Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Communication Breakdown; Distraction
ATC Issue All Types
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Staffing
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.
Air carrier pilot reported being distracted by the Tower Controller working Ground and Local Control.