Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
VIEWERS SET IN THEIR WAYS
535 black & white TVS in Ulster
MORE than 500 black and white televisions remain in use in Northern Ireland half a century after the introduction of colour.
Figures reveal there were 535 monochrome TV licences in force here at the end of September.
This represents a slight drop from 566 for the same period last year.
TV Licensing Northern Ireland’s Sinead Doyle said it is interesting to know that some prefer to stick with the
FANS got a glimpse of the new Northern Ireland home kit at Windsor Park yesterday.
The Green and White Army got to try on the jersey with legend Gerry Armstrong helping out at the launch.
The Adidas kit is a deep green with diagonal brush strokes throughout and has the traditional three stripes.
The official Northern Ireland Twitter page posted a promotional video showing the jersey, which has the tagline “New Kit, Same Passion”. old ways of doing things, adding: “When BBC One launched its colour TV service in November 1969, there were only three channels available.
“Fast forward to 2019 and more than half of TV households have in some way an internet connection to their TV and access to hundreds of channels.
“Whilst only accounting for a very small proportion, it’s interesting to know that some households still like to watch their favourite shows on a black and white telly.”
Across the UK, 6,586 black and white TV licences were in force at the end of September – a fall of 575 compared with the same time last year.
Old televisions remain popular with collectors, with vintage and portable TV sets regularly traded online.
The black and white annual licence costs £52 – one-third of the £154.50 for colour.
Most of the black and white TV licences are registered in Co Antrim (155), followed by Co Tyrone (153), Co Down (82), Co Derry (78), Co Armagh (38) and Co Fermanagh (29).