Nova 106.9
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Nova 106.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Brisbane
, Australia
, owned by the DMG Radio Network
. DMG Radio purchased the Brisbane FM licence for $80 million in April 2004 to complete their national network of Nova stations. Nova 106.9's studios are located at 130 Commercial Road in Teneriffe
.
station Q-FM which later changed its name to Star FM, Nova 106.9 – call sign
4BNE – began test transmissions in August 2004. These transmissions featured comedy pieces with a 'personality' by the name of "Bevan - The Work Experience DJ" who is widely rumoured to be Comedian Simon Kennedy. Bevan still is a feature in Nova 106.9's programming often hosting infrequent shows at Christmas time and special events. The test broadcasts continued up until the official launch on 4 April 2005 from a temporary studio in a converted Teneriffe woolstore, while the new studio complex was being completed upstairs in the same building. The new studio complex became operational in February 2006.
Nova 106.9 took over rival B105's sponsorship of the Brisbane Broncos in late 2006, and Nova's logo replaced B105's on the Broncos training gear. In 2007 it became the official FM station for the Rugby League State of Origin
series, and a media partner of Queensland Roar
, the Brisbane Lions
, the Queensland Bulls
and the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
The Studio block consists of 5 broadcast and production studios as well as a newsroom. The master control room is located outside as a showpiece overlooking the foyer and a bridge across an atrium for natural light to access the floors below.
The complex is based around the Klotz Digital Vadis audio system linking all the studios and Master Control to the transmission site at Mt Coot-tha. The Studios use the Maestro Digital Audio playout system as used by all the Nova stations.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
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, owned by the DMG Radio Network
DMG Radio Australia
DMG Radio Australia operates commercial radio networks in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. The company is 50% owned by United Kingdom company, Daily Mail and General Trust Group. Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd bought 50% of the company in November 2009.DMG Radio Australia was formed...
. DMG Radio purchased the Brisbane FM licence for $80 million in April 2004 to complete their national network of Nova stations. Nova 106.9's studios are located at 130 Commercial Road in Teneriffe
Teneriffe, Queensland
Teneriffe is an inner city suburb in Brisbane, Australia. Situated next to Teneriffe are the suburbs of Newstead, Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills and New Farm...
.
History
Following the successful bid for the last commercial FM licence to be auctioned for Brisbane in April 2004, on the frequency originally occupied by IpswichCity of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:...
station Q-FM which later changed its name to Star FM, Nova 106.9 – call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
4BNE – began test transmissions in August 2004. These transmissions featured comedy pieces with a 'personality' by the name of "Bevan - The Work Experience DJ" who is widely rumoured to be Comedian Simon Kennedy. Bevan still is a feature in Nova 106.9's programming often hosting infrequent shows at Christmas time and special events. The test broadcasts continued up until the official launch on 4 April 2005 from a temporary studio in a converted Teneriffe woolstore, while the new studio complex was being completed upstairs in the same building. The new studio complex became operational in February 2006.
Nova 106.9 took over rival B105's sponsorship of the Brisbane Broncos in late 2006, and Nova's logo replaced B105's on the Broncos training gear. In 2007 it became the official FM station for the Rugby League State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
series, and a media partner of Queensland Roar
Queensland Roar FC
Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia competing in the Hyundai A-League national competition, playing their home games at Suncorp Stadium...
, the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
, the Queensland Bulls
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
and the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.
Studios
The Nova 106.9 Studios are located in a converted woolstore in Teneriffe. The interior of the building retains as much of the original construction as possible with the open office construction with no ceilings.The Studio block consists of 5 broadcast and production studios as well as a newsroom. The master control room is located outside as a showpiece overlooking the foyer and a bridge across an atrium for natural light to access the floors below.
The complex is based around the Klotz Digital Vadis audio system linking all the studios and Master Control to the transmission site at Mt Coot-tha. The Studios use the Maestro Digital Audio playout system as used by all the Nova stations.
Announcers
- Breakfast: Ash, Camilla and Luttsy with Stand-in Dan
- Mornings: Whippy
- Afternoons: Cat Lynch
- Drive: Meshel, Tim & Marty
- Nights: Nova's Fresh Hits with Christo and Katie
- Late Nights: Deano
- Georgina 'George' Myers
- Brendan 'Bossy' Boss
- Dan Anstey
- Jesse Dorsett
- Katie Mattin
Nova Newsroom
- Ange Anderson (Breakfast & News Director)
- Todd Saunders (Midday)
- Denee Savoia (Drive)
- John Michael Bric (Sundays/Drive Fill-in)
- Nicola Ryan (Saturdays)
- Lisa Herbert (Fill-in)
Former Announcers
- Jabba
- Jamie Row (currently at Nova 96.9Nova 96.9Nova 96.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.-History:One of the driving forces behind the creation of Nova was the growing demographic of youth who were embracing the commercialised anti-pop movement fronted by such artists as Daft Punk...
Sydney) - David "Luttsy" Lutteral
- Emily Jade O'KeeffeEmily Jade O'KeeffeEmily-Jade O'Keeffe is an Australian radio announcer, personal blogger and television personality. She is currently part of the breakfast radio team on The Cage airing on Triple M Brisbane.-Radio:...
(currently at Triple M Brisbane4MMM4MMM is one of Brisbane, Australia's commercial FM Rock radio stations, primarily targeted at those in the 25-50 age group...
) - Dan & Ken (currently at Sea FM101.3 Sea FM101.3 Sea FM is an Australian radio station located on the New South Wales Central Coast, part of the Southern Cross Media Group . Sea FM broadcasts from the Central Coast Radio Centre on Henry Parry Drive, in Gosford, along with sister station 2GOFM...
) - Kip Wightman (Currently on 97.3 FM (Brisbane)97.3 FM (Brisbane)97.3 FM is a commercial radio station in Brisbane, Australia. It is a 50/50 joint venture between DMG and ARN.97.3 FM plays current hits and a variety of 70s, 80s and 90s music , primarily targeted at the 25-54 age group, the group most valued by advertisers...
) - Justine McKell
- Ash Bradnam
- Virginia LetteVirginia LetteVirginia "V" Lette is an Australian radio and television presenter. She is currently heard on Nova 96.9 in Sydney as an announcer and hosted Australia's favourite music television show Eclipse Music TV on Saturdays until January 2010....
- Joel 'Prawn' Noffke
Executive Team
As of July 2009- General Manager - Sean Ryan
- Client Director - Luke Minto
- Financial Controller - Brian Johnston
- Integration & Marketing Director - Dee Curtis
- Program Director - Brendon Dangar/Brett Nossiter
- Production Manager - Ben Ryan
- Chief Engineer - Campbell Swinton
- Creative Director - Nathan Russell
- Music Director/Assistant Program Director - Kate Casey
- Assistant Music Director/Assistant Program Director - Brendon Dangar
- Assistant Music Director - Cat Lynch