> > > What? Why? Why do you need a license in the first place, and what do batteries and lockable areas have to do with it?
> > >
> > > Aya"confused"ko
> >
> > We get five terrestrial channels, three of which are paid for by their ads. The other two are BBC channels, with no adverts, and that's where our license fee goes.
> >
> > Tub"Yes, I said no adverts"ba
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> Wow. No commercials. I'd pay a license fee for that. (Well, I guess it would depend how much, of course.) And what about the batteries and lockable areas? I've never even heard of a TV operated by batteries, except for tiny portable TVs.
>
> Aya"...no commercials...!"ko

BBC is a gov't owned station, and the liscence goes to BBC, so they don't have to show adverts.

-- Jos"Big Brother has his eyes closed... I'm playing hide-and-go seek with him."eph