Becuase that's (part of) the point of the BBC.
Providing public service broadcasting, sometimes for minority groups (S4C, 6 Music, Asian Network, etc) who otherwise would have to rely on commercial broadcasting that doesn't exist.
I'm afraid you're going to have to man up and accept that that how it works.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on October 20th 2010 at 10:06:37
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- WTF should my TV licence pay for a Welsh f***ing language station?? (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 10:02:14
- Becuase that's (part of) the point of the BBC. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 10:06:37
- In which case, why hasn't it been funded by the BBC in the past? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 10:33:58
- Well, it's been funded by the tax payer in the past (as well as some advertising) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 10:40:02
- Fuck me AB, stop being so f***ing sensible. No one will bite!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 10:42:08
- Well I'm going to do some work now, do my bit for the economy. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 10:43:49
- Pssst (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:05:40
- Gideon Osbourne. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 11:06:47
- Ah (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:08:56
- From Twatter... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 20, 11:31:22
- Look at his face. Just look at his face! (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 20, 11:37:05
- Utterly utterly vile individual... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 20, 11:40:54
- He should be punched. Hard (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 20, 11:48:45
- He'd probably like it - bet he's partial to a bit of fisting (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 12:24:39
- He should be punched. Hard (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 20, 11:48:45
- Utterly utterly vile individual... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 20, 11:40:54
- Look at his face. Just look at his face! (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 20, 11:37:05
- From Twatter... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 20, 11:31:22
- Ah (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:08:56
- Gideon Osbourne. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 11:06:47
- Pssst (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:05:40
- Well I'm going to do some work now, do my bit for the economy. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 10:43:49
- Fuck me AB, stop being so f***ing sensible. No one will bite!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 10:42:08
- Here (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 10:37:58
- Well, it's been funded by the tax payer in the past (as well as some advertising) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 10:40:02
- In which case, why hasn't it been funded by the BBC in the past? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 10:33:58
- you could learn welsh? (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 20, 10:05:34
- Because they pay the licence fee too...? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 20, 10:03:23
- Becuase that's (part of) the point of the BBC. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 10:06:37
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