From the FCC web site....

"Amount of Advertising. Except with respect to children's programming, no federal law or regulation limits the amount of commercial matter that may be broadcast at any given time. In television programs aimed at children 12 and under, advertising may not exceed 10.5 minutes an hour on weekends and 12 minutes an hour on weekdays."

"Offensive Advertising. Unless a broadcast advertisement is found to be in violation of a specific law or regulation, no governmental action can be taken against it. Complaints that advertising is offensive because of the kind of item advertised, the scheduling of the announcement or the way the message is presented, should in most instances be addressed directly to the stations and networks involved, so that they may become better informed about audience opinion on such material."

Other interesting stuff --- [Link: fcc.gov]


Oh well...
-JRO

This message was edited by jrolmstd on 02/14/02 00:31.52.