They're not so lucky. In Spain the public broadcasters are paid from government grants from general taxation, so any tax payer pays towards it whether or not they have a TV and watch it.
In any case, you're right, most of Europe has TV licenses of some kind or other [1]
Thought notably in the UK, you can certainly own a TV without paying TV license [2]
In any case, you're right, most of Europe has TV licenses of some kind or other [1]
Thought notably in the UK, you can certainly own a TV without paying TV license [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_Un...