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On 16/09/16 13:53, Julian Hall wrote:
On 16/09/16 13:35, barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:Half right. The funds do go to the BBC and nobody else, however the licence wording is for operation of equipment capable of receiving television and/or radio broadcasts. People have been successfully prosecuted for non-payment. on one notable occasion he'd even removed the tuner! Quite how that succeeded in prosecuting I don't know, but it did.On 16/09/16 13:07, Brad Rogers wrote:That is not correct. The licence fee goes to the BBC only. If you should have a set that does not accept the BBC channels you don't need a licence. The commercial channels get their money from adverts and other sources, but not from the licence fee. So it is irrelevant to them if you have a licence or not.On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:24:50 +0100 Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hello Paul,Why would ITV want to check we have a valid TV license, the TV license pays for BBC services, I thought the advertising / commercial aspect of ITV paid for those services.So what? A license is required whatever channel(s) you watch. Where the funds end up is irrelevant.NeilBottom line; If you have a TV or radio you need a TV Licence, irrespective of what content you watch or listen to.Juli
Some of the Licence money goes to Channel4 too. Tom te tom te to -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq