Nova 96.9

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...

Fitzy, Wippa and Kate giveaway Matildas to a Matilda

16 August 2023 Fitzy, Wippa and Kate Richie this morning on Nova 96.9 gave away what must have been the last double passes tonight's FIFA Women's World Cup...

The Queen is back: Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’ eases in at No. 14: AirCheck

21 October 2021 Chart Highlights – October 21, 2021 Heating Up: Adele makes her comeback with 517 first-week spins Prime Debut: Nova helps ‘Black Magic’ by Jonasu to a Top...

Fitzy and Wippa reach a 10 year milestone on Nova 96.9

16 September 2021 Fitzy & Wippa, one of NOVA Entertainment’s much loved and respected shows, will celebrate 10 years as Nova 96.9’s Sydney breakfast show on Friday 17...

“You’ve broken it!” Sarah smashes it in the new Nova studios

16 November 2020 Fitzy & Wippa co-host Sarah McGilvray has gotten a little overly enthusiastic during this morning’s ‘Shake the Tree’ competition damaging the new Nova studios. Fitzy &...

Wippa joins the new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia

17 September 2020 Nova’s Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli has entered the Celebrity Apprentice Australia race alongside personal trainer TV personality Michelle Bridges and former Olympian Olivia Vivian. After a...

Wippa finally gets his world record

6 August 2020 After numerous failed attempts over three exhausting days for his support crew, Wippa finally holds a world record. The Nova96.9 breakfast co-host has been trying for...

Green shoots begin to show for radio industry jobs

26 May 2020 Who would have thought a couple of months ago that Australia’s lockdowns would begin lifting so soon. It is a tribute to the balance between...

The Coronavirus results for Nova 96.9’s breakfast team are all good

18 March 2020 Yesterday Nova 96.9 Executive Producer Tommy, along with Fitzy & Sarah got their Coronavirus results back and they were all negative for COVID 19. This morning...

Matt de Groot adds Wide World Of Sports commentator to his busy schedule

16 March 2020 Nova 96.9's Matt de Groot made his Channel 9 debut over the week as part of the 'Wide World of Sports' commentary team for their rugby league...

COVID19 moves some of radios biggest programs into isolation

15 March 2020 Schedules for radio are being thrown into chaos with a number of high-profile presenters either confirmed COVID-19 cases, or self-isolating because of close contact with...

Dr Andrew Rochford tells Ftizy & Wippa “We need to buy time” on coronavirus

12 March 2020 With the world in a state of hysteria thanks to Coronavirus, Fitzy & Wippa brought in Dr Andrew Rochford to give an experts down low...

Matt De Groot wins Headline-Off with baby news

10 March 2020 This morning on Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa, Matt De Groot was joined by wife Bronte Coy for what the team thought was a round...

Paul Gallen leaves radio host with suspected broken rib

11 November 2019 This morning on Nova 96.9 Fitzy & Wippa their unsuspecting newsreader and Saturday Breakfast host, Matt De Groot was thrown in the ring for a...

Fitzy & Wippa stitch up radio rivals Jonsey & Amanda.

3 November 2019 At a recent charity auction for ‘Save Our Sons’, Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa saw a ‘Jonsey & Amanda Meet and Greet’ WSFM station tour...

Nova’s new campaign for Sydney

25 October 2019 NOVA Entertainment will seek to reinforce Nova 96.9’s position as the leading music network and showcase the station’s high performing on-air line up in Sydney,...