Are there radio licenses, too?

And there's something to be said for disparate funding for disparate social programs. It doesn't always make sense or work, but TV seems an appropriate place. If those folks don't like the TV tax, they can just get rid of their TVs and not pay it. If they're watching it, then they need to be paying. Seems simple enough to me. It's kinda like HBO or Showtime or whatever in the US. Of course, it's not required that you get a premium cable channel in the US to see the rest....

And the output of TV doesn't really benefit anyone except those who watch TV, so it's not a broad social program whose lack of funding would affect those who aren't interested.