The wedding, community and sense of self that Kymba Cahill built

27 May 2025 “You don’t know what you’ll do in those situations” On an October weekend last year Mix 94.5 breakfast host Kymba Cahill was driving home to...

A MIA Nova star returns to the airwaves

4 May 2025 A radio star for NOVA Entertainment will return to the airwaves on Monday May 5 after an extended and unexplained break from their show. Nathan...

Big wins for the Nova Network in audience growth – GfK Survey 2, 2025 cumes

1 May 2025 The growth in the listeners testing out the new breakfast shows for Triple M 104.9 in Sydney and Nova 106.9 in Brisbane should be pleasing...

Don’t Think, Just Nova – New brand campaign for NOVA Entertainment

28 April 2025 NOVA Entertainment has launched a new positioning campaign with the call to action: Don’t Think, Just Nova. Developed in partnership with R/GA Australia and...

Quokka surprise: ‘Fitzy & Wippa’ find a new home at Sydney Zoo

13 April 2025 Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa have been given the ultimate surprise, with their names bestowed upon two of Sydney Zoo’s brand-new baby quokkas.Usually only found on WA’s Rottnest Island, the very cute native Australian critters have become a popular presence on social media lately, thanks to selfies with the stars.Now, for the very first-time, they’ll… Read More

Kita Alexander next up in Nova’s Red Room in a series celebrating female artists

3 April 2025 NOVA Entertainment will celebrate female artists through a series of exclusive Nova’s Red Room performances. Kicking off the series is ARIA-nominated pop artist Kita Alexander...

The Fox FM Melbourne and triple j Sydney lead in audience growth, Kyle and Jackie O rule on breakfast – GfK Survey 1, 2025

27 March 2025 The first GfK Radio 360 survey of a calendar year is often a mixed bag for certain stations impacted by NRL and AFL off seasons...

Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie to take a whole school to Sydney Zoo

26 March 2025 All of you will have had memorable school excursions, good and bad. Nova 96.9's Fitzy, Wippa and Chrissie Swan started the own discussion on Monday...

GfK Survey 1 2025 – Radioinfo and Radio Today your home for news, charts and analysis

21 March 2025 This has been a quieter week in radio land which usually means that a survey is just around the corner. You can almost feel the...

Epic win for charity: Team Wippa triumphs in Nova’s Backyard Cricket

25 February 2025 The iconic lawns of Kirribilli House have once again played host to Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie’s Backyard Cricket, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales Premier Chris Minns stepping up to the crease alongside an all-star lineup.The charity match, supporting Lifeline Australia and Batyr Australia, brought together sports stars, media personalities… Read More

Star-studded lineup descends on Kirribilli House for Nova’s Backyard Cricket

25 February 2025 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to welcome a star-studded lineup of guests to Kirribilli House today, to play in Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie’s First XI Backyard Cricket match.This year sees captains Fitzy and Wippa compete against each other in what shapes up as a memorable showdown.Joining them across both teams is a… Read More

Kate Ritchie to take a break from Nova breakfast show

3 February 2025 "To those profiting from invading my privacy, a simple question - would you treat, say your sister, mother or daughter the same if they had...

Smooth FM 1 & 2 in the cumes, Kyle and Jackie O just hold on in breakfast – GfK Survey 7, 2024

14 November 2024 It's a close race among the top Sydney and Melbourne stations in cumulative listening with very little between No 1, smooth 95.3 in Sydney (1,198,000)...

Prime Minister congratulates Nova 96.9’s Wippa on ’36 Months’

8 November 2024 The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie this morning Friday November 8 to congratulate Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli after...

The Kid LAROI at Selina’s in Nova’s Red Room

23 October 2024 NOVA Entertainment have chart-topping global superstar The Kid LAROI next up in Nova’s Red Room at iconic live music venue Selina’s at Coogee Bay Hotel...

PM thanks Wippa for contribution towards new legislation

10 September 2024 On Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie this morning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to legislate a minimum age for social media use...

Radio rivals in epic rap battle

8 September 2024 This week saw some high-profile radio rivals slog it out in a rap battle to remember.The Nova 96.9 team of Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie were joined live in the studio by WSFM’s Jonesy & Amanda.The ARN duo – who were there to take on Fitzy & Wippa in Rap Up of The Week… Read More

Kyle and Jackie O #1 in Sydney, Jase and Lauren #1 in Melbourne: Survey 5 cumes

27 August 2024 KIIS 1065's Kyle and Jackie O have regained lost ground and are leaders in cumulative listening in Sydney in GfK Radio 360 Survey 5, 2024. Jase...

A second Sydney show for Angus and Julia Stone in Nova’s Red Room

28 July 2024 Angus & Julia Stone will once again perform live in Nova’s Red Room on Saturday, 10 August. This will be the second Sydney Nova’s Red...

ACRA finalists for 2024 have been announced

25 July 2024 The finalists for the 35th Australian Commercial Radio & Audio (ACRA) Awards have been revealed, with the winners announced this year at The Star in...

Nova’s Kate Ritchie finally ‘returns’ to Summer Bay

24 July 2024 Kate Ritchie finally had her much hyped "return" to Summer Bay on Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, finally revealing the identity...

A Teddy Swims special marks 300 Nova’s Red Rooms

15 July 2024 I was already a fan of Teddy Swims before Sunday July 14's Nova's Red Room notched up a 300th edition of the network's live music...

Nova Network booms in the cumes: GfK Survey 4, 2024

9 July 2024 KIIS 106.5's Kyle and Jackie O still have the most listeners and smooth 95.3 the most for a station overall, despite losses for both in...

What are the Chances? Fitzy, Wippa and Kate Ritchie get the most extraordinary reunion story

26 June 2024 On Nova 96.9 Fitzy, Wippa and Kate Ritchie have a regular segment called What are the Chances?, about the coincidence, serendipity and luck that occur...

Kyle and Jackie O still the most listened to on breakfast, smooth 95.3 on top: GfK Survey 3 2024

4 June 2024 Kyle and Jackie O are still the most listened to breakfast show in Sydney with a weekly cumulative audience of 758K, but that is only...

Wippa campaigning to raise social media age, BBC radio steps away from Facebook and X

20 May 2024 Nova 96.9 Sydney breakfast show host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli (pictured on the right with co-hosts Fitzy and Kate Ritchie) is campaigning to change legislation to...

Second GfK radio survey for 2024 out this morning

17 April 2024 SURVEY RESULT OUT NOW. GfK Radio 360 Survey 2 is out this morning with Nova Sydney, Perth and particularly Melbourne hoping to consolidate growth...

Survey 8 cumes: Big growth for KIIS Sydney and Melbourne plus Nova 96.9

19 December 2023 The final survey of 2023, GfK Radio 360 Survey 8, will be poignant for some, particularly Jase & Lauren from Melbourne's KIIS 101.1. The station...

Matt Baseley joins Gina Jeffreys at Nova’s Star 104.5

19 December 2023 Matt Baseley will join Gina Jeffreys as Star 104.5's new breakfast team Gina and Matty in 2024. Baseley started his career with Nova as part...

Matt De Groot leaving Nova 96.9

9 November 2023 After a decade with Nova 96.9’s Sydney breakfast show and 11 years with the Nova Network, news presenter Matt De Groot announced on air this...