NOTTS has more black and white television in use than anywhere else in the East Midlands, according to new figures.
Two hundred people in Nottingham, Mansfield, Newark and Worksop still use a black and white television set – nearly 46 years after colour television was introduced.
Mark Whitehouse is a spokesman for TV Licensing, which has released the figures.
He said: "It's remarkable that with the digital switchover complete, 41 per cent of UK households owning HDTVs and Britons leading the world in accessing TV content over the internet more than 13,000 households still watch their favourite programmes on a black and white telly."
John Trenouth, a Television and Radio Technology Historian, said: "The continued use of black and white TV sets, despite the obstacles, is more likely to be driven by economics than by nostalgia.
"For low-income households the black and white licence fee is an attractive alternative to the full colour fee. There will always be a small number of users who prefer monochrome images, don't want to throw away a working piece of technology or collect old TV sets.
"Maybe these will still be around in 10 years from now when the number of black and white licences will have fallen to a few hundred - about the same number of black and white sets that were in use on the opening night of BBC television 70 years ago."
The cost of a black and white television licence remains frozen at £49 until the BBC Charter Review in 2016. A colour licence costs £145.50.
Do you still have a black and white TV licence? Get in touch with the newsdesk by calling 0115 9482000 or e-mailing newsdesk@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk.
Two hundred people in Nottingham, Mansfield, Newark and Worksop still use a black and white television set – nearly 46 years after colour television was introduced.
Mark Whitehouse is a spokesman for TV Licensing, which has released the figures.
He said: "It's remarkable that with the digital switchover complete, 41 per cent of UK households owning HDTVs and Britons leading the world in accessing TV content over the internet more than 13,000 households still watch their favourite programmes on a black and white telly."
John Trenouth, a Television and Radio Technology Historian, said: "The continued use of black and white TV sets, despite the obstacles, is more likely to be driven by economics than by nostalgia.
"For low-income households the black and white licence fee is an attractive alternative to the full colour fee. There will always be a small number of users who prefer monochrome images, don't want to throw away a working piece of technology or collect old TV sets.
"Maybe these will still be around in 10 years from now when the number of black and white licences will have fallen to a few hundred - about the same number of black and white sets that were in use on the opening night of BBC television 70 years ago."
The cost of a black and white television licence remains frozen at £49 until the BBC Charter Review in 2016. A colour licence costs £145.50.
Do you still have a black and white TV licence? Get in touch with the newsdesk by calling 0115 9482000 or e-mailing newsdesk@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk.