How loud are television commercials in comparison with the programs

Potter, Richard C.; Potter, John F.

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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America / Volume 66 / Issue S1 / PROGRAM OF THE 98TH MEETING OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA / Session DD. Psychological Acoustics IV: Impaired Listeners and Effects of Noise Exposure (Poster Session) / Contributed Papers

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How loud are television commercials in comparison with the programs

J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Volume 66, Issue S1, pp. S63-S63 (1979); (1 page)

Richard C. Potter¹ and John F. Potter²

¹Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., 50 Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
²Lincoln‐Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, MA 01776

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The loudness of prime‐time television programs and commercials was measured by obtaining 30‐s L_eq sound levels at a typical viewer location in a representative living area. Preliminary results suggest that the overall sound levels are similar for both the commercials and the programs. However, the range of sound levels is much greater from the programs in comparison with the commercials, which all tend to be at the same higher sound level. The subjective differences are presented in terms of the statistical descriptions and frequency content of the sounds.