page_title: Nova Radio North East
section_title: 2014 - 2019: Relocation to Westgate College and Tenth Birthday
hierarchical_section_title: Nova Radio North East / History / 2014 - 2019: Relocation to Westgate College and Tenth Birthday
caption_attribution_description: New logo for NE1fm 102.5 from 8th June 2017
context_page_description: Nova Radio North East, is an FM community radio station based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Launched in 2007, the station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 102.5 FM, and online via its website. The station is owned by CBIT. They were awarded a five-year community broadcast licence by Ofcom in 2006, which has since been extended to 2022.
  Nova Radio NE carries a wide variety of content, catering for both mainstream and niche musical genres, and also broadcasts interviews and sports, talk and comedy-based shows. Nova Radio NE has broadcast more than 100 different shows during its time on-air, including enabling members of the local community to present as part of its open access programming. The station also broadcasts from musical and other events in the local area, promotes local bands, and highlights community issues on a regular basis.
  The name was a play on the postcode district NE1. In addition to the station's community radio status where "anyone" can apply to broadcast or help out with the station's off-air operation.
  In June 2019, the station was rebranded to Nova Radio North East as the station was taken over, and merged with an online station of the same name in Newcastle.
context_section_description: In October 2014, the station relocated from Virginia House to Westgate Community College, on the West side of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
  In June 2017, the station celebrated their 10th Birthday with a series of special broadcasts and the release of a new logo, shown below.
  In February 2019, the radio station was taken over by a new Director for CBIT, planning  to relocate, create a new management team along with a new programming schedule to enable the station to be self sustaining. In February 2019, the station received a brand new logo, along with a brand new website.
caption: Logo launched in June 2017 to celebrate the tenth birthday.
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