Nightly News | December 12, 2011
FCC to ban very loud commercials
The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday it has adopted regulations banning TV systems from broadcasting commercials that are louder than shows. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And they say it doesn't happen officially, but it happens and we've all heard
them and complained about them: the television commercials that air at a higher volume than what you're currently watching on television. The FCC is acting on if, putting out an order to crack down on it. It will go into effect a year from now. By the way, speaking of polling, a recent Harris poll says 86 percent of viewers find the commercials louder than the programs, and the feds over the years have received thousands of complaints about it.