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The 2026 map of where a TV Licence is mandatory or partly required, aired Oct 25, 2026.
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Mandatory in 22 countries
EUR 2.85 a month for RTP, added to every power bill.
EUR 3 a month for ERT on every electricity bill.
A TV fee for RTSH rides on every electricity bill.
349 dinars a month for RTS, billed with electricity.
KM 7.50 a month for any home with a TV or radio.
A TV fee on every home power bill: DA 25 to 200 a quarter.
Rs 150 a month for MBC, added to the electricity bill.
N$204 a year for every TV set in the house.
EUR 14.02 a month per household.
EUR 10.62 a month. EUR 161 million collected in 2025.
EUR 15.30 a month per home - with or without a TV.
EUR 90 a year, billed with your electricity.
30.50 zl a month per TV. Fine for no licence: 915 zl.
EUR 160 a year. Court fines up to EUR 1,000.
CHF 335 a year per home. Voters kept it in March 2026.
2,500 won a month for every home with a TV.
GBP 180 a year. 28,542 people prosecuted in 2024.
EUR 18.36 a month per home - even with no TV at all.
150 Kc a month - and a phone or laptop now counts as a TV.
R265 a year. Only about 15% of licence holders pay.
No car insurance without a ZBC radio licence since 2025.
JPY 1,100 a month. Skip it and NHK can add a 2x surcharge.
Everywhere not listed here, a TV Licence is not required.
Partly mandatory in 3 countries
No yearly TV fee, but new TVs and phones carry a TRT levy.
TV licence still in law, but collection was dropped in 2021.
Rs 35 PTV fee left power bills in July 2025.
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