So for the slow kid at the back,
In the UK you have to have a license to OWN the television, as opposed to just paying for which channels you want, or a bundle of channels? And this in turn subsidizes the BBC channels?

Do you need a license for each television? Even for the junk one that you've got propping up a shelf in the basement?

Does so much money come in from this that it trumps advertising money and truly makes for better tv?

Sorry for all the lame questions, but I'm moving to the UK to join my (UK born) girlfriend and this is a little piece of Brit weirdness that I wasn't aware of.

Thanks in advance to anybody who answers. Accord, and all that.
(Ejaculantern was caught desecrating pumpkins on, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 8:47, 1 reply)

In a nutshell.
One license per household covers all devices in that household.

www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check/index.aspx gives more detail.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:12, closed)

Cheers,
although a bizarre concept for an alien. :P
(Ejaculantern was caught desecrating pumpkins on, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 1:55, closed)