It seems that Radio 6 and
The BBC Asian network are the two stations up for the axe. It really hit me that
The BBC Asian network is getting the axe as a fan of the
The BBC Asian network Chart Show. I'm sure a fair amount of tweets came from the announcement of the
The BBC Asian network biting the dust.
The BBC Asian network is available online, which means that there is a larger audience than just the UK Desi crowd (and non-Desi fans of Asian music like me). Internet radio has ensured that the Beeb is a world broadcasting source. In fact, internet radio is really where
the world service does most of its work. The Beeb no longer broadcasts directly to the US (or so I believe) since the Internet is a much better way to transmit. There are still transmissions to non connected areas, but the Internet is quickly replacing short wave radio broadcasts.
So, I am glad that the word is getting out about the
The BBC Asian network's impending closure.
