Television without any kind of payment

[Bushwhacker]

How is it said in English the kind of TV broadcasting which doesn't require any kind of payment to see it?

Thanks a lot

[JohnParis]

In American use only:

• Regular broadcast television
• Free TV

In most countries other than the US, you have to pay to use a television. This is accomplished by the imposition of an annual tax on each household where a TV is operating.

John

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=Bushwhacker;820606]How is it said in English the kind of TV broadcasting which doesn't require any kind of payment to see it?


NOT A TEACHER


(1) Here in my American city, most people pay for cable television because they are

able to watch more than a hundred channels!

(2) Those people who do not wish to pay for cable TV can still get about a dozen

free over-the-air stations.

[Tdol]

In the UK, you have to have a TV licence, which pays for the BBC, but you must have the licence to watch anything, so even free channels aren't free.