Operation
NE1fm has throughout its existence been operated entirely by volunteers, with no paid positions in both the station's management and its presentation hierarchy. The station's original application to Ofcom stated the intention for paid positions to appear, namely a full-time role for a Project Administrator, although as of 2010 such a role has never been created in a paid capacity. Many volunteers fulfill both on-air and off-air roles, including assisting with outside broadcasts and promoting the station. NE1fm carries limited on-air advertising, instead raising funds through its own fundraising events and donations. The project also received funding from local authority Newcastle City Council until a government spending review in 2010.
The station is based at Virginia House, a building located on the West side of Newcastle upon Tyne and occupied by The Cyrenians. NE1fm has two on-air studios, a live music room, and a recording studio at the facility.
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