Radio

This section contains quantitative and qualitative research published by the BBC Trust which examines various aspects of the radio sector including research carried out on the service reviews of the BBC’s radio services.

Service reviews

Review of BBC Local Radio and local news and current affairs in England (2016), qualitative research
Review of BBC Local Radio and local news and current affairs in England (2016), quantitative research
Review of BBC music radio: Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music and Asian Network (2015)
Review of BBC News and Current Affairs (2014)
Review of services for children (2013)
Review of BBC Asian Network (2012), qualitative research
Review of BBC Asian Network (2012), quantitative research
Review of BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
Review of BBC Local Radio (2012)
Review of BBC Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7 (2012)
BBC Radio Scotland (2011)
BBC Radio Wales (2011)
BBRadio Cymru, yn Gymraeg (2011)
BBC Radio Cymru (2011)
BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Gaelic (2011)
BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal (2011)
BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle (2011)
BBC Radio 2 (2010)
BBC 6 Music (2010)
Review of services for children (2009) - Qualitative research on the BBC public purposes
Review of services for children (2009) - Research amongst children in ethnic minority homes

Strategy Review

Stage one research - content, (PDF file, 580KB)
Stage two research - accessibility and distribution, (PDF file, 2.3MB)

World Service

BBC Hausa, (PDF file, 64KB)
BBC Urdu, (PDF file, 64KB)
BBC Afghanistan, (PDF file, 175KB)