FTC logs 53,000 complaints about broadcasting.

Story by Inside Radio

It’s not just the FCC that hears complaints about radio. The Federal Trade Commission says it collected 53,087 complaints about broadcast advertising in 2013. The agency says broadcasting was No. 9 on its list of top gripes, comprising 3% of all complaints it logged during the year.

The FTC received more than two million complaints overall according to its annual report. Identity theft was by far the biggest source of trouble.