Overview
- Nova confirmed its new national drive show Fitzy, Wippa & Kate launches February 9, airing weekdays from 4pm to 6pm across Australia.
- Ricki‑Lee Coulter and Tim Blackwell move from afternoons to host Nova Sydney breakfast from 6am to 9am, replacing the outgoing trio.
- Joel Creasey will front a solo national lunchtime program, with Nova announcing an April debut for the new show.
- Group programming director Brendan Taylor called the timing right and said the changes let top-performing shows reach wider audiences.
- PerthNow reported Nine Radio was sold for $56 million to Arthur Laundy, with the shake-ups unfolding as the sector consolidates following the Seven West Media–Southern Cross Austereo merger.