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Join Date: Aug 2012
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No more loud commercials
TV viewing could soon sound a little calmer. The CALM Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect on Thursday.
CALM stands for Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation. The act is designed to prevent TV commercials from blaring at louder volumes than the program content they accompany. The rules govern broadcasters as well as cable and satellite operators. The rules are meant to protect viewers from excessively loud commercials. The Federal Communications Commission adopted the rules a year ago, but gave the industry a one-year grace period to adopt them. Suspected violations can be reported by the public to the FCC on its website. Read more: http://www.kcci.com/news/entertainme...#ixzz2Esvn7V7I |
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ask for it by name
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They did this about 15 years ago and it stuck for about a month.
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I find loud commercials to be pretty annoying, but is this really something we needed the government to regulate?
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Aren't mute buttons and DVR's the answer to this problem?
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ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH
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Commercial playback at a REASONABLE volume is a GOD GIVEN RIGHT.
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PALKO POWER!
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YES! I'm sick of getting nagged at to turn the damned TV down b/c the commercials blare at such a high level. Forcing me to adjust the volume 6-10 times an hour...
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Try watching GMA in the morning before work, those ads BLAST out of the tv and it never fails to drive me up a wall, i dont want to hear that shit all loud early in the morning.
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If you are simply objecting to the general idea of government(any govt... local, or state included) being involved in this than I can see your point but I think that ship sailed long ago. |
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JFC! Teach your woman who wears the pants and controls the remote, dude.
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Wasted away again...
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WHAT?
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hit the "Arrowhead" button on the remote, it brings the tv down to low level buzz.
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This lasted all of O days, the ads BLARED from the tv same as they always did this morning.
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Yes please. It's VERY ****ing annoying.
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