British radio network serving the South Asian community
"Asian Network" redirects here. For the lists of Asian radio stations, see List of radio stations in Asia.
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BBC Asian Network
Logo used since 2022
London and Birmingham
Broadcast area
United Kingdom and Internationally via Satellite and BBC Sounds
Frequency
DAB: 12B BBC National DAB
AM: 828kHz (Wolverhampton)
AM: 837kHz (Leicester)
AM: 1449kHz (Peterborough)
AM: 1458kHz (Birmingham)
Freeview: 709
Freesat: 709
Sky: 0119
Virgin Media: 912
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Programming
Format
Music, News & Entertainment
Ownership
Owner
BBC
History
First air date
4 November 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11-04) (on AM in the Midlands)
28 October 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-28) (nationally on DAB)
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ofcom
Links
Website
www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/
BBC Radio
Nationwide
Radio 1
Radio 2
Radio 3
Radio 4
Radio 5 Live
Digital-only
Radio 1Xtra
Radio 4 Extra
Radio 5 Sports Extra
Radio 6 Music
Asian Network
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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.
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 448,000 with a listening share of 0.2% as of December 2023.[7]
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