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   * {{ :1923_constructors_licence.pdf | 1923 Constructor's Licence for a Receiving Station}}
     * The 1923 Constructor's Licence for a Receiving Station in the UK allowed individuals to legally build and operate their own wireless receiving equipment at home.
-    * This licence was distinct from the standard broadcast receiving licence, as it specifically catered to hobbyists and experimenters who wanted to construct their own sets rather than purchase factory-made, BBC-approved receivers.
+    * This licence was distinct from the standard broadcast receiving licence, as it specifically catered to hobbyists and experimenters who wanted to construct their own sets rather than purchase factory-made, BBC-approved receivers. The BBC received a portion of the price of every radio manufactured by its six shareholding member companies; Marconi Company, Metropolitan-Vickers, Radio Communication Company, British Thomson-Houston, General Electric Company and Western Electric.
     * The licence imposed conditions to prevent interference with other stations and required compliance with technical and operational rules.
     * It reflected the growing interest in radio as a hands-on hobby and marked an important step in supporting technical experimentation by amateurs in the early days of British broadcasting.