️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Music radio services have been branded too white by the Corporation's watchdog.<unk> Music radio services have been branded too white by the Corporation's watchdog.<unk> A review of the six stations by the BBC Trust has raised concerns that they are failing ethnic minority audiences.<unk> A review of the six stations by the BBC Trust has raised concerns that they are failing ethnic minority audiences. Radio 2 was highlighted as having particular difficulties in attracting non-white listeners and the Trust has demanded the station urgently improve and report on progress in six months.<unk> Radio 2 was highlighted as having particular difficulties in attracting non-white listeners and the Trust has demanded the station urgently improve and report on progress in six months. The comments echo criticisms made in 2001 by then-director-general Greg Dyke, who said the BBC was <unk>hideously white<unk> and had race relations as poor as the Metropolitan Police.<unk> The comments echo criticisms made in 2001 by then-director-general Greg Dyke, who said the BBC was <unk>hideously white<unk> and had race relations as poor as the Metropolitan Police. <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> Popular: Clara Amfo presents the Radio 1 chart show which attracts 23% of black, Asian and minority ethnic people aged 15 to 24. BAME stands for black, Asian and minority ethnic.<unk> BAME stands for black, Asian and minority ethnic.<unk> It pointed to statistics that show only 34 percent of BAME adults tune in to one of the six music radio stations - Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music and Asian Network <unk> every week. This compares to 49 percent of all adults regardless of ethnicity. Although the BAME figure is up from 29 percent five years ago, the Trust said the BBC must still improve further. Although the BAME figure is up from 29 percent five years ago, the Trust said the BBC must still improve further. It is a problem also faced by BBC television, with the latest figures revealing it reached 74 percent of BAME adults each week, compared with 86 percent of all adults.<unk> It is a problem also faced by BBC television, with the latest figures revealing it reached 74 percent of BAME adults each week, compared with 86 percent of all adults. Radio 2 has a target audience of the over 35s but even among this group, it failed to attract ethnic minority listeners.<unk>Radio 2 has a target audience of the over 35s but even among among this group, it failed to attract ethnic minority listeners. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Since Radio 2 has a remit to serve a broad audience over the age of 35, it should address this disparity.<unk> In the Trust's previous review of music radio, Radio 1 was flagged up as of particular concern, reaching only 17 per cent of BAME people aged between 15 and 24. Struggling: BBC Radio 2, which has presenters Chris Evans (left) and Jeremy...
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