The Jan. 2 date for the start of the ban, under a bill signed into law last March, was selected to allow cigarette com mercials to be broadcast during the traditional New Year's Day football...

The actual cigarette advertising ban did not come into force until January 2, 1971, as per a compromise that allowed broadcasters to air these commercials during their telecasts of college football bowl …

Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on April 1, 1970, the ban was initially set to take effect on December 1, 1970, but was delayed to January 2, 1971, to accommodate specific televised events.

Jul 9, 2025 · This federal law made it illegal to advertise cigarettes on television and radio, taking effect on January 2, 1971. This legislation was the culmination of public health concerns influenced by the …

January 2, 1971 - A ban on the television advertisement of cigarettes goes into affect in the United States. The twentieth century saw an explosion of ads for cigarettes throughout the media of the day. …

Jan 2, 2024 · In 1970, Congress took its anti-smoking initiative one step further and passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio starting on …

Dec 17, 2023 · In 1971, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) implemented a complete ban on cigarette advertising on television and radio, effective from January 2, 1971.