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1andrew1

11-09-2014 23:00

Undisclosed report alleged to suggest £300 licence fee for an independent Scotland

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The BBC is under political pressure to reveal details of a highly charged internal study which found that viewers in an independent Scotland would have to pay almost double their current licence fee if they wanted to continue watching and listening to the same BBC shows...Sources say that one of the most expensive elements is the transmission of radio and television programmes in Scotland due to its more widely dispersed population and topography. BBC Radio Scotland costs £32.2m – almost double the amount BBC Radio Wales does, for example.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...e-impartiality

Chad	11-09-2014 23:31

Re: Undisclosed report alleged to suggest £300 licence fee for an independent Scotlan

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35728281)

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...e-impartiality

More bad news for Eck and the YES heads

1andrew1

12-09-2014 00:04

Re: Undisclosed report alleged to suggest £300 licence fee for an independent Scotlan

I guess an independent could save some costs by ending Freeview transmissions in the more costly areas.

jb66	12-09-2014 05:44

Re: Undisclosed report alleged to suggest £300 licence fee for an independent Scotlan

Might be cheaper for rural areas to get freesat

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