Nova Radio and NE1 FM Merge

Online station Nova Radio and community radio station NE1 FM have merged. Nova Radio can now be heard on 102.5 FM across the West of Newcastle, and parts of the Gateshead area.

The exact date of the merge is unclear, but it appears to have taken place in the past 2 weeks. A new website can be found at www.novaradio.co.uk.

The station a variety of programmes lasting 2 hours. In between programmes, news bulletins are aired from Radio News Hub.

Newcastle and Gateshead have four community radio stations. Alongside Nova Radio, there is Asian music station Spice FM, hospital station Radio Tyneside, and LGBT station Pride Radio.

Update: Nova Radio and NE1 FM merged back in June. According to Wikipedia, attempts had been made as far back as February to restructure NE1 FM, which were unsuccessful and led to the merger.