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Not all the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s digital radio stations will be taken off Freeview in order to make way for the Gaelic TV station ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba, it has emerged.

It had been expected all the corporation's radio stations would be removed whenever ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba broadcast because of restricted bandwidth.

However, three radio stations - 1 Extra, 5 Live and 6 Music - will now remain on the platform 24-hours a day.

The date when ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba is launched on Freeview is due to be announced.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trust decided last year that ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba should be made available on Freeview.

Because of restrictions on capacity, it had been thought all the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s radio stations would have to be taken off Freeview whenever ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba was on the air - usually from about 1700 until midnight on weekdays and from mid-afternoon onwards at the weekend.

Despite the change, stations such as ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland and Radio 4 will not be broadcast on the medium when ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba is on air, although will continue to be availalbe on FM or medium wave.