave Hughes, Kate Langbroek and Dave O'Neil. Dave O'Neil later resigned and moved to Vega 91.5 in July 2006. Both Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek remained with the station until November 2013.

The station is a major player in the Melbourne radio market, initially with its 'Sounds Different' format playing

Australian Radio Network-owned KIIS 101.1
.

In December 2013,

Chrissie, Sam & Browny commenced in January 2016, with Meshel currently hosts the breakfast show Matt & Meshel on KIIS 101.1 along with Matt Tilley.[2]

In December 2016, Nova announced that it will network Greg Burns and Dan Cassin from Nova 96.9 as opposed to local announcers.[3]

Despite having yet to achieve a #1 overall rating for the station in the

Kate, Tim & Marty
around Australia.

In April 2019, Nova overhauled its daytime schedule announcing that Matt Tilley would join the station.[4] Tilley remained with the station until November.[5]

On 21 October 2022, it was announced that

Ben, Liam & Belle from 5 December 2022.[7]

In January 2023, Nova 100 re-located from studios at 678 Victoria Street, Richmond (with sister station

previously occupied the studios.

In February 2024, Nova Entertainment announced that Jase & Lauren will host Nova 100’s new Melbourne breakfast show, replacing Ben, Liam & Belle who will move to a national drive show across the Nova Network.[8][9]

Transmission

Nova 100 operates on the 100.3

]

Announcers

  • Jase & Lauren, 6:00am–9:00am
  • Mel Tracina, 9:00am–2:00pm
  • The Chrissie Swan Show, 2:00pm-4:00pm
  • Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel, 4:00pm–6:00pm
  • Ben, Liam & Belle, 6:00pm–8:00pm
  • Smallzy's Surgery, 8:00pm–10:00pm
  • Late Nights with Aaron Rich, 10:00pm–12:00am
  • Nova Nation, 6:00pm–12:00am (Saturday) & 10:00pm-12:00am (Friday)
  • Jase & Lauren around Australia, 6:00am–10:00am (Sunday)
  • The Maddy Rowe Aus Music Show, 6:00pm–7:00pm (Sunday)
  • Confidential on Nova with J.Mo and Tanya Hennessy, 7:00pm–8:00pm (Sunday)

News

  • Clint Stanaway (Breakfast)
  • Michelle Stephenson (National News Manager)

References

  1. ^
    Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media
    . p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Matt & Meshel". KIIS 101.1 - A New Station For Melbourne. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Nova 100 Shake-Up". www.radiotoday.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ Mediaweek (12 April 2019). "Nova shakes up daytime radio as Matt Tilley joins in Melbourne". Mediaweek. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ "SCOOP: Matt Tilley departs Nova 100 after seven months on-air". Radio Today. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. ^ Geraets, Nell (20 October 2022). "Nova's Chrissie, Sam & Browny hanging up the mic after seven years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (27 October 2022). "'Ben, Liam and Belle': Nova 100 Announces New Breakfast Show". Variety Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ^ McNamara, Lauren (8 February 2024). "Jase and Lauren announce new home after KIIS dumping". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ^ Mediaweek (8 February 2024). "Jase & Lauren jump ship to Nova, taking Ben, Liam & Belle's brekkie slot". Mediaweek. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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