“BBC to Close BBC Three, BBC Scotland, and Radio 4 Extra as Cost-Cutting Continues” — what this page in the network covers. The BBC is shutting down three of its broadcast channels: BBC Three, BBC Scotland, and Radio 4 Extra. The move is part of ongoing cost-cutting measures as the corporation grapples with financial pressures and a frozen licence fee. BBC media editor Katie Razzall notes that while these closures make business sense, far more savings will be needed to address the BBC's funding gap, which is estimated at £285 million by 2027.
BBC Three, which targets younger audiences and moved online in 2016 before returning to linear TV in 2022, will again cease broadcasting as a traditional channel. BBC Scotland, launched in 2019 to serve Scottish audiences, and Radio 4 Extra, a digital-only station airing archive comedy and drama, will also go off air. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.