Commercial-free and not-for-profit, the station remains faithful to the original in many ways, while adding some new ideas that remain true to the spirit of the original RADIO NOVA, like the NOVA POWER HOUR and POWERPLAYS.
The man behind the relaunched station is DJ, radio consultant and programme director LAWRENCE JOHN, who spent two years on Cary’s original NOVA, before founding Dublin’s Q102 in 1985 and later Belfast’s ENERGY 106 FM.
With the writing on the wall for traditional FM radio stations, the future of radio lies online and we are geared up and ready to take full advantage of the growth in online and internet car radio.
RADIO NOVA INTERNATIONAL – ONLINE, celebrates the past, while embracing the future and one of the station’s exciting new developments is the return of founder CHRIS CARY thanks to Ai. We believe Chris, who was always very innovative, would love this and so have scheduled a weekly show, CHRIS CARY – BACK TO THE FUTURE to air every Saturday and Sunday 6-7pm. The show, written and produced by Lawrence John, includes NOVA memories, anecdotes and stories, told from Chris’s perspective, together with musical favourites from the NOVA YEARS (1981-1986) to now.
The new station is not only a tribute to Chris Cary’s original super-pirate, but to Cary himself and the many original RADIO NOVA air personalities who are sadly no longer with us, especially those whom Lawrence worked alongside in 1983 and 1984, including Tony Allan, Bob Gallico, Roland Burke, Peter Madison, Eddie West and Tom Hardy, plus U.S. radio legends Casey Kasem and Gary Owens whose syndicated shows were extremely popular during Lawrence’s tenure at the station. Lawrence says, “you can’t put the genie back in the bottle, as there are far more distractions now than in the 1980s, but we’ll make our mark as a living testament to the original RADIO NOVA and an aknowledgement of it’s special contribution to Irish broadcasting.
RADIO NOVA INTERNATIONAL, is not-for-profit… “it’s all about the music”. We hope you like what you hear and if you do, perhaps you’d be good enough to leave a tip or donation to help offset running costs and keep the station going. You might also consider becoming a friend or patron of the station at whatever monetary level suits your pocket.
Use the PayPal DONATE button on the side of this panel to make payments of any kind, including donations or merchandising such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, CDs, baseball hats, truckers caps and pens etc. If you wish, you can leave a comment with your donation. As part of it’s fundraising efforts, RADIO NOVA INTERNATIONAL, will be releasing aircheck cds like the two sets below. NOVA DJ LEGENDS and THE RADIO NOVA TOP 40, 1981-1986.
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THE RADIO NOVA TOP 40 1981-1986… 40TH ANNIVERSARY 3 CD set features 40 Favourites from the NOVA YEARS, as voted for by NOVA fans on Facebook. All tracks DIGITALLY REMASTERED and in countdown order from 40 to No.1.
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Please donate at least £10 plus £2 for P&P within the U.K. or £3.50 for the ROI.
The RADIO NOVA BREKKIE TREKKIE wth Lawrence John and Danny Dee is named in tribute to Nova’s original breakfast show which aired in the 1980’s, The DEKKIE WEKKIE BREKKIE TREKKIE, with Bob Galllico & Declan Meehan. But while the name is similar, the format is completely and original, with a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi theme, presented in chapters as a serial.
Set in cyberspace, its a serial breakfast show, to go with your breakfast cereal. IT’S BREAKFAST JIM… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT, the show’s strapline, serves as a clue to what you can expect i.e. lots of sci-fi references and imagery
Original 1980’s Nova jock Lawrence John is joined on the show by Danny Dee his former sidekick and partner in crime from their days together on the hugely successful cross border pirate ENERGY 106 FM, 1997-2004.
The new BREKKIE TREKKIE, features clutterfree 2-song sweeps and includes many of the original RADIO NOVA jingles and favourites from the 80’s. As for the speech content, expect lots of banter and craic, with jokes, sketches, put-downs and puns, some bordering on the bizarre at times.
These guys always enjoy what they’re doing, so the craic will be mighty and the laughter, even when it’s at their own expense, can be highly contageous.
As serial DJS and serial offenders, they are GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME… even if it kills them… and it may well do…lol
The new BREKKIE TREKKIE weekdays 8-9am. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU !
For many years now radio stations have been predictable, bland, even rotten.
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For now, enjoy a selection of highlights and original RADIO NOVA memories .
RADIO NOVA INTERNATIONAL registered office :
158, Holywood Road, BT4 1TB Northern Ireland.
Telephone 0044 (0) 7712 586796.
Or EMAIL : ljenergy@hotmail.co.uk
