And in a recent case of reverse psychology, “Green Green Grass” by George Ezra started charting in Australia some eight months (or so) after it was first played on radio here. From what I can remember it must’ve blown up on social media hence its resurgence this year.
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Anyone at nova network on here?… any chance you guys kept a copy of the air checks and jingles of 95.3 before it was smoothFM?
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I’ve noticed Coles radio is sounding a lot better over the last week or so, more dance and edgy songs that were once on Nova in the 2000s.
I’m glad NovaNation is back too, it does sound good, especially with the announcer. The mixes sounded good on Saturday night.
It seems like they’re either responding to iheartdance launching in Melb and GC or moving Nova back to targeting males, rather than females. The market dynamics might have also forced them to move back to targeting males due to a resurgent KIIS and competitive DAB / streaming channels.
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I think they have been doing the same thing over and over again with the same poor results for so long that they were past the point of no return.
IMO The wake up call must have been when Triple M Sydney had more 10-17 listeners than Nova. Also when KIIS smashed them in every demo they realised they need to try something different.
I still think they need to drop the Fresh Hit’s and Throwbacks positioner and just go with Fresh Hits. Also reduce the number of Throwbacks they play too to really freshening things up. Have a playlist similar to Capital fm, they won’t beat KIIS but they could get around an 7-8 share in Sydney which would be respectable.
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They are currently on a 7 share, but they are still well behind KIIS. Some throwbacks are good. I’d listen more if they bring back more of the edgy dance, r&b and rock music that the original Nova used to play. But nonetheless, small steps in the right direction.
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NovaNation is on now from 7pm. This reminds me of the old Nova back in the 2000s. It’s refreshing to see them bring Dance back to Fri and Sat nights.
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Nova 919 breakfast Jodie & Hayesy is now starting from 6am, they’ve dropped the Ben, Liam and Belle show. It seemed to always be the plan, keep the Ben and Liam listeners and then slowly drop them off.
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Good move. Although, I still think the new Nova919 show is a little older skewed than their predecessors.
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Tomorrow (Friday) Nova 100’s Ben, Liam and Belle will broadcast live from Punt Road Oval from 7am to 10am AEST, for the AFL Grand Final special. The highlight will be a pack marking competition. Western Bulldogs young star Jamarra Ugle Hagan will kick a Sherrin football to 100 registered listeners, and whoever catches the ball in the pack will win $10,000.
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Been listening to Smallzy’s Surgery tonight and in the Top 9 at 9, “Remember” by Becky Hill and David Guetta came in at number six.
Nothing against them, but I mean, come on - it’s been more than two years since it was released, and it was also the second-most played song on radio last year (despite this, it only peaked at #34 on the ARIA Singles Chart last August). Does Nova not get sick of playing it?
I can understand they love playing Becky Hill’s music, as evidenced when they continually flogged “Side Effects” (which I’ve noticed they’ve stopped playing recently) for about three months earlier this year, as well as the 2021 summer hit “My Heart Goes (La Di Da)” which featured Topic.
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Isn’t the Top 9 at 9 based on votes by listeners?
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Haven’t heard this segment on Smallzy’s Surgery for a while, but I would like to think it is.
This is similar to how Video Hits had its Interactive Top 10 on Saturday mornings.
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Population has increased over the 20+ years Nova has been on air. Especially since borders reopened, many expats have returned plus immigration targets exceeded. Larger population, larger cume.
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That’s true but it’s also a more competitive market now with Smooth, KIIS and DAB now on air not to mention the increase in streaming options available.
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Complainant needs to get out more. If only they knew what happens at some clubs and parties, far more extreme things happen.
The ad is lighthearted, not demeaning and not inciting violence towards animals, I would be the first to object any maltreatment of animals.
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Maybe those who complained would prefer if Nova100 had the same current TVC as i98.
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Do tell. 
