Media market

A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the population can receive types of media including newspapers and Internet content. They can coincide with metropolitan areas, though rural regions with few significant population centers can also be designated as markets. Conversely, very large metropolitan areas can sometimes be subdivided into multiple segments. Market regions may overlap, meaning that people residing on the edge of one media market may be able to receive content from other nearby markets as well.

Map Book For Full-Service Digital Television Stations Having Significant Changes in Coverage

The FCC has issued a report showing the coverage maps for all full-service TV facilities, including 1,749 stations that have both an analog and DTV facility and 69 stations having only DTV facilities. The maps show each station's digital TV coverage as compared to its analog TV coverage (except for the 69 DTV-only stations) within each Nielsen Designated Market Area. This second report contains maps and other information for the 319 stations where more than two percent of the population covered by their analog service will not be covered by their digital service.

Coverage Maps for All Designated Market Areas

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U.S.A. DMA MAP

Designates all 210 Markets in the United States, detailing each county and state for Single Unit and Area Franchise Development Sales. The DMA system is a nationally accepted standard by all Media. The DMA map is an excellent method of awarding territories to area developers and multi-unit Franchisee's. The chart compares the ranking in 2010-2011 against the ranking in 2011-2012. Numbers are in the TV Homes, not the population.

USA by DMA Map for Frandocs Franchising

Comparisons of 2010-11 and 2011-12 Market Ranks

Rank Difference

DMA Name - 2010-11 - 2011-2012

1 1 New York 7,515,330 7,387,810

2 2 Los Angeles 5,666,900 5,569,780

3 3 Chicago 3,502,610 3,493,480

4 4 Philadelphia 3,015,820 2,993,370

5 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth 2,594,630 2,571,310

6 6 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose 2,523,520 2,506,510

7 7 Boston (Manchester) 2,460,290 2,379,690

9 8 +1 Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) 2,389,710 2,360,180

8 9 -1 Atlanta 2,407,080 2,292,640

10 10 Houston 2,177,220 2,185,260

11 11 Detroit 1,883,840 1,842,650

13 12 +1 Seattle-Tacoma 1,874,750 1,811,420

12 13 -1 Phoenix (Prescott) 1,881,310 1,811,330

14 14 Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) 1,795,200 1,788,240

15 15 Minneapolis-St. Paul 1,753,780 1,721,940

16 16 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 1,580,580 1,583,800

17 17 Denver 1,572,740 1,548,570

18 18 Cleveland-Akron (Canton) 1,526,200 1,514,170

19 19 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn 1,453,120 1,465,460

20 20 Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto 1,409,400 1,388,570

21 21 St. Louis 1,258,580 1,253,920

22 22 Portland, OR 1,197,780 1,190,010

24 23 +1 Pittsburgh 1,160,820 1,171,490

25 24 +1 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) 1,131,310 1,143,420

23 25 -2 Charlotte 1,166,180 1,140,900

27 26 +1 Indianapolis 1,106,420 1,109,970

26 27 -1 Baltimore 1,108,360 1,097,310

28 28 San Diego 1,089,010 1,077,600

29 29 Nashville 1,039,430 1,024,560

30 30 Hartford & New Haven 1,018,770 1,006,280

31 31 Kansas City 974,820 939,740

34 32 +2 Columbus, OH 915,950 932,680

32 33 -1 Salt Lake City 953,950 927,540

35 34 +1 Milwaukee 901,100 907,660

33 35 -2 Cincinnati 923,830 896,090

37 36 +1 San Antonio 844,910 880,690

36 37 -1 Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And 878,550 860,930

38 38 West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce 773,890 788,020

40 39 +1 Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) 747,190 738,790

42 40 +2 Las Vegas 718,030 737,300

39 41 -2 Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York 749,020 729,440

