As reported last month on radioinfo, Perth’s Nova station has filed a complaint against community station Groove FM for breaching the conditions of its licence.

An article this week in The West Australian, commenting on the enquiry into the complaint said:

“Groove’s mix of dance music, R&B and hip-hop on Friday was mixed with advertisements for dance shows, one of which was to be hosted by Groove’s regular crew of disc jockeys.

Nova has gathered private ratings information on Groove, which it is refusing to release, and has conducted a seven-day monitoring of Groove that allegedly revealed 75 per cent of the music played was also on Perth commercial stations.”

The ABA enquiry’s terms of reference include whether the station is complying with regulations covering the broadcasting of advertisements, and is also examining whether Groove continues to represent its original community interests and is still a not for profit organisation.

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