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</div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> The first <b>broadcasting receiving licence</b> was introduced in 1904 to cover the reception of radio broadcasts. It is paid annually.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_timeline">Historical timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Historical timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amateur_radio_reception_licensing">Amateur radio reception licensing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Amateur radio reception licensing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The introduction of receiving licences was implemented by the <a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a> (GPO) using powers within the <a href="/wiki/Wireless_Telegraphy_Act_1904" class="mw-redirect" title="Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904">Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904</a>. Section 2 of the act allowed the <a href="/wiki/Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postmaster General of the United Kingdom">Postmaster General</a> to charge for the issuing of licenses permitting the "experimental" receipt of radio transmissions. The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904 was introduced as a temporary measure, and required annual extensions by Parliament until replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Wireless_Telegraphy_Act_1949" class="mw-redirect" title="Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949">Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949</a>. </p><p>A return made to Parliament in June 1906 showed that in the first two years of operation only sixty eight receiving licences were issued. By April 1913 the number had, according to figures then released by the GPO, risen to two thousand. </p><p>The First World War resulted in all licence holders receiving notice on 1 August 1914 from the Postmaster General that they were required to dismantle their receiving equipment, their broadcast receiving licences having been suspended. </p><p>In 1920, the Post Office licensed a small number of experimental transmitting stations, making general broadcasts.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BBC">BBC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: BBC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the instigation of the Post Office, the <a href="/wiki/British_Broadcasting_Company" title="British Broadcasting Company">British Broadcasting Company</a> was established in October 1922 by a group of radio manufacturers to produce radio programmes for the users of their products. Initially the broadcasts were funded by the sale of radio receiving sets, and carried sponsored programmes. </p><p>As part of the agreement with the Post Office, the Postmaster General started to apply a condition to broadcast receiving licences that the equipment used be "Type Approved by Postmaster General" and marked with the BBC logo. </p><p>Initially, the fee for receiving licences was 10 <a href="/wiki/Shilling" title="Shilling">shillings</a>, and remained at that rate until after the Second World War. </p><p>With the forming of the public <a href="/wiki/British_Broadcasting_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="British Broadcasting Corporation">British Broadcasting Corporation</a> in 1927, the Post Office dedicated nearly the entirety of licence fee income to the funding of the BBC.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Television">Television</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The standard broadcast receiving licences covered reception of the BBC's <a href="/wiki/405-line" class="mw-redirect" title="405-line">405-line</a> television service between November 1936 and September 1939 at no additional cost. </p><p>The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 led to the suspension of television broadcasts in the UK. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Television licensing in the United Kingdom">television licence</a> was introduced in June 1946 to coincide with the post-war resumption of the BBC service the same month. Television licences always included a licence to receive radio broadcasts. </p><p>From 1971, only the reception of television transmissions required a licence, and radio-only licences ceased to be issued.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Colour_television">Colour television</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Colour television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The colour television licence (actually a "colour supplementary fee" of £5 on top of the existing monochrome licence) was introduced in 1968, following the commencement of <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC2</a> colour transmissions the previous July.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changing_cost_of_the_licence_fee">Changing cost of the licence fee</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Changing cost of the licence fee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Radio only</th> <th>Monochrome TV</th> <th>Colour TV </th></tr> <tr> <td>November 1922</td> <td align="center">£0.5 (10s) [£34]<sup id="cite_ref-inf_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inf-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1946</td> <td align="center">£1 [£52]</td> <td align="center">£2 [£105]</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1954</td> <td align="center">£1 [£35]</td> <td align="center">£3 [£104]</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1957</td> <td align="center">£1 [£30]</td> <td align="center">£3 + <span class="nowrap">£1 Excise Duty</span> [£91 + £30]</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1963</td> <td align="center">£1 [£26]</td> <td align="center">£4 [£106]</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1965</td> <td align="center">£1.25 (£1 5s) [£31]</td> <td align="center">£5 [£122]</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1968</td> <td align="center">£1.25 (£1 5s) [£27]</td> <td align="center">£5 [£118]</td> <td align="center">£10 [£219] </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1969</td> <td align="center">£1.25 (£1 5s) [£26]</td> <td align="center">£6 [£125]</td> <td align="center">£11 [£229] </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 1971</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£7 [£125]</td> <td align="center">£12 [£214] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1975</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£8 [£85]</td> <td align="center">£18 [£191] </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 1977</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£9 [£71]</td> <td align="center">£21 [£165] </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 