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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Megan Doherty

Nige gets his own radio station

Nigel Johnson has scored himself his own radio station called - what else but? - NIGE!

And there's even new Nige merch, including T-shirts and caps.

The born-and-bred Canberran is one of the stars of local station MIX 106.3 where he co-hosts the breakfast show with Kristen Davidson. He also has his own show Nige106.3 in which he plays the songs "that made growing up in Canberra great".

But a Nige radio station? That's a whole new ballgame.

Nigel Johnson is sitting pretty with his own radio station. Picture supplied

NIGE! the station is a digital radio station and an addition to the iHeart Radio and Listnr apps.

It launched on Wednesday.

Nige has also become a logo, which is on the new merch. Picture supplied

And to avoid any confusion about the format of NIGE!, the station follows rules set by the man himself.

They include:

  • Nige only plays the music he feels like
  • No James Reyne
  • If you don't like the music Nige plays, then please listen to one of the many other great stations out there that play the same 300 songs over and over again
  • Nige does not play commercials. They get in the way of the music.
  • Nige does not take requests. He plays the music he wants to hear.
  • Nige likes to have a laugh. If you don't think it's funny, that's your fault
  • Nige does not set out to offend, but often succeeds, nonetheless
  • Nige is honest to a fault. Unless he's broken something, in which case he will straight up lie to your face
  • You can't call Nige, you can only email him and, even then, he probably won't even read the email, so don't bother
  • Nige doesn't target a specific demographic or sociographic - in fact he doesn't even know what those things are. He just plays bloody good music.

So everyone clear on the rules?

And proving he is becoming a brand to rival the Kardashians, Nige also has a new website - www.nige.au - where listeners can get in touch with him and purchase NIGE! merch via the online store.

Nige's hirsute look has become a funky black-and-white logo that adorns the merch. Get it now.

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