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We pay the Licence Fee to receive BBC Channels. Years ago when there was only BBC and one ITV channel, a woman was taken to court for refusing to pay - she said her TV wasn't tuned into BBC as she only watched ITV. She lost her case.

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Radio stations are still on wave bands and I believe are not being affected by these wind farm turbines. The last government decided to switch the country over to digital because the airwaves were getting too crowded. In the event I believe since the digital introduction they've sold licences for those airwaves to other concerns. They must have known that the turbines would affect our digital TV receivers - which reminds me; the BBC has a tool on their website for councils and wind farm developers. I don't know how long this page has been in operation but it could have helped the council to make an informed assessment:-

<<This tool is provided for the guidance of wind farm developers. It provides a rough estimate of the population that may suffer interference to their television services from a wind farm built at the location specified. The tool is not intended to be a substitute for an on-site survey where the potential for disruption to television services may be assessed more accurately.>>
BBC - Help receiving TV and radio - Wind farms and interference to TV reception

It looks like there's a power struggle going on in the coalition government with the Tories wanting to stop building the farms and the Lib-Dems opposing their partners.
dated 25th Nov.2012:
UK Government At War Over Wind Farms | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

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You don't pay to receive BBC channels, you pay a licence to receive any publicly broadcast television service, they have tweaked the rules slightly over the years to cover modern broadcasting methods.

I think its wrong that many people receive an inferior service but pay the same as those that are fortunate enough to receive 6 multiplexes from a main transmitter

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Would be nice if I could get a signal from either WH or Hassy but I can't so have only a choice of freesat or Sky....

Ian

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Your not trying hard enough, a 30m mast with a good aerial on top should help :D

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If he makes the mast 50m he can put a windmill on top and generate his own electricity as well.
;)

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Perhaps I could just nick one of those off ossy moor that everyones complaining about and shove it in my back garden... ( and no, if one does go missing, I'm not being serious!!!)

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Thank God you aren't serious:D

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I'd let you tap into it though....

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Generosity must be your middle name:)

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Some of my neighbours have been asked to contribute £60 towards the cost of Freesat but I have advised them to say no, as mine was fitted free.

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This was the subject in the corner newsagents today - one chap who'd already paid his £60 then learnt others had got the same for free had to go home for health reasons.

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Did anyone else have TV reception problems early this morning (Friday)? I couldn't get a decent reception on any BBC channel or Granada ITV either via my original aerial nor the new Freesat dish receiver.

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Has anyone else experienced disrupted picture and sound these last several days?

Initially I thought it might be the outside broadcast programmes but it's also been happening in studio programmes aswell ........... particularly exasperating when the picture either freezes or pixelates for several seconds and you miss the answer to a quiz or the punchline to a joke :mad:

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its about time the BBC lost its government backing and were made to earn tehir money like every other channel

its easy to stay in buisness when the government say you have to pay for something regardless of if you actually want it or not

i doubt they would last a year without teh licence fees all tehir stars would sod off to sky or itv because they wouldnt be able to afford teh extortionate fees that are demanded by the likes of johnathan ross

yes i know he works for itv now but licence fee payers arnt paying his wages now