Nova 100

Broadcast area Melbourne, Australia
Format Hot AC
Language(s) English
ERP 56 kw
Callsign meaning 3 - Victoria
MEL - Melbourne
Affiliations Nova
Owner NOVA Entertainment
Sister stations smoothfm 91.5
Website www.nova100.com.au/nova100

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 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 The Avalanches song "Frontier Psychiatrist" 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 alternative, hip-hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean toward new releases. In 2010, Nova announced that it would remove their policy of "never more than two ads in a row", increasing the number of commercials broadcast per hour from 12 to 21 during the peak times of breakfast and drive. Since 2010, the station has broadcast a contemporary hit radio format, in competition with the Southern Cross Austereo-owned Fox FM and the Australian Radio Network-owned KIIS 101.1.

In December 2013, Meshel Laurie and Tommy Little replaced Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek with their new show Meshel & Tommy. In November 2015, Nova announced that Chrissie Swan, Sam Pang and Jonathan Brown will host breakfast in 2016 after Meshel Laurie and Tommy Little announced their resignation from the station. 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 GfK ratings, Nova 100 continues to hold the #1 position under 40s and has the #1 drive show with Kate, Tim & Marty around Australia.

Transmission

Nova 100 operates on the 100.3 MHz FM frequency from the TXA Obseratory Rd tower on Mount Dandenong. The transmitter is a Broadcast Electronics FM 10S with an FXi digital exciter. Its transmitter power is 9.5KW which gives a 56 kw ERP.

Announcers

News

  • Ash Gardner (Breakfast)
  • Michelle Stephenson (National News Manager)

References

  1. 1 2 Carbone, Suzanne (4 December 2001). "After a long wait, a Nova statement on the FM band". The Age. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 3. Retrieved 20 Mar 2010.
  2. ↑ "Matt & Meshel". KIIS 101.1 - A New Station For Melbourne. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Nova 100 Shake-Up". www.radiotoday.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
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