Droogs
Not the Sharpest Moderator in the box
It used to be a licence that allowed you to operate a device capable of receiving radio transmissions and outputing it as audio. Then after TV started you could choose to have either a radio licence or a TV licence to operate a device capable of receiving tv transmissions and letting you view them. The licence for TV was available eventually in 2 versions one for Black and white (cheaper) and colour. In the 80's is just became a tv licence and now it is to allow you to operate any device (doesn't matter if you watch live or not) capable of receiving a real time broadcast through any medium including the internet and allowing you to watch. I avoided paying a licence from 98 until 2010 as I only watched things that I downloaded from sites such as hulu etc. Cant remember the first one I used. But since UK broadcasters started using the web to stream live/realtime broadcasts you have technically needed to have a licence for any capable device. They have sent inspectors round 3 times to see me, the last in 2015 and not bothered me since
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