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The Secretary of State commissioned Tim Gardam to conduct an independent review of the BBC's Digital Radio Services in April 2004. The report was delivered in October 2004, and is published below.

 

This reports follows the Secretary of State's approval for five new digital radio stations: 1Xtra, BBC 6 Music, BBC7, BBC Asian Network and Five Live Sports Extra. The approvals were subject to a number of conditions, one of which was that the services would be reviewed periodically.

 

This report is supported by a market impact assessment conducted by Ofcom. This was published on October 13th, alongside the sister review of the BBC's digital television services, conducted by Professor Patrick Barwise.  Both are also available on the DCMS website.  
 
These reviews and form part of a rolling programme of independent reviews of the BBC's new services. The Lambert report on News 24 was published in December 2002, and the Graf report on BBC Online in July 2004.

 

Independent Review of the BBC's Digital Radio Services (PDF 1028kb)

Appendices
Appendix 10.5 - Peer review reports on 1Xtra and the BBC Asian Network (PDF 33kb)

Appendix 10.6 - Audience research report on 1Xtra and the BBC Asian Network (PDF 154kb)

Appendix 10.7: Public Consultation Responses
Ofcom Assessment of the Market Impact of the BBC's New Digital TV and Radio Services(PDF 408kb)