30 still viewing TV world in black and white (From Witney Gazette)
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30 still viewing TV world in black and white
9:30am Friday 11th January 2013 in News
BLACK and white television licences are still held by 30 city residents, it has been revealed.
The £49 licences are still held 46 years after the dawn of colour broadcasting, TV Licensing revealed.
Black and white licences have fallen from 212,000 in 2000 to 13,202 now. There are 25 million colour licences.
A colour licence is £145.50.
Broadcasting historian John Trenouth said: “For low-income households the black and white licence fee is an attractive alternative to the full colour fee.”
Do you still have a black and white set?
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Comments(4)
EricTheRed
says...
12:13pm Fri 11 Jan 13
snert wrote:prehaps the tv license police should pay them a visit... i have to admit i would be curious to see a 50" black and white LCD screen
Or they're lying to pay a lower licence fee
Isawyoucoming
says...
3:25pm Fri 11 Jan 13
EricTheRed wrote:no surprise if you turn the colour off
snert wrote:prehaps the tv license police should pay them a visit... i have to admit i would be curious to see a 50" black and white LCD screen
Or they're lying to pay a lower licence fee
Grunden Skip
says...
3:34am Sat 12 Jan 13
snert says...
11:04am Fri 11 Jan 13