diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_01_01_000023_add_channel_foreign_key_to_article_publications.php b/database/migrations/2024_01_01_000023_add_channel_foreign_key_to_article_publications.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        // The column never had a constraint, so pre-existing rows may point at deleted channels.
+        $orphans = DB::table('article_publications')
+            ->whereNotIn('platform_channel_id', DB::table('platform_channels')->select('id'));
+
+        if (($count = $orphans->count()) > 0) {
+            Log::warning("Deleting {$count} orphaned article_publications rows before adding the channel foreign key.");
+            $orphans->delete();
+        }
+
+        Schema::table('article_publications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->foreign('platform_channel_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('platform_channels')
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        // Orphan rows deleted in up() are not restored.
+        Schema::table('article_publications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropForeign(['platform_channel_id']);
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ChannelDeletionCascadeTest.php b/tests/Feature/ChannelDeletionCascadeTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use App\Models\Article;
+use App\Models\ArticlePublication;
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use App\Models\Keyword;
+use App\Models\PlatformAccount;
+use App\Models\PlatformChannel;
+use App\Models\Route;
+use App\Models\RouteArticle;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ChannelDeletionCascadeTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{PlatformChannel, Feed}
+     */
+    private function channelWithEverything(): array
+    {
+        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
+        /** @var PlatformChannel $channel */
+        $channel = PlatformChannel::factory()->create();
+
+        Route::create([
+            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
+            'platform_channel_id' => $channel->id,
+            'priority' => 50,
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        Keyword::create([
+            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
+            'platform_channel_id' => $channel->id,
+            'keyword' => 'brussels',
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $article = Article::factory()->create(['feed_id' => $feed->id]);
+
+        RouteArticle::factory()->create([
+            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
+            'platform_channel_id' => $channel->id,
+            'article_id' => $article->id,
+        ]);
+
+        ArticlePublication::factory()->create([
+            'article_id' => $article->id,
+            'platform_channel_id' => $channel->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $account = PlatformAccount::factory()->create();
+        $channel->platformAccounts()->attach($account->id, [
+            'is_active' => true,
+            'priority' => 1,
+            'created_at' => now(),
+            'updated_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+
+        return [$channel, $feed];
+    }
+
+    public function test_deleting_a_channel_cascades_to_every_dependent_table(): void
+    {
+        [$channel] = $this->channelWithEverything();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, Route::count());
+        $this->assertSame(1, Keyword::count());
+        $this->assertSame(1, RouteArticle::count());
+        $this->assertSame(1, ArticlePublication::count());
+
+        $channel->delete();
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, Route::count());
+        $this->assertSame(0, Keyword::count());
+        $this->assertSame(0, RouteArticle::count());
+        $this->assertSame(0, ArticlePublication::count());
+        $this->assertDatabaseCount('platform_account_channels', 0);
+    }
+
+    public function test_deleting_a_channel_leaves_the_feed_and_article_intact(): void
+    {
+        [$channel, $feed] = $this->channelWithEverything();
+
+        $channel->delete();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('feeds', ['id' => $feed->id]);
+        $this->assertSame(1, Article::count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_deleting_a_channel_leaves_other_channels_untouched(): void
+    {
+        [$channel] = $this->channelWithEverything();
+        $other = PlatformChannel::factory()->create();
+
+        $channel->delete();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('platform_channels', ['id' => $other->id]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_publications_for_another_channel_survive(): void
+    {
+        [$channel] = $this->channelWithEverything();
+
+        $other = PlatformChannel::factory()->create();
+        $article = Article::factory()->create();
+        ArticlePublication::factory()->create([
+            'article_id' => $article->id,
+            'platform_channel_id' => $other->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $channel->delete();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, ArticlePublication::count());
+    }
+}