In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, BBC 1Xtra cost six pence per user hour to produce and was the most expensive radio station for programming. This was followed by BBC Radio 3 and BBC Asian Network, with five pence per user hour, each.
Cost to deliver BBC radio services to individual users per user hour in the United Kingdom (UK) in broadcast year 2023/2024, by station
(in pence)
Characteristic
Cost in pence
BBC 1Xtra
6
BBC Radio 3
5
BBC Asian Network
5
BBC Radio 5 live
4
BBC Radio 1
2
BBC Radio 4
1.5
BBC Radio 2
1
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
1
BBC 6 Music
1
BBC Radio 4 extra
0.5
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