Does over-the-air TELEVISION in your country have commercial ADVERTISEMENTS?

[AviatorTom]

Some countries have government-funded TV stations that contain no commercial advertisements (adverts), while others have TV networks and local stations funded in large part by commercial advertisements.

What's it like in your country?

No adverts

Lots of adverts

A mix of some adverts and no adverts

I don't watch over-the-air television

What is over-the-air television?

[Chazmatazz269]

I haven’t watched antenna TV in over a decade. Last time i did, there were still plenty of commercials. I don’t mind because i grew up watching commercial television. In fact, some of my current favorite streamers have commercials. Sometimes i actually wish that if i am watching an older program that they’d air commercials from the same period!

[Jaximus-Lion]

3 channels in total, that i know of. The first two are very limited on air on daily basis and no advertising at all. The third one has 20% of it's run time full with advertisment and it's on for 18 hours a day.

[purplepoppy]

BBC channels are advert free but the rest about 2 minutes worth every 15 mins

[AngryCarl2]

Some channels are more like 5min. ads for 10min. program. If you get satellite or cable channels...

[Nikki1989]

Too many adverts. It is just one of the many reasons I never watch it.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Even the public owned channels which are funded by the german "Rundfunkbeitrag" contain ads, not as many as the private channels but even though you are forced to pay for it, there are still ads.

[OlderAndWiser]

I haven't seen antenna broadcast television in decades.

[exitseven]

I use a digital antenna to get TV AND there are a lot of commercials.

[AngryCarl2]

UK here. The only channel that doesn't show adverts is the BBC. And their programs are shit.

[Sparkie460]

I think the hour long shows are actually a half hour long and a half hour of commercials