Nova 96.9

Australian pop radio at its most effective doesn't pretend to neutrality. Nova 96.9 has opinions and broadcasts them unapologetically. The station plays contemporary hits but filters everything through a sensibility that values energy and attitude over safe mainstream positioning. Hip-hop gets real rotation alongside pop, dance tracks alternate with alternative selections that have crossed into mainstream consciousness. That eclecticism works because there's actual coherence underneath. The station's not random. It's selective. Hosts have personality that comes through between tracks. They'll…