figures released by TV Licensing show that after more than 50 years of colour transmissions, more than 7,000 black and white TV Licences are still in force across the UK with seven of them in Southport!
Despite an increase in the use of smart televisions, as well as tablets and smart- phones to access TV content, a surprising number of households are spurning 21st Century technology in favour of nostalgic monochrome TV sets.
According to this year’s figures, London leads the way with 1,768 black and white licences, followed by West Midlands with 431 monochrome licences and Greater Manchester with 390 monochrome licences.
The number of black and white licences issued each year has, however, steadily been declining. In 2,000 there were 212,000 black and white TV Licences in force, but by 2003 that number had shrunk to 93,000. By 2015, the number had dipped below 10,000 and numbers are still declining.
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