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What is a TV or Radio licence fee? Do I have to pay?

EU citizens with or without a Registration certificate (previously Temporary residence) are not obliged to pay the TV or Radio licence fee.

After receiving a Permanent residence you’re obliged to pay licence fees if you own any device capable of receiving broadcast signals (TV, radio, smartphone, computer, tablet, car radio, etc.).

Since 1 May 2025, fees are 150 CZK/month for TV and 55 CZK/month for radio—205 CZK total per household. Even if you never watch or listen, the capacity to receive is enough .

These fees fund independent public broadcasting—Česká televize and Český rozhlas. Ignoring them can result in fines up to 10 000 CZK.

The point of both fees is to contribute to public and independent news service and broadcasting of Czech TV (Česká Televize, including local Brno News CTV) and Czech Radio (Český Rozhlas; including national broadcasting and news in English).

Website about the radio fee, with information for foreign nationals.

How to pay?

TV licence fee

Go to the online registration portal, click on “Přejít k přihlášení přímou platbou”, and fill in your details. 

Then you choose how often you want to pay: monthly (měsíčně), quarterly, every 6 months (pololetně), or yearly and you may insert your account number (the one you will be sending the fee from).

Once this is done, you should receive your Variable Symbol from the Czech TV as well as the sum you are supposed to pay and the account number the money should be sent to plus deadlines for any further payments.

Radio licence fee

Go to zis-ext.rozhlas.cz, fill in the details about you and your household and continue to the frequency of payment and your bank account details. 

What is a TV or Radio licence fee? Do I have to pay?

As a foreigner with Long‑term or Permanent residence in the Czech Republic, you’re obliged to pay licence fees if you own any device capable of receiving broadcast signals (TV, radio, smartphone, computer, tablet, car radio, etc.).

Since 1 May 2025, fees are 150 CZK/month for TV and 55 CZK/month for radio—205 CZK total per household. Even if you never watch or listen, the capacity to receive is enough .

These fees fund independent public broadcasting—Česká televize and Český rozhlas. Ignoring them can result in fines up to 10 000 CZK.

The point of both fees is to contribute to public and independent news service and broadcasting of Czech TV (Česká Televize, including local Brno News CTV) and Czech Radio (Český Rozhlas; including national broadcasting and news in English).

Website about the radio fee, with information for foreign nationals.

How to pay?

TV licence fee

Go to the online registration portal, click on “Přejít k přihlášení přímou platbou”, and fill in your details. 

Then you choose how often you want to pay: monthly (měsíčně), quarterly, every 6 months (pololetně), or yearly and you may insert your account number (the one you will be sending the fee from).

Once this is done, you should receive your Variable Symbol from the Czech TV as well as the sum you are supposed to pay and the account number the money should be sent to plus deadlines for any further payments.

Radio licence fee

Go to zis-ext.rozhlas.cz, fill in the details about you and your household and continue to the frequency of payment and your bank account details. 

General info

Did you know that you’re required to pay monthly TV and radio licence fees if you own a TV or radio?

The fees go towards funding Czech TV (Česká Televize, including local Brno News CTV) and Czech Radio (Český Rozhlas; including national broadcasting and news in English), the country’s public broadcasting services, which both run multiple stations and channels. To preserve their independence, almost all of the funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio comes from the licence fees, which apply to any household in the country with devices capable of receiving them.

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