Does Channel 4 get government money?
It came into being in the 1980s as I understand it.
And there is also Sky (or Sky News, which is like Fox) which I doubt gets British money.
Is there still an annual tv tax?
No, Channel 4 is a commercial channel, but everyone has to pay a TV tax if they own a TV (that funds the BBC stations). Channel 4 was considered the young, hip station and it is where most of the counter-culture, Leftist programming runs.