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Old 18-01-2007, 18:59   #52
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Re: TV license

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
Do you have to pay to watch PBS?
no , its partly funded by the Govt. think it was set up in the early days to serve areas out of reach of regular services , most of the funding these days is raised in each local community by pledge drives about twice a year , generally each station reflects the area where it is based , for example the San Francisco station is a bit more urban in its programing than the San Jose (Silicon Valley) station which has a 'better' educated viewership and therefore tends to show more BBC programs.

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