The remit of BBC Asian Network is to provide speech and music output appealing to British Asians, with a strong focus on news and current affairs. It should be primarily in English, but some programming should be provided in a range of South Asian languages.

The primary target audience is British Asians under 35, but the station should also appeal to anyone with an interest in British Asian issues, music and culture.

BBC Asian Network 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 Sustaining citizenship and civil society

• The Asian Network news team will continue to break stories relating to and affecting the UK's Asian communities, with reporters based in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester, along with a central station newsroom.
• The documentary strand Asian Network Report will look to address significant issues and subjects which particularly affect the British Asian community.

2 Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence

• Priority: The format of the weekday breakfast programme will be revised and relaunched. It will aim to ensure that it reflects the editorial breadth of the network and has a better connection with the audience, thereby contributing to growth of the station's reach in future years.
• Priority: We will revise the weekend schedule, offering more music and entertainment.

3 Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities

• Outreach events will take place across the UK, along with involvement in BBC Introducing..., supporting new and emerging Asian artists.
• There will be a particular focus on better engaging the Asian population in London and the South East, with high-profile representation at the London Mela and involvement in the BBC Electric Proms.

4 Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK

• The Asian Network will expose its audience to the latest new and original music from British Asian talent, as well as showcasing the best music from overseas artists.
• The Friction show will continue its Future Friction feature, highlighting new, unsigned music talent.

5 Promoting education and learning

• On-air and online campaigns are planned this year to examine a number of topics specifically affecting younger British Asians, including religion and money.

6 Delivering the benefit of emerging communications technologies

• The range and formats of the Asian Network's podcasts will be reviewed to ensure that they meet audience demands.

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

Sustaining citizenship and civil society

• 50:50 proportion of speech to music

Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence

• 40% of music in daytime from UK artists
  (Daytime is defined as 06.00–19.00hrs, Monday–Friday and 08.00–14.00 Saturday–Sunday.)
• Contribute to BBC Radio's commitment to commission at least 10% of eligible hours of output from independent producers

Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities

• 3–5 hours on average of language programming each day