Despite this, the main radio stations will still be broadcast on FM and medium wave as usual while the digital stations - such as 1 Extra and BBC7 - will still be available on satellite, cable, through digital radios and online.

BBC: New Freeview chapter for BBC Alba

Speaking on his weekly phone-in on LBC's 97.3 FM, he said ministers could not "wave a magic wand" but they had taken "the most reasonable steps" possible at a time when there was little money around, continuing instability in the eurozone and the UK economy was still recovering from the legacy of the 2008 financial crisis.

BBC: UK Politics

There will be reductions in medium-wave transmissions for local radio in England where coverage replicates FM.

BBC: set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017