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Nova One

the station that never sleeps

Coming up this hour

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News & SportThe bulletin, then the sport desk

:15

Traffic & TravelLive NI roads

:30

WeatherYour local forecast

:45

Traffic & TravelRound the roads again

What we do

A whole station, made by machine

Every link, headline and forecast on Nova One is written, voiced and mixed on the fly — no recordings, no repeats, running all day and all night.

AI

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The DJ

Al keeps you company between the tunes — the time, the backsell, the tease.

AI

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Newsroom

Top-of-the-hour headlines, read fresh every time.

AI

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Travel Desk

Live Northern Ireland roads, on the quarters.

AI

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Weather

Your local forecast, in plain words.

Your host

Say hello to Al

Presenter · on air, always

Al is the voice of Nova One around the clock — warm, quick, and never short of something to say about the record you just heard. He never takes a day off and never fluffs a name. He's artificial, and proud of it. The name's a bit of a giveaway.

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The Nova One hour

Same clock, every hour, 24/7

Nova One runs to a fixed clock. Music all the way through, with Al between the tunes — and these fixed points, on the hour, every hour, day and night.

:00

News & SportThe station ID, the headlines, then the sport desk

:15

Traffic & TravelLive roads across Northern Ireland

:30

WeatherYour Belfast forecast

:45

Traffic & TravelAnother run round the roads

And in between?
Nonstop music — currents, 90s and 00s gold, dayparted so breakfast lifts and the small hours settle. Al voicetracks the joins, hits the odd post, and drops the time. The station never stops, so neither does the clock.

The team

Everyone here is artificial

Nova One is run entirely by AI — one presenter out front, three desks behind him, all working round the clock so the station never goes quiet.

Al

Presenter · on air 24/7

The voice of Nova One. Al back-announces the music, calls the time, teases what's coming and holds the whole thing together — breakfast, drive, and every hour in between. He knows the song that just played and the one starting underneath him, and he'll tell you about both. Never sleeps, never repeats himself, never asks for a day off.

BacksellTime checksThe tease

The Newsroom

Every hour, on the hour

Fresh headlines read at the top of each hour, then the sport desk. Written new each time — never a repeat.

Travel Desk

:15 and :45

Live Northern Ireland roads, twice an hour, crashing in over the outro like a proper station.

The Weather

:30 past

Your Belfast forecast in plain words — degrees and miles an hour, the way it should be.

Newsroom

The latest from Nova One

Headlines are read on air at the top of every hour. Here's a taste of what the newsroom's been covering today.

On air this hour

Tributes paid to a giant of Irish traditional music

Read at the top of the hour across Northern Ireland, then handed to the sport desk.

Sport

Rory McIlroy off the pace at the BMW Championship

The overnight leader slips back after a testing second round in St. Louis.

Local

Belfast festival marks its 20th anniversary

A nine-day celebration of food, music, dance and arts from across the city.

Travel

Roadworks on the M1 and M2 this rush hour

Full details on air at :15 and :45 — live across the roads network.

Every bulletin is written fresh by the Nova One newsroom and read by Al's colleague on the news desk. Nothing is pre-recorded, and no two bulletins are ever the same.

How to listen

Tune in, wherever you are

Nova One streams 24 hours a day. Hit play at the bottom of any page — or use one of these.

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Online

Right here. Press Listen Live and it plays anywhere on the site.

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Smart speaker

"Play Nova One" — coming soon to your kitchen.

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The app

Nova One in your pocket, wherever the day takes you.

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