Editing BBC Asian Network (section)

{{Short description|British radio network serving the South Asian community}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = BBC Asian Network
| logo = [[File:BBC Asian Network 2022.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022
| caption = BBC Asian Network logo
| city = [[London]] and [[Birmingham]]
| area = [[United Kingdom]]
| airdate = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1996|11|04|df=y}} (on [[AM broadcasting|AM]] in the [[Midlands]]) |{{start date and age|2002|10|28|df=y}} (nationally on [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]])}}
| frequency = {{ubl|[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]: 12B [[BBC National DAB]]||[[AM broadcasting|AM]]: {{frequency|828|kHz}} ([[Wolverhampton]])|AM: {{frequency|837|kHz}} ([[Leicester]])|AM: {{frequency|1449|kHz}} ([[Peterborough]])|AM: {{frequency|1458|kHz}} ([[Birmingham]])|[[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]: 709|[[Freesat]]: 709|[[Sky UK|Sky]]: 0119|[[Virgin Media]]: 912}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/info/frequencies.shtml|title=BBC - Radio - Radio Frequencies|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
| format = [[Music of South Asia|South Asian music]]/[[talk radio|talk]]
| owner = [[BBC]]
| licensing_authority = [[Ofcom]]
| coordinates = 
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
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'''BBC Asian Network''' is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the [[BBC]]. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in [[British Asian]] lifestyles",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/543Gyq9NSZ7JPMt3Z7S0fcW/about-asian-network|title=BBC - About Asian Network|website=BBC}}</ref> especially those between the ages of 18 and 34.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4vl5rRQhWJyvNsQPxBZQ3Wk/bbc-asian-network|title=BBC Radio - Information for suppliers to Radio - BBC Asian Network}}</ref> The station has production centres at [[Broadcasting House]] in [[London]] and [[The Mailbox]] in [[Birmingham]].

The station broadcasts mainly in [[English language|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_asian_network|title=Asian Network - Listen Live - BBC Sounds|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> On Fridays at 4:00 pm, the station broadcasts ''The Official Asian Music Chart'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rx75x|title=BBC Asian Network - The Official Asian Music Chart|website=BBC}}</ref> compiled by the [[Official Charts Company]] and based on sales and streams across a seven-day period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-download-chart/|title=Official Charts|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>

According to [[RAJAR]], the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 542,000 with a listening share of 0.2% as of March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php|title=RAJAR|website=www.rajar.co.uk}}</ref>