Editing BBC Radio (section)

===2002 digital radio networks===
With the increased rollout of [[Digital Audio Broadcasting#United Kingdom|Digital Audio Broadcasting]] (DAB) between 1995 and 2002, BBC Radio launched several new digital-only stations [[BBC Radio 1Xtra|BBC 1Xtra]], [[BBC Radio 6 Music|BBC 6 Music]] and [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|BBC 7]] in 2002 on 16 August, 11 March and 15 December respectively – the first for "new black British music", the second as a source of performance-based "alternative" music, the latter specialising in archive classic comedy shows, drama and children's programmes. [[BBC Asian Network]] joined the national DAB network on 28 October 2002. The stations had "Radio" added to their names in 2008. In 2011, BBC Radio 7 was renamed [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] and the service was more closely aligned with Radio 4.