▁owned ▁by ▁L ach lan ▁Mur do ch ' s ▁Il ly ria ▁P ty ▁Ltd ▁which ▁purchased ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 5 0 % ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁own ▁from ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁and ▁General ▁Trust ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁NO VA ▁Entertainment ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁DM G ▁Radio ▁Australia , ▁followed ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁A $ 4 6 M ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁Broadcast ▁Media ▁group ▁of ▁regional ▁stations . ▁This ▁was ▁shortly ▁followed ▁by ▁F IVE aa ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁found ing ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁were ▁Charlie ▁C ox ▁and ▁Paul ▁Thompson ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁to ▁over ▁ 6 4 ▁radio ▁stations ▁across ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Victoria , ▁South ▁Australia , ▁Queensland ▁and ▁Western ▁Australia ▁under ▁the ▁Star ▁FM , ▁Hot ▁FM , ▁Nova ▁and ▁V ega ▁( now ▁Sm ooth ) ▁br ands . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁DM G ▁Radio ▁Australia ▁sold ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁regional ▁radio ▁stations ▁to ▁Mac qu arie ▁Bank , ▁keeping ▁only ▁Hot ▁ 9 1 ▁Sun sh ine ▁Coast ▁( l ater ▁sold ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁Star ▁ 1 0 4 . 5 ▁in ▁G os ford , ▁which ▁they ▁still ▁own ▁and ▁operate . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁DM G