The numbers renewing or buying new TV licences is in danger of leaving a black hole in RTE finance of up to €50million according to Government sources.
RTE has seen a disastrous end to the summer as the latest figures show licence payments fell by the largest number in a single week, 5,779, down 40% from 14,394 to 8,615 in the fourth week of August.
READ MORE: RTE announce brand new look for Late Late Show and other changes after Ryan Tubridy's departure And numbers obtained for weeks one and three, to go with two and four above, show similar boycott and non-payment levels across the month. It is facing a blackhole in funding this year as the numbers paying continues to plunge, with a Government source saying officials have calculated that RTE is facing a shortfall in the region of €50million for the full year.
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