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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Wait so the channels are FREE in the UK??? Like I could just buy a TV, pay for the cable/sat to be installed, and watch Cartoon Network or any other channel, except BBC??
gpt
Yeah exactly. We have "Freeview" which contains 100 or so channels (including BBC) and you don't pay anything for it. You can watch BBC for free, but they'll send the geezers around. 

We also have other paid options available, the most common being Sky TV. They install a TV box that plays hundreds of channels (it's all mostly shite) and you pay a monthly fee.