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a kennedy

(31,885 posts) Sun Jan 29, 2023, 06:11 PM Jan 2023

I know lotsa of you don't watch advertisements, and when possible I fly through them......

but when I do HAVE to watch them have they increased in volume??? Holy crap….I swear they do turn up the volume on them. Wasn’t there a time when they were supposed to decrease in volume???

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I know lotsa of you don't watch advertisements, and when possible I fly through them...... (Original Post) a kennedy Jan 2023 OP

YES!!!! And damn, if I fall asleep with the tv on, those volume swings are enought to give me hlthe2b Jan 2023 #1

Tv commercials have blasting the sound levels for years, its Meadowoak Jan 2023 #2

They also have a high degree of compression which results in an average higher level of sound Yonnie3 Jan 2023 #3

I hate that too Walleye Jan 2023 #4

Same here Rebl2 Jan 2023 #8

About forty years ago, there was talk of suing broadcasters for that. John1956PA Jan 2023 #5

I just learned that the FCC has jurisdiction over these complaints John1956PA Jan 2023 #6

That's Rebl2 Jan 2023 #7

Not only that but one other thing I noticed tonight. lpbk2713 Jan 2023 #9

hlthe2b

(105,929 posts)

1. YES!!!! And damn, if I fall asleep with the tv on, those volume swings are enought to give me

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 06:15 PM

Jan 2023

a damned MI!

Meadowoak

(6,086 posts)

2. Tv commercials have blasting the sound levels for years, its

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 06:17 PM

Jan 2023

Supposed to get your attention, some TVs even have a sound leveling feature, just for commercials.

Yonnie3

(18,051 posts)

3. They also have a high degree of compression which results in an average higher level of sound

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 06:21 PM

Jan 2023

My peeve is when they insert cellphone ringtones and notification sounds and they've nothing to do with the ad.

Walleye

(34,964 posts)

4. I hate that too

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 06:48 PM

Jan 2023

Rebl2

(14,503 posts)

8. Same here

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 07:21 PM

Jan 2023

John1956PA

(3,310 posts)

5. About forty years ago, there was talk of suing broadcasters for that.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 06:58 PM

Jan 2023

I do not know if the lawsuit ever got filed.

John1956PA

(3,310 posts)

6. I just learned that the FCC has jurisdiction over these complaints

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 07:03 PM

Jan 2023

https://www.fcc.gov/media/policy/loud-commercials

Rebl2

(14,503 posts)

7. That's

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 07:20 PM

Jan 2023

what I thought too.

lpbk2713

(43,199 posts)

9. Not only that but one other thing I noticed tonight.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 08:42 PM

Jan 2023

While watching the ball games tonight I noticed the intro music coming back from commercial breaks was so loud it was hard to understand what the commentators were saying.

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