41 42 -1 Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk 740,230 722,150

43 43 Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws 716,050 718,750

45 44 +1 Oklahoma City 704,670 712,630

46 45 +1 Albuquerque-Santa Fe 703,720 710,050

47 46 +1 Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem 699,040 691,200

44 47 -3 Austin 707,430 686,830

50 48 +2 Louisville 674,940 674,050

48 49 -1 Memphis 693,860 669,940

49 50 -1 Jacksonville 678,430 669,840

51 51 Buffalo 636,320 645,190

52 52 New Orleans 635,860 643,660

53 53 Providence-New Bedford 620,600 620,010

54 54 Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn 595,480 590,740

55 55 Fresno-Visalia 581,340 574,800

56 56 Little Rock-Pine Bluff 573,670 571,630

57 57 Richmond-Petersburg 558,500 559,390

58 58 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 557,860 551,120

61 59 +2 Tulsa 535,820 529,100

60 60 Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) 539,190 527,930

59 61 -2 Knoxville 557,040 527,790

65 62 +3 Ft. Myers-Naples 499,410 504,240

62 63 -1 Dayton 527,030 493,600

63 64 -1 Lexington 515,320 488,850

64 65 -1 Charleston-Huntington 505,200 465,030

66 66 Roanoke-Lynchburg 464,480 455,860

68 67 +1 Wichita-Hutchinson Plus 457,880 454,590

69 68 +1 Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 455,840 451,880

71 69 +2 Green Bay-Appleton 445,510 445,760

67 70 -3 Tucson (Sierra Vista) 461,450 442,020

72 71 +1 Honolulu 433,530 434,730

73 72 +1 Des Moines-Ames 432,820 431,300

75 73 +2 Spokane 424,220 426,690

70 74 -4 Toledo 445,600 426,280

74 75 -1 Springfield, MO 424,270 423,010

76 76 Omaha 418,290 415,510

78 77 +1 Columbia, SC 405,670 404,830

77 78 -1 Portland-Auburn 410,300 401,370

81 79 +2 Rochester, NY 392,090 398,790

79 80 -1 Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) 399,440 394,010

80 81 -1 Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg 398,820 393,330

84 82 +2 Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur 384,990 386,160

83 83 Shreveport 387,060 386,150

82 84 -2 Syracuse 389,970 386,090

85 85 Madison 382,700 378,290

86 86 Chattanooga 376,910 366,790

87 87 Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA 356,010 361,820

89 88 +1 Waco-Temple-Bryan 344,020 353,190

88 89 -1 Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub 346,010 344,150

92 90 +2 Colorado Springs-Pueblo 336,880 343,160

97 91 +6 El Paso (Las Cruces) 315,130 336,570

96 92 +4 Savannah 329,460 335,080

90 93 -3 Jackson, MS 338,030 334,530

94 94 Baton Rouge 334,730 333,010

95 95 Burlington-Plattsburgh 330,730 323,750

91 96 -5 Tri-Cities, TN-VA 337,610 323,640

93 97 -4 South Bend-Elkhart 336,220 322,090

98 98 Charleston, SC 312,770 311,260

101 99 +2 Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn 294,550 307,610

99 100 -1 Davenport-R.Island-Moline 309,800 307,050

100 101 -1 Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs 304,060 301,120

102 102 Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge 293,940 294,770

104 103 +1 Myrtle Beach-Florence 289,570 289,060

103 104 -1 Evansville 292,440 287,880

106 105 +1 Lincoln & Hastings-Krny 279,820 280,310

105 106 -1 Tallahassee-Thomasville 282,110 272,520

109 107 +2 Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd) 269,760 271,400

108 108 Reno 271,380 271,020

107 109 -2 Ft. Wayne 277,050 267,710

111 110 +1 Youngstown 268,150 263,850

114 111 +3 Augusta-Aiken 257,030 262,560

113 112 +1 Boise 262,920 261,810

112 113 -1 Sioux Falls(Mitchell) 263,790 261,530

110 114 -4 Springfield-Holyoke 269,500 257,080

115 115 Lansing 253,380 252,890

116 116 Peoria-Bloomington 251,880 247,850

120 117 +3 Fargo-Valley City 241,990 246,780

121 118 +3 Macon 241,120 245,910

117 119 -2 Montgomery-Selma 244,470 245,100

119 120 -1 Traverse City-Cadillac 242,700 244,050

118 121 -3 Eugene 243,870 241,270

122 122 SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb 239,250 230,830

126 123 +3 Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck 225,320 230,010

123 124 -1 Lafayette, LA 231,560 229,320

124 125 -1 Monterey-Salinas 229,150 223,620

125 126 -1 Bakersfield 225,670 221,920

127 127 Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) 219,450 215,410

128 128 La Crosse-Eau Claire 216,510 213,660

129 129 Corpus Christi 199,370 203,550

131 130 +1 Amarillo 195,070 195,650

130 131 -1 Chico-Redding 198,370 194,590

132 132 Wilmington 191,630 190,730

133 133 Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn 190,270 189,910

134 134 Rockford 187,970 184,360

135 135 Wausau-Rhinelander 186,010 181,280

136 136 Topeka 179,510 177,710

138 137 +1 Monroe-El Dorado 177,900 177,410

137 138 -1 Columbia-Jefferson City 178,610 176,470

139 139 Duluth-Superior 174,570 173,710

140 140 Medford-Klamath Falls 172,230 170,670

141 141 Beaumont-Port Arthur 170,010 168,420

146 142 +4 Wichita Falls & Lawton 157,030 160,540

142 143 -1 Lubbock 161,450 160,160

143 144 -1 Salisbury 159,630 159,640

145 145 Palm Springs 157,180 158,440

144 146 -2 Erie 158,000 157,730

149 147 +2 Sioux City 155,490 157,060

150 148 +2 Anchorage 154,820 155,600

148 149 -1 Joplin-Pittsburg 156,360 153,910

147 150 -3 Albany, GA 156,910 151,620

151 151 Odessa-Midland 146,310 146,040

157 152 +5 Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) 138,730 145,480

