B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » loud http://kkcb.com Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 FCC Passes Rules Requiring Broadcast, Satellite And Cable Companies To Quiet Down Loud Ads http://kkcb.com/fcc-passes-rules-requiring-broadcast-satellite-and-cable-companies-to-quiet-down-loud-ads/ http://kkcb.com/fcc-passes-rules-requiring-broadcast-satellite-and-cable-companies-to-quiet-down-loud-ads/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:48:13 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=32278 So many times I'm watching a show and then BOOM!  A COMMERCIAL COMES ON SO LOUD I DROP MY DORITOS!!!  Looks like others have noticed too and now regulations are ready to be enforced.

 
On Tuesday, the FCC passed a set of regulations that will prevent commercials from being louder than the shows around them. It's all part of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (or CALM) Act, which President Obama signed into law last December. The rules go into effect

]]> http://kkcb.com/fcc-passes-rules-requiring-broadcast-satellite-and-cable-companies-to-quiet-down-loud-ads/feed/ 0 It might be time for a new tv - Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images