BBC Asian Network

British radio network serving the South Asian community
Organization radio_station Q795533
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BBC Asian Network

Summary

BBC Asian Network is a radio station[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BBC Asian Network is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • BBC Asian Network's instance of is recorded as radio station[4].
  • BBC Asian Network is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation[5].
  • BBC Asian Network is operated by British Broadcasting Corporation[6].
  • BBC Asian Network's headquarters location is recorded as The Mailbox[7].
  • January 1, 1988 marks the founding of BBC Asian Network[8].
  • BBC Asian Network's official website is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/[9].
  • BBC Asian Network's official website is recorded as https://bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork[10].
  • BBC Asian Network's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BBC Asian Network[11].
  • BBC Asian Network's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_asian_network[12].
  • BBC Asian Network's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Celebrating British Asian life, culture and music'}[13].
  • BBC Asian Network's language used is recorded as English[14].
  • BBC Asian Network's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+110928'}[15].
  • BBC Asian Network's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+113517'}[16].
  • BBC Asian Network's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+114488'}[17].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1988 marks the founding of BBC Asian Network[8].

Operations

BBC Asian Network's headquarters location is recorded as The Mailbox[7]. It is operated by British Broadcasting Corporation[6].

Ownership

BBC Asian Network is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation[5].

Why It Matters

BBC Asian Network ranks in the top 1% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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