;The 38-year-old has been presenting the show since 2004 and will be replaced by one of the station's current specialist DJs, Nick Grimshaw.
Announcing the news, he said: "We're off. I wanted to let you know. A couple more months of us, then it's someone else's turn. Thank you for listening."
Chris Moyles is contracted at Radio 1 until New Year 2014 after signing a new two and a half year deal last July.
There's been pressure on the new Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper to make the station's audience younger.
In June, the BBC's governing body - the Trust - found that Radio 1 still needed to attract more people under 30 years old.
That followed a review in 2009 which said Radio 1 should focus on serving 15 to 29-year-olds.
Ben Cooper said: "I'd like to thank Chris. Quite simply he's been the most successful breakfast show host in Radio 1 history.
"He's done it for more than eight and half years and he's been fantastic."
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