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Nova 100

Broadcast area	Melbourne, Australia
Slogan	Live Life Nova
Frequency	100.3 MHz FM
First air date	3 December 2001
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	56 kw
Callsign meaning	3-Victoria MEL-Melbourne
Owner	DMG Radio Australia
Website	www.novafm.com.au/station/nova100

Nova 100 (call sign: 3MEL) is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. Nova 100 is owned by DMG Radio Australia, a subsidiary of the UK's Daily Mail Group, with a sister station 91.5FM, which share the same studio location on Level 2, 678 Victoria St, Richmond VIC.

Contents

1 History
2 Transmission
3 References
4 External links

History

Nova 100 commenced on the Melbourne airwaves on Monday 3 December 2001. It was the first new commercial radio station in Melbourne for 21 years.^[1]

Transmission

Nova 100 operates on the 100.3 MHz FM frequency from the TXA Obseratory Rd tower on Mount Dandenong. The transmitter is a Broadcast Electronics FM 10S with an FXi digital exciter. Its transmitter power is 9.5KW which gives a 56 kw ERP.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Carbone, Suzanne (4 December 2001). "After a long wait, a Nova statement on the FM band". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 3. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE011204H322K57KSIE. Retrieved 20 Mar 2010.

External links

v t e DMG Radio Australia

Nova	Nova 96.9 (Sydney) · Nova 100 (Melbourne) · Nova 106.9 (Brisbane) · Nova 91.9 (Adelaide) · Nova 93.7 (Perth)

Smooth	Smooth 95.3 FM (Sydney) · Smooth 91.5 FM (Melbourne)

Local Stations	FIVEaa (Adelaide) · Star 104.5 FM (Gosford)

Other stations	Joint Venture: 97.3 FM (Brisbane) · Digital Radio: Koffee · NovaNation

v t e Radio stations in the Melbourne & Geelong market

AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital

AM Stations	ABC Radio National 621* • 3AW 693* • 774 ABC Melbourne* • 3CR Melbourne 855* • Radio Sport National 927* • ABC NewsRadio 1026* • SEN 1116* • Vision Australia Radio 1179 • SBS Radio 1224* • Magic 1278* • 3CW 1341 (Geelong) • 3MP 1377* • 3XY Radio Hellas 1422 • 3KND 1503* • Rete Italia 1593 • Vision Radio Network 1611 • 3ME 1638

FM Stations (Melbourne wide)	Light FM 89.9* • Student Youth Network 90.7* • Smooth 91.5 FM* • 3ZZZ 92.3* • SBS Radio 93.1* • Nova 100 (100.3)* • Mix 101.1* • Fox FM 101.9* • 3RRR 102.7* • 3MBS 103.5* • Gold 104.3* • Triple M 105.1* • ABC Classic FM 105.9* • PBS 106.7FM* • Triple J 107.5*

FM Stations (Local)	Various 87.6-88 (various) • Southern FM 88.3 (South) • Plenty Valley FM 88.6 (Plenty Valley) • WYN FM 88.9 (Werribee) • 89.3 Hot Country (Geelong) • 93.9 Bay FM (Geelong) • 3WBC 94.1 (East) • Kinglake Ranges Radio 94.5 (Kinglake Ranges) • 94.7 The Pulse (Geelong) • Joy 94.9 (City) • 95.5 K-Rock (Geelong) • Golden Days Radio 95.7 (South East) • Lion FM 96.1 (Melbourne City) • Rhema FM 96.3 (Geelong) • 96.5 Inner FM (North East) • Mountain Districts Radio 97.1 (Dandenong Ranges) • Stereo 974 (97.4) (West) • Casey Radio 97.7 (South East) • 979fm (97.9) (Melton) • Eastern FM 98.1 (Outer East) • OKR 98.3 (Kilmore) • 3RPP 98.3 (Frankston) & 3RPP 98.7 (Mornington Peninsula) • Apple FM 98.5 (Bacchus Marsh) • North West FM 98.9 (North West) • Yarra Valley FM 99.1 (Yarra Valley) • 3NRG 99.3 (Sunbury) • Vision Australia Radio 99.5 (Geelong) • Flow FM 106.3 (Yarra Valley)

Digital Only Stations	ABC DiG: · ABC Dig Music · ABC Country · ABC Jazz · ABC Grandstand · ARN: · The Edge · Gold Plus · Classic Hits Live · Austereo: Radar · Barry · The Main Stage · DMG: Koffee · NovaNation · Fairfax: The Buckle · Pacific Star: Aussie · SEN Plus · SBS Radio: SBS Chill · SBS PopAsia · Community: Iris · LightDigital

Previous and aspirant stations	Kiss 90 FM • 89.9 Hitz FM • Pulse 95 (94.9 FM) • City FM • 3AK • 3UZ • MTR 1377

Australia Radio Markets: Adelaide • Brisbane • Canberra • Darwin • Hobart • Melbourne • Newcastle • Perth • Sydney See also: List of radio stations in Australia

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