BBC Asian Network
British radio network serving the South Asian community / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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BBC Asian Network is a British Asian radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles",[2] especially British Asians between the ages of 18 and 34.[3] The station has production centres at Broadcasting House in London and The Mailbox in Birmingham.
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Internationally via Satellite and BBC Sounds |
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Format | Music, News & Entertainment |
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Owner | BBC |
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Licensing authority | Ofcom |
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Website | www |
The station broadcasts mainly in English, but has retained Sunday evening shows in South Asian languages. Despite the name, BBC Asian Network covers only the Indian subcontinent, with the rest of the continent – such as Japan and China – not covered by the station.
The station's output consists largely of music and talk programmes.[4] On Fridays at 3:00 pm, the station broadcasts The Official Asian Music Chart,[5] compiled by the Official Charts Company and based on sales and streams across a seven-day period.[6]
According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 542,000 with a listening share of 0.2% as of March 2024.[7]