I understand these songs were popular and chart toppers at the time but Nova plays them like they are still in the top ten.
A throwback is a song that I have not heard in a while and has that wow factor, not a song that is played seven times a week. Throwbacks on Nova make me change stations.
BBC Radio 1 do their Throwbacks which they call Anthems very well. It is not the same songs repeated ever week, they have the balance right something the programmers of our major networks struggle to do.
Whoâs to blame here, is it the record companies or the radio stations that are being ultra conservative when it comes to new music releases?
We just seem so far behind, getting new music unless it is a universal release such as Pink or Ed Sheeran.
No wonder people are getting their music from streaming services and TikTok, radio is no longer the innovator that it once was for breaking f new music.
Other artists in that regard may also include Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Miley Cyrus and Bebe Rexha to name a few.
I canât help thinking Deano would have been a better choice for co-host of Chrissieâs show. Understand it may not have been possible, but their banter and hilarity was great on breakfast.
This Jack Charles character is instantly off putting, sounds like a wanky private schoolboy.
Honestly? Iâd blame the record companies. They have their release schedules, marketing campaigns, etc all lined up. If a radio station pushes a song before theyâre ready, some might see it as a good thing (familiarity when the song is actually released), but quite frankly, it pisses them off. And you really donât wanna piss off the record companies, especially when they handball interviews and promotions your way. Itâs a great way to end up blacklisted.
Listening to the Chrissie Swan Show this afternoon for the first time. There have been a lot of technical issues this arvo.
A couple of times Chrissie has come back from a break and sheâs already half way into her chat. Now, during a song Jonas Brothers Sucker, they played Nova stings over and over for about two minutes into the song. Whatâs going on? Is it the new Melbourne studio or inexperienced panel operator?
There is a bit awkwardness between Chrissie and Jack. Some banter but not great chemistry between them. Chrissie was talking about her friend Jane Hall this afternoon. She was great in a previous afternoon radio show. Maybe they would work well together for this one.
Yeah, but not on-brand for Nova.
Chrissie is very âmum radioâ IMO.
Yes better suited to 2day fm or the old Mix 106.5.
It is the show that just does not fit for 2023. Last year it was Ben & Liamâs Lunch Break.
You get whiplash going from Chrissie to KT&J.
Brilliantly said.
Nova is a lost cause. Especially Nova100 & Nova91.9. Between the timeslot changes for Chrissie vs. Ben, Liam & Belle, vs. Nova91.9âs two brekkie shows⌠theyâre almost as all over the place as 1116SENâs breakfast.
Boom - Nova has just played this song again this morning.
Another 2009 throwback they just played was âDownâ by Jay Sean.
Trying Chrissieâs show again. Its really hard to listen to. What a shame.
They only play this about a million times a week. 
Yeah. Iâm avoiding it now. Iâd rather hear the extended KTJ at 3pm even if it had some âbest ofâ content.
One theory I have is that it had a resurgence in popularity after âRide Itâ by Regard (which was originally by Jay Sean) charted well in Australia (peaked at #3 on the charts).
Because Jay Sean only really broke through in Australia with that said song in the final quarter of 2009, not many wouldâve expected to know who he was beforehand.
Chrissieâs show is clearly contract filler. Nova Adelaide is in a mess of their own creation.
It was easy to get away with this in the past - your ability to listen to a broad range of options was limited making controlling when and what people heard from your label was simple.
Maintaining this in this day and age is crazy though and really underestimates what the audience will do
International radio streaming
YouTube
Apple Music
TitTok
and many others.
I wonder how long it will be before CRA pushes for geoblocking of overseas streaming radio stations to protect its members?
Thatâs how I discovered a Norwegian singer called Sigrid, via her song âDonât Kill My Vibeâ; I also once heard her song âStrangersâ on Nova 96.9 in Sydney. Shame she hasnât made it big here; not playing a headline show when she was in Sydney nearly five years didnât help (she did in Brisbane and Melbourne, though).