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OnyxCollie

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21. That's correct.

Reply to KharmaTrain (Reply #19)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 04:49 AM

Nov 2012

When I worked in radio, what mattered was getting in and out of spots before the competition did. That was the only "limit." (The sales department would have loved to have had more spots run. Occasionally there would be five minutes of commercials in one stop set. You could hear the dials turning.) The only other "limit" on the commercials was the claim of "nine songs, back to back!" or "40 minutes of non-stop music!" that was to be played each hour.

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why not limit ads on network tv to like 8 minutes an hour? [View all] leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 OP

6 minutes an hour is giving them 10% of our public air to sell their shit randr Nov 2012 #1

I wish they would enforce the volume rule julian09 Nov 2012 #3

Under what authority OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #2

The FCC licensing authority HubertHeaver Nov 2012 #7

Still haven't answered the question. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #8

The question: HubertHeaver Nov 2012 #13

"The authority to regulate..." OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #14

Authority to regulate exactly ... HubertHeaver Nov 2012 #16

Gosh, I'm lucky to be here. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #17

Yes, you are very lucky to be here. This is a great country, greatest country in the world and HubertHeaver Nov 2012 #20

You don't know what you're talking about OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #22

Again with the insults. HubertHeaver Nov 2012 #24

You STILL aren't smart enough to shut up. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #29

Congratulations!!! You completely missed the point. HubertHeaver Nov 2012 #30

Because the only reason TV exists is for ads. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #4

Yes. Excellent shows have been cancelled for not generating enough ad revenue. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #26

Why not turn off your TV, or MineralMan Nov 2012 #5

I don't even have cable. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #9

Cable has nothing to do with it. If television advertising MineralMan Nov 2012 #11

Its a pissoff having a DVR TrogL Nov 2012 #6

There used to be limits to commercial time. Doremus Nov 2012 #10

There still are limits mythology Nov 2012 #15

Why is there a limit? OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #18

Self Imposed Through The NAB... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #19

That's correct. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #21

The networks have to run more commercials now because their audiences are much smaller and thus the Midwestern Democrat Nov 2012 #25

Why? RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #12

Commercial overload. jambo101 Nov 2012 #23

My cat walks across my keyboard and accidentally downloads all kinds of TV/Movies with no ads. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #27

Good thing all those actors and technicians are working for free... brooklynite Nov 2012 #32

Okay, done! Iggo Nov 2012 #28

I like your username. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #31