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Liberal In Texas

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6. Back in ancient history when I started in broadcast TV each commercial length was mandated to be no longer than 2 min.

Reply to Mr.Bee (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:38 PM

Jul 21

And the number of breaks per hour was regulated. Then the repubs changed all that. Deregulation, don't ya know. I think some of the breaks now must be 5 minutes. And, like you say, really frequent.

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