The BBC is set to close three of its broadcast channels as part of cost-cutting plans to save £500 million by 2028.
BBC Three, Radio 4 Extra, and the BBC Scotland channel will all go off air in spring 2027.
The move is part of wider financial pressures facing the broadcaster, with content from the affected channels to remain available through digital platforms.
BBC Director-General Matt Brittin said: "We need to make every pound work harder for audiences as we respond to the immediate cost pressures and reinvent the BBC for a changing world.
"We all know that means tough choices.
"Much of the great content they currently carry will still be found where audiences already enjoy it on iPlayer and Sounds.
"While this follows media speculation, I recognise the confirmation of this news will be hard for audiences and colleagues."
BBC Three content, which has a younger-skewing audience, will be available on BBC iPlayer and on other platforms, including YouTube.
It is not the first time BBC Three has been cut from linear TV. It returned as a fully-fledged TV channel in January 2022, six years after it moved online.
The channel has since been responsible for major hits including Fleabag, Normal People and Killing Eve.
Programmes from Radio 4 Extra will still be available on BBC Sounds – and The Daily Service will be on BBC Sounds and local radio.
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BBC Scotland will remain available on iPlayer, with content also shown on BBC One and BBC Two in Scotland.
In addition, around 100 jobs will be cut at BBC News, as the corporation faces pressure to make savings of £500 million by 2028.
A number of roles will also be cut as a result of the broadcast closures, including 10 in Scotland.
Today’s announcement follows earlier savings revealed in BBC Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and other divisions.
Further changes are expected, with new Director of BBC News Rachel Jupp set to outline additional savings plans early next year.
At the weekend the BBC confirmed its long-running home renovation TV series DIY SOS will be “rested” next year amid the corporation’s ongoing “savings challenges”.
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