[Steve in Pudsey]

Yes I thought it started with Radio Leicester and WM's medium wave outlets sharing programmes (hence the network name) with programmes coming from those locations. Then it went national when DAB launched, and for a while was carried on other stations MW transmitters and their own local programming for the Asian communities was branded as an Asian Network opt out.

I think it got bundled with Radio 1 in a cost cutting exercise to share a Controller in Ben Cooper's day.

It's quite amusing to think of a national radio station coming from end of life mk3 desks at Pebble Mill