Nova 100

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Nova 100

Broadcast area	Melbourne
Slogan	Sounds Different
First air date	2001
Frequency	100.3 MHz FM
Format	Pop, Rock, Rap, Comedy, Talk
Owner	DMG Radio Australia
Website	http://www.nova100.com.au

Nova 100 (often known locally as just 'Nova') is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz with callsign 3MEL. It has a policy of 'Never more than two ads in a row' and has quickly established itself as a major player in the Melbourne radio market, challenging the Austereo station Fox FM for the number one market position playing mainstream pop, RnB and dance music.

Nova 100 commmenced on the Melbourne airwaves on Monday 3rd December 2001. It was the first 'new' commercial radio station in Melbourne for 21 years.

Nova is owned by DMG Radio Australia, a subsidiary of the UK's Daily Mail Group, who also own the following stations:

Nova 96.9 Sydney (96.9 MHz) - started April 2001
Nova 93.7 Perth (93.7 MHz) - started December 2002 (first new commercial station in 22 years)
Nova 91.9 Adelaide (91.9 MHz) - started September 2004 (first new commercial station in 24 years)
Nova 106.9 Brisbane (106.9 MHz) - started December 2004
FiveAA (Adelaide)
Star 104.5 (NSW Central Coast)

DMG Radio Australia also hold interests in 97.3 FM (Brisbane) and Hot 91 (Sunshine Coast)

1 Weekday DJ Lineup
2 Saturday Lineup
3 Sunday Lineup
4 Reception

[edit] Weekday DJ Lineup

Show	Show Name	DJ/s	Time
Breakfast	Hughesy & Kate	Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek	6:00am to 9:00am
Mornings	N/A	Dylan Lewis	9:00am to 12:00pm
Afternoons	N/A	Harlee McLeod	12:00pm to 4:00pm
Drive	N/A	Akmal Saleh with Kate Ritchie	4:00pm to 6:00pm
Early Nights	Merrick & Rosso	Merrick Watts and Tim Ross	6:00pm to 7:00pm
Nights	Nova 9s	Jody McLeod and Johnny Kats	7:00pm to 10:00pm
Late Nights	N/A	Tim Arnold or Amanda Lee	10:00pm to 12:00am

[edit] Saturday Lineup

Show	Show Name	DJ/s	Time
Early Mornings	N/A	Dave/Amanda Lee or Tim Arnold	7:00am to 12:00pm
Mornings	Saturday Morning Fever	Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek	9:00am to 11:00am
Afternoons	N/A	Dave/Amanda Lee or Tim Arnold	12:00pm to 6:00pm
Nights	Before the Game Network Ten Simulcast*	Dave Hughes, Peter Hellier and Anthony Hudson	6:00pm to 7:00pm
Late Nights	Overdrive	John Course and Grant Smilie	7:00pm to 10:00pm

Before The Game Football Season Only

[edit] Sunday Lineup

Show	Show Name	DJ/s	Time
Early Mornings	N/A	Dave/Amanda Lee or Tim Arnold	7:00am to 12:00pm
Mornings	Least Worst Bits of Merrick and Rosso	Merrick Watts and Tim Ross	9:00am to 11:00am
Early Afternoons	N/A	Dave/Amanda Lee or Tim Arnold	12:00pm to 3:00pm
Afternoons	Motorola Aria Chart Show with Jabba	Jabba	3:00pm to 6:00pm
Nights & Late Nights	Ozone All Australian	N/A	6:00pm to 6:00am

[edit] Reception

Nova 100 operates on the 100.3 MHz frequency at the ATV10 tower on Mt Dandenong. Its strength is 6 kW and is transmitted to areas including the Melbourne CBD, Melbourne Outer Suburbs, Geelong, up to the Macedon Ranges, down to the Surf Coast and east to the Yarra Valley.
More information on getting optimum reception can be obtained at http://www.nova100.com.au/onAir/radioreception_nova100.pdf

FM radio stations in Melbourne/Geelong

Station/Frequency: Melbourne LPONs | 3PVF 88.6 | 3MGR 89.9 | 3SYN 90.7 | 3PTV 91.5 | 3ZZZ 92.3 | 3SBS 93.1 | 3BAY 93.9 | 3JOY 94.9 | 3CAT 95.5 | 3INR 96.5 | 3WSC 97.4 | 3NRG 99.3 | 3MEL 100.3 | 3TTT 101.1 | 3FOX 101.9 | 3RRR 102.7 | 3MBS 103.5 | 3KKZ 104.3 | 3MMM 105.1 | 3ABC 105.9 | 3PBS 106.7 | 3JJJ 107.5