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NE1fm
NE1fm is an FM community radio station based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Having launched in 2007, the station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 102.5 FM, and online via its website. The station is ran on a non-profit basis, and is owned by CBIT (Community Broadcast Initiative Tyneside Ltd), who had previously ran a number of RSL broadcasts in the area, and besides from a Business Development Officer is operated entirely by volunteers. NE1fm was awarded a five-year community broadcast licence by Ofcom in 2006.

Following the award of the station license, NE1fm began preparations to launch, advertising for volunteers in 2007. West End Broadcast also returned for a final three week RSL broadcast from 13 November 2005 to 3 December 2005, with many of the presenters and shows broadcast during that time becoming part of the initial NE1fm on-air schedule. In May 2007, the station ran a week of off-air rehearsal broadcasts of each show, conducted training for the benefit of inexperienced members of the team, and made a number of test broadcasts on their FM frequency (with World is Static as the first band broadcast at the time). Following these test broadcasts, the station began to promote its launch in the local community, advertising a launch date of 8 June 2007.


 * Community Broadcast Initiative Tyneside Ltd

Professional life
Prasad led Massey University at Albany during its establishment in 1993 and was Race Relations Conciliator between 1996 and 2001. In June 2004 Prasad was appointed as the first Chief Commissioner of the newly established Families Commission, serving until 2008.

He is currently on the board of the Bank of Baroda New Zealand.

Member of Parliament
At the 2008 election Prasad was placed at number 12 on the Labour Party list and was subsequently elected to parliament.

Prasad was appointed Labour's spokesperson for Voluntary and Community Sector, and associate spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs and Social Development – Family and CYF by Labour leader Phil Goff.