1978</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£10 [£72]</td> <td align="center">£25 [£181] </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 1979</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£12 [£77]</td> <td align="center">£34 [£217] </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 1981</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£15 [£73]</td> <td align="center">£46 [£223] </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 1985</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£18 [£69]</td> <td align="center">£58 [£222] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1988</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£21 [£71]</td> <td align="center">£62.50 [£212] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1989</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£22 [£69]</td> <td align="center">£66 [£207] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1990</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£24 [£69]</td> <td align="center">£71 [£204] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1991</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£25.50 [£61]</td> <td align="center">£77 [£209] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1992</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£26.50 [£69]</td> <td align="center">£80 [£209] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1993</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£27.50 [£71]</td> <td align="center">£83 [£214] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1994</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£28 [£70]</td> <td align="center">£84.50 [£212] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1995</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£28.50 [£69]</td> <td align="center">£86.50 [£210] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1996</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£30 [£71]</td> <td align="center">£89.50 [£212] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1997</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£30.50 [£70]</td> <td align="center">£91.50 [£210] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1998</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£32.50 [£72]</td> <td align="center">£97.50 [£217] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1999</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£33.50 [£73]</td> <td align="center">£101 [£221] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2000</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£34.50 [£73]</td> <td align="center">£104 [£221] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2001</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£36.50 [£76]</td> <td align="center">£109 [£228] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2002</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£37.50 [£77]</td> <td align="center">£112 [£230] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2003</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£38.50 [£77]</td> <td align="center">£116 [£232] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2004</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£40.50 [£79]</td> <td align="center">£121 [£235] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2005</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£42 [£79]</td> <td align="center">£126.50 [£239] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2006</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£44 [£80]</td> <td align="center">£131.50 [£240] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2007</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£45.50 [£80]</td> <td align="center">£135.50 [£237] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2008</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£47 [£79]</td> <td align="center">£139.50 [£235] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2009</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£48 [£81]</td> <td align="center">£142.50 [£241] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2010</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£49 [£79]</td> <td align="center">£145.50 [£236] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2017</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£49.50 [£66]</td> <td align="center">£147 [£195] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2018</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£50.50 [£65]</td> <td align="center">£150.50 [£194] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2019</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£52 [£65]</td> <td align="center">£154.50 [£194] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2020</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£53 [£65]</td> <td align="center">£157.50 [£195] </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2021</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£53.50</td> <td align="center">£159 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2024</td> <td></td> <td align="center">£57</td> <td align="center">£169.50 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style 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style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cost of a colour TV licence (inflation adjusted)</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Number_of_licences_issued">Number of licences issued</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Number of licences issued"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number of licences on issue at 31 March or 1 April by year is as follows: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1927-1985">1927-1985</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1927-1985"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Issued free to<br />blind people</th> <th>Radio only</th> <th>Radio + B/W TV</th> <th>Radio + colour TV</th> <th>Over 75s</th> <th>Concessionary </th></tr> <tr> <td>1927</td> <td>2,269,644</td> <td>5,750</td> <td>2,263,894</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1928</td> <td>2,482,873</td> <td>12,234</td> <td>2,470,639</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1929</td> <td>2,731,872</td> <td>14,505</td> <td>2,717,367</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1930</td> <td>3,092,324</td> <td>16,496</td> <td>3,075,828</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1931</td> <td>3,647,722</td> <td>21,304</td> <td>3,626,418</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1932</td> <td>4,621,805</td> <td>31,513</td> <td>4,590,292</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1933</td> <td>5,497,217</td> <td>35,850</td> <td>5,461,367</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1934</td> <td>6,259,653</td> <td>39,224</td> <td>6,220,429</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935</td> <td>7,011,753</td> <td>41,868</td> <td>6,969,885</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936</td> <td>7,616,822</td> <td>44,380</td> <td>7,572,442</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937</td> <td>8,127,636</td> <td>46,475</td> <td>8,081,161</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938</td> <td>8,588,676</td> <td>49,730</td> <td>8,538,946</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td>8,968,338</td> <td>52,621</td> <td>8,915,717</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td>8,951,045</td> <td>53,427</td> <td>8,897,618</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td>8,752,454</td> <td>50,555</td> <td>8,701,899</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>8,683,098</td> <td>47,456</td> <td>8,635,642</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943</td> <td>9,242,040</td> <td>48,399</td> <td>9,193,641</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td>9,554,838</td> <td>48,124</td> <td>9,506,714</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945</td> <td>9,710,230</td> <td>46,861</td> <td>9,663,369</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td>10,395,551</td> <td>47,720</td> <td>10,347,831</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947</td> <td>10,777,704</td> <td>49,846</td> <td>10,713,298</td> <td>14,560</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948</td> <td>11,179,676</td> <td>52,135</td> <td>11,081,977</td> <td>45,564</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949</td> <td>11,747,448</td> <td>53,654</td> <td>11,567,227</td> <td>126,567</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950</td> <td>12,219,448</td> <td>56,376</td> <td>11,819,190</td> <td>343,882</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951</td> <td>12,369,027</td> <td>58,161</td> <td>11,546,925</td> <td>763,941</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952</td> <td>12,753,506</td> <td>60,105</td> <td>11,244,141</td> <td>1,449,260</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953</td> <td>12,892,231</td> <td>61,095</td> <td>10,688,684</td> <td>2,142,452</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954</td> <td>13,436,793</td> <td>62,389</td> <td>10,125,512</td> <td>3,248,892</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955</td> <td>13,980,496</td> <td>62,506</td> <td>9,414,224</td> <td>4,503,766</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956</td> <td>14,261,551</td> <td>62,745</td> <td>8,459,213</td> <td>5,739,593</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957</td> <td>14,525,099</td> <td>62,453</td> <td>7,496,390</td> <td>6,966,256</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958</td> <td>14,646,350</td> <td>61,387</td> <td>6,494,960</td> <td>8,090,003</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959</td> <td>14,736,413</td> <td>57,784</td> <td>5,423,207</td> <td>9,255,422</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960</td> <td>15,005,011</td> <td>54,958</td> <td>4,480,300</td> <td>10,469,753</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961</td> <td>15,176,725</td> <td>50,852</td> <td>3,858,132</td> <td>11,267,741</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962</td> <td>15,372,219</td> <td>46,782</td> <td>3,491,725</td> <td>11,833,712</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963</td> <td>15,698,991</td> <td>43,371</td> <td>3,212,814</td> <td>12,442,806</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964</td> <td>15,884,679</td> <td>40,337</td> <td>2,959,011</td> <td>12,885,331</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965</td> <td>16,046,603</td> <td>34,355</td> <td>2,759,203</td> <td>13,253,045</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966</td> <td>16,178,156</td> <td>31,499</td> <td>2,579,567</td> <td>13,567,090</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967</td> <td>16,773,205</td> <td>29,662</td> <td>2,476,272</td> <td>14,267,271</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968</td> <td>17,645,821</td> <td>27,564</td> <td>2,529,750</td> <td>15,068,079</td> <td>20,428</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969</td> <td>17,959,933</td> <td>24,966</td> <td>2,438,906</td> <td>15,396,642</td> <td>99,419</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970</td> <td>18,183,719</td> <td>22,174</td> <td>2,279,017</td> <td>15,609,131</td> <td>273,397</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971<sup id="cite_ref-industrialaction_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-industrialaction-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>15,943,190</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>15,333,221</td> <td>609,969</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972<sup id="cite_ref-industrialaction_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-industrialaction-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>16,658,451</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>15,023,691</td> <td>1,634,760</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973</td> <td>17,124,619</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>13,792,623</td> <td>3,331,996</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974</td> <td>17,324,570</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>11,766,424</td> <td>5,558,146</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td>17,700,815</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>10,120,493</td> <td>7,580,322</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td>17,787,984</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>9,148,732</td> <td>8,639,252</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td>18,056,058</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>8,098,386</td> <td>9,957,672</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td>18,148,918</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>7,099,726</td> <td>11,049,192</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979</td> <td>18,381,161</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6,249,716</td> <td>12,131,445</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td>18,284,865</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5,383,125</td> <td>12,901,740</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td>18,667,211</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4,887,663</td> <td>13,779,548</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982</td> <td>18,554,220</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4,293,668</td> <td>14,260,552</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td>18,494,235</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3,795,587</td> <td>14,698,648</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td>18,631,753</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3,261,272</td> <td>15,370,481</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td>18,715,937</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2,896,263</td> <td>15,819,674</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td>18,704,732</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2,679,396</td> <td>16,025,336</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1997-present">1997-present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1997-present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Issued