Yearly TV Licence? ...Really?

[Mary Ann]

> Goddlefrood:
> 
> Any cable fee would be in addition to the above. The licence fee 
> entitles one to watch 5 free-to-air channels (three of which are 
> commercial and do not benefit from the licence fee). It's really 
> no big deal to those in the UK, it only seems to upset certain 
> foreigners ;-)

Mary Ann:

Even better, with a one-off purchase of a Freeview box, or the 
purchase of a new television set which includes an internal Freeview 
decoder, UK watchers have digital telly and about 40 telly channels 
and 30 digital radio stations to hand with only the yearly TV licence 
fees to be paid.  If you're like me and only watch about 8 channels, 
5 of which are BBC ones, you hand over your money quite happily to 
the BBC safe in the knowledge that you can watch decent stuff and not 
be stuck with gawdawful commercial television.  It's just what a 
Documentary Snob like me needs to be content.  

Mary Ann, who is ignoring the fact that her kids are watching Police! 
Camera! Action! on an ITV channel