Staff were told of the reprieve by Andy Parfitt, controller of BBC Radio 1 and the Asian Network.he Panjabi Hit Squad, the stage name of two Asian Network presenters, Dee and Rav, tweeted this afternoon to say the BBC Asian Network would stay "as national service, but with higher targets and budget cutting". The duo said the BBC had "agreed on a final proposal to keep the Asian Network a national station, but needs to serve its audience better" and that although it had been recognised, "it's not out of the woods yet". Industry sources say that the station will be saved but with a reduced budget.