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  2. Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - Wikipedia

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    The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (H.R. 1084/S. 2847) (CALM Act) requires the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to bar the audio of TV commercials from being broadcast louder than the TV program material they accompany by requiring all "multichannel video programming" distributors to implement the "Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital ...

  3. Television advertisement - Wikipedia

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    A television advertisement (also called a commercial, spot, break, advert, or ad) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product, service or idea.

  4. Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters - Wikipedia

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    Most importantly, it limited the commercial minutes per hour. [4] In 1973, responding to concerns raised by Action for Children's Television, the NAB revised the code to limit commercial time in children's programming to twelve minutes per hour. Additionally, the hosts of children's television programs were prohibited from appearing in ...

  5. Shhh! FCC to Enforce Law Banning Loud TV Commercials - AOL

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    Online advertising is growing faster, but television still consumes most of the industry's money -- globally, $6.50 out of every $10 spent. But in the United States, TV advertisers are going to ...

  6. Hit the mute! Why TV commercials are so loud, and how that ...

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    Annoyingly loud TV commercials are like the weather. Everyone complains about them, but no one does anything about them. Except that lately, someone is doing something about it. Several someones ...

  7. FCC chairman launches investigation into NPR and PBS over ...

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    Carr, 46, explained that his specific concern is related to corporate underwriting announcements broadcast by NPR and PBS member stations, which may violate rules prohibiting public broadcasters ...

  8. American Broadcasting Company - Wikipedia

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    Currently, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Delaware are the only U.S. states where ABC does not have a locally licensed affiliate (New Jersey is served by New York City O&O WABC-TV in the north half of the state and Philadelphia O&O WPVI-TV in the south, [11] Rhode Island is served by New Bedford, Massachusetts-licensed WLNE, though outside of ...

  9. Castro hated them and banned them: Why TV commercials are ...

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    Jingles and commercials were replaced with relentless communist propaganda, content about the latest public health campaign or promos for other government programs. Advertising in Cubadebate, a ...