[Keith]

There's also the fact that as the BBC owns its freeview capacity and is not leasing it from others like Bauer is, there is virtually no additional cost to put the BBC Local Radio stations on Freeview & doing so gives them the excuse they needed to get rid of AM.

Worth noting though that PSB2 (the only DVB-T2 mux) is due for renewal in 2026, and currently the BBC have yet to commit to renewing it. They might potentially opt to let someone else take over owning that, especially given the uncertainty over the licence fee (and its possible replacement).

If that were to happen I could imagine BBC One remaining on PSB2 due to it already being configured for English regions. However for their other channels they might opt to convert PSB1 (which is theirs) to DVB-T2, with just nations variations, and move the rest of their HD channels onto that. I guess BBC radio station channels could still be retained, though older TVs may no longer be able to receive them.