Air carrier pilot reported being distracted by the tower controller working ground and local control...

Attributes
ACN	1760679
Time
Date	202009
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Tower
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Narrative:

19.6 mile final switched to tower cleared on visual approach. Tower controller was working both ground and tower on same frequency. She was giving clearances to taxi to entire bank. Controlling approaches and takeoffs and all the ground traffic. When there is a light load. It is distracting. When the ground push with all the readbacks and controller directions during a bank push this is very unsafe for the pilots flying the aircraft. Unsafe unsafe unsafe! I wanted to turn off the tower frequency.controller working multiple frequencies.make controller only work the tower frequency. Flying pilots should not hear ground clearances on the tower frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier pilot reported being distracted by the Tower Controller working Ground and Local Control.

Narrative: 19.6 mile final switched to Tower cleared on visual approach. Tower Controller was working both Ground and Tower on same frequency. She was giving clearances to taxi to entire bank. Controlling approaches and takeoffs and all the ground traffic. When there is a light load. It is distracting. When the Ground push with all the readbacks and Controller directions during a bank push this is very unsafe for the pilots flying the aircraft. Unsafe unsafe unsafe! I wanted to turn off the Tower frequency.Controller working multiple frequencies.Make Controller only work the Tower frequency. Flying pilots should not hear Ground Clearances on the Tower frequency.

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