free to<br />blind people</th> <th>Radio only</th> <th>Monochrome TV</th> <th>Colour TV</th> <th>Over 75s</th> <th>Concessionary </th></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td>22,000,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>500,000</td> <td>20,800,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>700,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td>22,300,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>400,000</td> <td>21,300,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>600,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td>22,800,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>300,000</td> <td>21,900,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>600,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td>23,300,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>200,000</td> <td>22,400,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>700,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td>23,400,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>100,000</td> <td>19,700,000</td> <td>3,100,000</td> <td>500,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>23,800,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>100,000</td> <td>19,900,000</td> <td>3,600,000</td> <td>200,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td>24,100,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>100,000</td> <td>20,100,000</td> <td>3,700,000</td> <td>200,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>24,500,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>100,000</td> <td>20,400,000</td> <td>3,800,000</td> <td>200,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>24,700,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>100,000</td> <td>20,600,000</td> <td>3,800,000</td> <td>200,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>25,000,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>100,000</td> <td>20,800,000</td> <td>3,900,000</td> <td>200,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>25,100,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>33,000</td> <td>20,900,000</td> <td>4,000,000</td> <td>200,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>25,248,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>28,000</td> <td>21,081,000</td> <td>3,953,000</td> <td>186,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>25,364,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>24,000</td> <td>21,154,000</td> <td>4,000,000</td> <td>186,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>25,459,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>19,000</td> <td>21,171,000</td> <td>4,088,000</td> <td>181,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>25,594,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>15,000</td> <td>21,235,000</td> <td>4,156,000</td> <td>188,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>25,706,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>12,000</td> <td>21,306,000</td> <td>4,206,000</td> <td>182,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>25,783,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>9,000</td> <td>21,351,000</td> <td>4,251,000</td> <td>172,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>25,879,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>8,000</td> <td>21,367,000</td> <td>4,328,000</td> <td>176,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>25,959,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>7,000</td> <td>21,420,000</td> <td>4,362,000</td> <td>170,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>25,997,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>7,000</td> <td>21,441,000</td> <td>4,363,000</td> <td>186,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>26,234,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6,000</td> <td>21,667,000</td> <td>4,385,000</td> <td>176,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>26,239,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6,000</td> <td>21,611,000</td> <td>4,455,000</td> <td>167,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>26,183,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5,000</td> <td>21,408,000</td> <td>4,603,000</td> <td>167,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>25,946,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5,000</td> <td>21,128,000</td> <td>4,669,999</td> <td>144,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>25,208,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4,000</td> <td>23,733,000</td> <td>1,359,000</td> <td>112,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td>24,906,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4,000</td> <td>23,760,000</td> <td>1,034,000</td> <td>188,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td>24,372,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4,000</td> <td>23,236,000</td> <td>947,000</td> <td>185,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024</td> <td>23,888,000</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4,000</td> <td>22,731,000</td> <td>964,000</td> <td>189,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-industrialaction-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-industrialaction_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-industrialaction_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Owing to industrial action within the Post Office the figures for licences in force (at these dates) do not reflect the true licensing position on those dates.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Radio-only and combined radio-and-television licences were abolished on 1 February 1971. From this date television-only licences have been issued.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Television_licence" title="Television licence">Television licence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Television licensing in the United Kingdom">Television licensing in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom_(historical)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmcumeds/82/8208.htm">"Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport First Report"</a>. <i>UK Parliament Publications</i>. 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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