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  • Is it almost the end for black and white televisions? Just 11,500 households still have license…(UK)

    01/05/2014 6:38:42 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 124 replies
    Mail on Sunday (UK) ^ | 13:38 EST, 5 January 2014 | Chris Brooke
    They are generally regarded as historic relics and part of a bygone era of broadcasting history. But even in today’s digital age, there are 11,550 households in the country still watching black and white television, official figures reveal. The number of black and white licenses have dropped dramatically in recent years and the total has decreased by a further 12 percent over the past year. […] The cost of a black and white TV license remains frozen at £49 ($80.37) until the BBC Charter Review in 2016. A color license costs £145.50 ($238.65). …