In that time, Midlanders spent £107,000 on licence fees, of which £98,000 will be spent in London.
But today, the Midlands had its say. I do hope Lord Tony Hall, Peter Salmon and James Purnell were listening.
It is unequivocal. Politicians from Nottinghamshire, Solihull, Birmingham, Derby and Stoke added their names to other community and industry leaders to condemn current investment levels.
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Lord Hall, the BBC's director-general, Peter Salmon, director of BBC England and Mr Purnell, the director of strategy and digital, are the ones holding all the power at the moment.
The state of the BBC in the Midlands, which sees just £12.40 invested by the BBC for every £145 licence fee collected here, is by no means entirely their fault.
But with negotiations over the next ten-year charter taking place, it is their responsibility.
Have no doubt about it, the television production industry in this region has been devastated by falling investment from the state broadcaster, alongside a complete lack of commissioning.
Again, this is an area with a population of around 16 million where no prime-time television is created.
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Unless something is done in this charter renewal process to return serious production to the second city, for the first time since Pebble Mill was closed, then television production will just be a nostalgic story Brummies tell their kids. A bit Peaky Blinders, which was commissioned in London and largely filmed in the North West.
For a region spending £942 million a year on broadcasting, that is more than an embarrassment. It is a scandal.
The Post campaign, which has been backed by the likes of the Prime Minister and Mayor of London, calls for half of that which we invest in the BBC to be returned - as it is in every other 海角视频 region.
That would make the Midlands almost £400 million a year better off (£800 million if you believe the BBC's claim it returns £2 for ever £1 spent).
More importantly, it would make our state broadcaster more reflective of its communities. Even more important than that, it would make it fairer.
So Lord Hall, Mr Salmon, Mr Purnell, today we brought our message closer to you and your trustees in London. We do hope you heard our message. If not, we'll shout louder.
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My advice is to listen. Today, the Midlands made its plea to the BBC to stop ignoring it.
One day, a time might come when the Midlands stops asking for its fair share from the BBC and starts asking questions about whether it could better spend its £942 million a year.