TV license
Television viewing authorization
A TV license is a fee required in some countries—most notably the United Kingdom—to legally watch or record live television broadcasts.
The revenue typically funds public broadcasting services like the BBC.
Failure to pay can result in fines or prosecution.
The concept is foreign to Americans, where broadcast television is advertiser-supported.
The inspector came round asking about our TV license.
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- feePayment for service
- annualOccurring every year
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- detectorDevice that senses
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Paid recurring access
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