On 25 May 1981, Nova was created through the fusion of several radio stations. Since its creation, the station has been owned by the
Nova Press company, which also owns the record label
Nova Records and the jazz-oriented radio station
TSF Jazz. From 1985, Radio Nova was oriented mainly around
world music, but around 1988 the musical programming was changed to include
reggae,
funk and
rap. Around 1991, Nova changed its musical programming again, to include
acid jazz and
French rap. In 1999, its musical programming consisted mainly of
Ambient,
chill-out and
jungle music. Also in 1999,
Nova Press bought the jazz station
TSF, which became TSF 89,9 and installed its studios next to those of Radio Nova. Throughout the station's history, several well-known Parisians have had shows on Radio Nova, including
Ariel Wizman,
Edouard Baer,
Jamel Debbouze,
Gilles Peterson,
Ivan Smagghe,
Laurent Garnier,
David Guetta and
Yassine Belattar. In September 2011, Nova and TSF Jazz left the
GIE Les Indés Radios to commercialize national advertising via their own
Nova Régie. The move came into effect in September 2012. ==Radio Nova Branding==