The remit of BBC 6 Music is to entertain lovers of popular music with a service offering music from the 1960s to the present day. Its programmes juxtapose current releases outside the mainstream with earlier recordings, including music from the BBC Sound Archive. It should provide context for the music it plays, and support live music and new artists.

BBC 6 Music will continue to contribute towards the delivery of the BBC's public purposes in the range of ways set out in its service licence. Key developments in the way in which the service will contribute to each purpose are outlined below. These are designed to address the priorities identified by the BBC Trust, future-proof the delivery of the purposes, and address perceived gaps in delivery in line with strategies in the BBC's purpose plans.

1 Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence

• Priority: We will extend our commitment to new British artists through a portfolio of activity including the Tom Robinson Unsigned show, which exclusively uses content from artists' websites; showcasing new British artists in the station's performance area, The Hub; and offering performance opportunities at live 6 Music events.
• We will develop the music news service further in offering audiences more opportunities to receive content distributed to mobile platforms, including through podcasts. We will also offer access to archive stories online.

2 Promoting education and learning

• Priority: We will reposition our social action activity in the coming year to provide a particular focus: Transition. These informal learning opportunities are designed to help audiences build their knowledge associated with life-changing events such as marriage, relocation, home buying and becoming a parent. We will use the audience's own experiences and online content to enrich the offer.

3 Sustaining citizenship and civil society

• We will provide a distinctive and accessible review of the Rock Against Racism movement as it reaches its 30th anniversary. Through storytelling, analysis, new reportage and use of archive material, we will explore the relationship between the important cultural and social elements.

4 Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities

• We will extend the Hub brand to create a presence at festivals and events around the UK, using local artists where appropriate. We will develop our relationship with the nations and regions through the BBC Introducing... new music brand.

5 Delivering the benefit of emerging communications technologies

• We will work in close coordination with Radio 2 to ensure complementary scheduling and promotion of common programming, providing an audience destination that offers a vibrant model for DAB and other digital delivery.

Unless otherwise stated, all commitments are minimum hours or percentages and include originations, repeats and acquisitions.
All conditions are annual unless otherwise stated.

Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence

• 50% of music to be over four years old
• 400 hours of archive concert performances
• 15% of music to be concert tracks and sessions from the BBC's archive
• 275 new sessions (excluding repeats and acquisitions)
• Contribute to BBC Radio's commitment to commission at least 10% of eligible hours of output from independent producers

Promoting education and learning

• 10 hours of speech-based features, documentaries and essays each week

Sustaining citizenship and civil society

• 6 hours of news each week