The BBC Trust report is here if you want to read it without the Daily Mails spin on it.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/our_work/music_radio/music_radio.pdf
Of course, it does NOT say the BBC is too white. It says very little in fact about the ethnicity of its audiences. It makes one recommendation in regard to Radio and its target audience.
// In our last service review in 2010, we stated that the BBC should seek to reduce the percentage of Radio 2’s audience that falls outside its target. Since then, Radio 2’s reach among its older target audience has increased, and the station’s average age has remained stable. Although the proportion of listeners under 35 has not fallen, listeners aged over 65 now account for a slightly larger proportion of the total audience. Radio 2 is clearly focusing on listeners aged over 35, and ensuring that those over 65 or 75 are not neglected.
Radio 2’s reach remains considerably lower than average among black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) audiences. While there has been some growth in reach in the last five years, the disparity with reach amongst white listeners has not reduced. As Radio 2 has a remit to serve a broad audience, we are asking it to address this disparity. //
The BBCs thinking is flawed in regard the BAME figures. The BBC has its Asian Network channel which will undoubtedly take listeners from all the other radio channels. the criticism of Radio 2 is unfair. The Asian Network channel should be doing better than it is. It is not good value for money and it should be scrapped, and that would bump up listnership on the remaining BBC radio channels.