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Subject Loud Commercials Banned From TV Starting TODAY + Where to file a complaint

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[b]'Loud Commercials' Will Be Banned From TV Starting Dec. 13 Thanks To The FCC[/b]

Beginnning Dec. 13, those commercials will cease to exist. That's when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will start enforcing in earnest the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM Act, enacted in 2010. The FCC's new rules will require broadcast-television stations and pay-TV providers to make sure advertisements have the same average volume as the programs they accompany, the agency said on its website.

The affected companies will have had a year to get ready for the FCC's new regulations, which were OK'd on Dec. 13 of last year.

http://www.ibtimes.com/loud-commercials-will-be-banned-tv-starting-dec-13-thanks-fcc-913258

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Q:   [b]What can I do about loud commercials?[/b]
A:   Provide the FCC with specific information about TV commercials that seem louder than the programming they accompany by filing a complaint. You may also submit a complaint to the relevant TV station, pay TV provider, programming network or advertiser to convey your concern.

[b]To file a complaint with the FCC go here http://www.fcc.gov/complaints[/b]
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he lw baisicly existred already, but here is how they get around it.

The "AVERAGE" they measure is 0db-which never actually happens and the loudest bang/boom...whtever.

They divide by 2 and that is their "average" number, which, as we all know is MUCH louder than the real average volume.
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Original Message 'Loud Commercials' Will Be Banned From TV Starting Dec. 13 Thanks To The FCC

Beginnning Dec. 13, those commercials will cease to exist. That's when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will start enforcing in earnest the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM Act, enacted in 2010. The FCC's new rules will require broadcast-television stations and pay-TV providers to make sure advertisements have the same average volume as the programs they accompany, the agency said on its website.

The affected companies will have had a year to get ready for the FCC's new regulations, which were OK'd on Dec. 13 of last year.

[link to www.ibtimes.com]

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Q: What can I do about loud commercials?
A: Provide the FCC with specific information about TV commercials that seem louder than the programming they accompany by filing a complaint. You may also submit a complaint to the relevant TV station, pay TV provider, programming network or advertiser to convey your concern.

To file a complaint with the FCC go here [link to www.fcc.gov]

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