The history of the UK radio licence
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Description: In the United Kingdom you were required - from 1922 until 1971 - to pay for a radio licence in order to legally listen to the wireless. Illustrated history.
Introduction - The history of the UK radio licence The history of the UK radio licence The 1920s. It was the dawn of a new era with the latest technology capable of delivering entertainment and information to the public. The problem in the early days though was that whilst there were lots of radios no one was producing the programmes.
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| Page title: | Introduction - The history of the UK radio licence |
| Keywords: | BBC British Broadcasting Corporation licence fee license funding mechanism post office television PRS last update March 2008. Radio licence Radio license, It was the dawn of a new era with the latest technology capable of delivering entertainment and information to the public. The problem in the early days though was that whilst there were lots of radios (hardware) no one was producing the programmes (software). The big question being asked on every continent was "who is going to pay for the production of the programmes?" and two very different solutions emerged. In the new (and at times chaotic) radio service in the United States, stations were allowed to carry advertising. In the the United Kingdom, the Government decided that the fledgling British Broadcasting Company would be funded, not by commercials, but by the introducuction of a compulsory radio licence. Anyone wanting to listen to radio programmes had to have one ... a situation that lasted until 1971 ! This website looks at the history of the UK Radio Licence and includes many examples of early licences and associated memorabilia. BBC UK radio wireless licence information |
| Description: | This website looks at the history of the UK Radio Licence and includes many examples of early licences and associated memorabilia. Learn how the UK funded its BBC radio services right up into 1971. |
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