153 153 Rochestr-Mason City-Austin 144,590 145,450

152 154 -2 Terre Haute 144,950 142,780

154 155 -1 Bangor 144,130 141,580

155 156 -1 Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill 143,280 137,380

158 157 +1 Binghamton 136,740 136,730

159 158 +1 Wheeling-Steubenville 132,910 133,120

156 159 -3 Panama City 139,700 132,120

162 160 +2 Idaho Fals-Pocatllo(Jcksn) 128,860 128,940

161 161 Sherman-Ada 129,480 128,790

163 162 +1 Biloxi-Gulfport 126,610 128,150

160 163 -3 Gainesville 130,460 124,730

165 164 +1 Abilene-Sweetwater 115,200 115,630

166 165 +1 Missoula 113,380 114,590

164 166 -2 Yuma-El Centro 118,700 112,850

167 167 Hattiesburg-Laurel 112,120 111,560

170 168 +2 Billings 109,090 109,940

169 169 Dothan 110,080 109,080

168 170 -2 Clarksburg-Weston 110,440 108,980

172 171 +1 Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk 102,010 104,790

171 172 -1 Utica 104,990 104,750

173 173 Rapid City 97,930 100,120

174 174 Elmira (Corning) 96,390 96,600

175 175 Lake Charles 96,210 94,850

182 176 +6 Jackson, TN 77,700 94,650

176 177 -1 Watertown 95,750 93,090

177 178 -1 Harrisonburg 94,670 91,620

178 179 -1 Alexandria, LA 90,640 90,160

179 180 -1 Marquette 87,670 85,230

180 181 -1 Jonesboro 83,000 81,300

181 182 -1 Bowling Green 81,750 79,990

183 183 Charlottesville 76,700 74,630

184 184 Grand Junction-Montrose 76,320 72,970

186 185 +1 Laredo 70,090 72,060

185 186 -1 Meridian 72,280 70,190

187 187 Greenwood-Greenville 69,450 67,730

188 188 Lafayette, IN 67,560 67,260

191 189 +2 Butte-Bozeman 65,780 66,910

190 190 Great Falls 65,900 66,190

192 191 +1 Twin Falls 65,310 65,800

193 192 +1 Parkersburg 64,370 63,120

189 193 -4 Bend, OR 66,680 62,620

194 194 Eureka 61,570 61,180

197 195 +2 Cheyenne-Scottsbluff 55,210 56,640

195 196 -1 Casper-Riverton 56,700 56,460

196 197 -1 San Angelo 55,280 55,570

198 198 Mankato 52,640 53,720

199 199 Ottumwa-Kirksville 51,370 47,810

200 200 St. Joseph 48,040 46,690

201 201 Lima 40,020 39,350

202 202 Fairbanks 36,450 37,010

203 203 Zanesville 32,550 33,140

204 204 Victoria 31,660 31,540

205 205 Presque Isle 30,380 29,850

206 206 Helena 28,030 28,050

207 207 Juneau 25,250 25,500

208 208 Alpena 17,040 17,100

209 209 North Platte 15,350 15,180

210 210 Glendive 4,040 4,180

Canadian DMA's

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1.Toronto/Hamilton/Niagara Falls, ON
2.Montreal/Laval, QC
3.Vancouver-Victoria, BC
4.Ottawa, ON/Gatineau, QC
5.Edmonton, AB
6.Calgary/Lethbridge, AB
7.Quebec City/Levis, QC
8.Winnipeg/Brandon, MB
9.Kitchener-Waterloo/Cambridge/Guelph, ON
10.London/Woodstock/Wingham, ON
11.Halifax/Dartmouth, NS
12.St. John/Fredericton/Moncton, NB
13.Windsor, ON
14.Sherbrooke, QC
15.Kelowna/Okanagan Valley/Kamloops, BC
16.Sudbury-Timmins-North Bay, ON
17.St. John's/Corner Brook, NL
18.Barrie/Orillia, ON
19.Saskatoon, SK
20.Trois-Rivières/Shawinigan, QC
21.Regina/Moose Jaw, SK
22.Saguenay, QC
23.Kingston, ON
24.Peterborough/Belleville/Trenton, ON
25.Rimouski/Matane/Sept-Îles/Gaspé/Percé, QC/Campbellton/Bathurst, NB
26.Sydney/Glace Bay, NS
27.Red Deer, AB
28.Charlottetown, PEI
29.Rivière-du-Loup, QC
30.Thunder Bay, ON
31.Rouyn-Noranda/Val-d'Or, QC
32.Chaleur Bay/Carleton, QC
33.Yorkton, SK
34.Prince Albert, SK
35.Terrace/Kitimat/Prince Rupert, BC
36.Pembroke/Petawawa, ON
37.Sault Sainte Marie, ON
38.Prince George, BC
39.Medicine Hat, AB
40.Lloydminster (AB/SK)
41.Dawson Creek, BC
42.Swift Current, SK
43.Kenora, ON