Nielsen Media
Designated Market Areas, 2004-05
1
|
New
York, N.Y.
|
7,355,710
|
6.712
|
2
|
Los
Angeles, Calif.
|
5,431,140
|
4.956
|
3
|
Chicago,
Ill.
|
3,417,330
|
3.118
|
4
|
Philadelphia,
Pa.
|
2,919,410
|
2.664
|
5
|
Boston,
Mass. (Manchester, N.H.)
|
2,391,840
|
2.183
|
6
|
San
Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, Calif.
|
2,359,870
|
2.153
|
7
|
Dallas/Fort
Worth, Tex.
|
2,292,760
|
2.092
|
8
|
Washington,
D.C. (Hagerstown, Md.)
|
2,241,610
|
2.045
|
9
|
Atlanta,
Ga.
|
2,059,450
|
1.879
|
10
|
Detroit,
Mich.
|
1,943,930
|
1.774
|
11
|
Houston,
Tex.
|
1,902,810
|
1.736
|
12
|
Seattle/Tacoma,
Wash.
|
1,690,640
|
1.543
|
13
|
Tampa/St.
Petersburg, Fla.
|
1,671,040
|
1.525
|
14
|
Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Minn.
|
1,665,540
|
1.520
|
15
|
Phoenix,
Ariz.
|
1,596,950
|
1.457
|
16
|
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
1,556,670
|
1.420
|
17
|
Miami/Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
|
1,496,810
|
1.366
|
18
|
Denver,
Colo.
|
1,401,760
|
1.279
|
19
|
Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto,
Calif.
|
1,315,030
|
1.200
|
20
|
Orlando/Daytona
Beach/Melbourne, Fla.
|
1,303,150
|
1.189
|
21
|
St.
Louis, Mo.
|
1,216,700
|
1.110
|
22
|
Pittsburgh,
Pa.
|
1,186,010
|
1.082
|
23
|
Baltimore,
Md.
|
1,087,730
|
0.993
|
24
|
Portland,
Ore.
|
1,086,900
|
0.992
|
25
|
Indianapolis,
Ind.
|
1,053,020
|
0.961
|
26
|
San
Diego, Calif.
|
1,025,730
|
0.936
|
27
|
Hartford/New
Haven, Conn.
|
1,017,530
|
0.928
|
28
|
Charlotte,
N.C.
|
1,004,440
|
0.917
|
29
|
Raleigh/Durham,
N.C.
|
966,720
|
0.882
|
30
|
Nashville,
Tenn.
|
916,170
|
0.836
|
31
|
Kansas
City, Mo.
|
894,580
|
0.816
|
32
|
Milwaukee,
Wis.
|
886,770
|
0.809
|
33
|
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
883,230
|
0.806
|
34
|
Columbus,
Ohio
|
867,490
|
0.792
|
35
|
Greenville/Spartanburg,
S.C./Asheville, N.C.
|
813,210
|
0.742
|
36
|
Salt
Lake City, Utah
|
800,000
|
0.730
|
37
|
San
Antonio, Tex.
|
748,950
|
0.683
|
38
|
Grand
Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Mich.
|
732,600
|
0.668
|
39
|
West
Palm Beach, Fla.
|
729,010
|
0.665
|
40
|
Birmingham/Anniston/Tuscaloosa,
Ala.
|
717,300
|
0.655
|
41
|
Norfolk/Portsmouth/Newport
News, Va.
|
707,750
|
0.646
|
42
|
Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York,
Pa.
|
702,590
|
0.641
|
43
|
New
Orleans, La.
|
675,760
|
0.617
|
44
|
Memphis,
Tenn.
|
658,250
|
0.601
|
45
|
Oklahoma
City, Okla.
|
655,250
|
0.598
|
46
|
Buffalo,
N.Y.
|
651,970
|
0.595
|
47
|
Albuquerque,
N.M.
|
649,680
|
0.593
|
48
|
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High
Point, N.C.
|
648,860
|
0.592
|
49
|
Providence,
R.I./New Bedford, Mass.
|
644,980
|
0.589
|
50
|
Louisville,
Ky.
|
637,680
|
0.582
|
51
|
Las
Vegas, Nev.
|
614,150
|
0.560
|
52
|
Jacksonville,
Fla.
|
613,000
|
0.559
|
53
|
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton,
Pa.
|
592,560
|
0.541
|
54
|
Austin,
Tex.
|
567,870
|
0.518
|
55
|
Albany/Schenectady/Troy,
N.Y.
|
555,640
|
0.507
|
56
|
Dayton,
Ohio
|
537,710
|
0.491
|
57
|
Little
Rock, Ark.
|
531,770
|
0.485
|
58
|
Fresno/Visalia,
Calif.
|
527,770
|
0.482
|
59
|
Knoxville,
Tenn.
|
513,630
|
0.469
|
60
|
Tulsa,
Okla.
|
510,960
|
0.466
|
61
|
Richmond/Petersburg,
Va.
|
509,860
|
0.465
|
62
|
Charleston/Huntington,
W.V.
|
508,750
|
0.464
|
63
|
Mobile,
Ala./Pensacola, Fla.
|
492,070
|
0.449
|
64
|
Lexington,
Ky.
|
481,120
|
0.439
|
65
|
Flint/Saginaw/Bay
City, Mich.
|
479,520
|
0.438
|
66
|
Wichita/Hutchinson,
Kan.
|
445,690
|
0.407
|
67
|
Roanoke/Lynchburg,
Va.
|
445,670
|
0.407
|
68
|
Fort
Myers/Naples, Fla.
|
444,130
|
0.405
|
69
|
Green
Bay/Appleton, Wis.
|
433,640
|
0.396
|
70
|
Toledo,
Ohio
|
432,430
|
0.395
|
71
|
Honolulu,
Hawaii
|
417,120
|
0.381
|
72
|
Tucson,
Ariz.
|
417,070
|
0.381
|
73
|
Des
Moines/Ames, Iowa
|
412,230
|
0.376
|
74
|
Portland/Auburn,
Maine
|
409,060
|
0.373
|
75
|
Rochester,
N.Y. |
396,880
|
0.362
|
76
|
Omaha,
Neb.
|
396,460
|
0.362
|
77
|
Syracuse,
N.Y.
|
395,400
|
0.361
|
78
|
Springfield,
Mo.
|
388,530
|
0.355
|
79
|
Paducah,
Ky./Cape Girardeau, Mo.
|
384,860
|
0.351
|
80
|
Spokane,
Wash.
|
384,060
|
0.350
|
81
|
Shreveport,
La.
|
382,700
|
0.349
|
82
|
Champaign/Springfield/Decatur,
Ill.
|
382,460
|
0.349
|
83
|
Columbia,
S.C.
|
374,680
|
0.342
|
84
|
Huntsville/Decatur,
Ala.
|
370,160
|
0.338
|
85
|
Madison,
Wis.
|
364,000
|
0.332
|
86
|
Chattanooga,
Tenn.
|
353,210
|
0.322
|
87
|
South
Bend/Elkhart, Ind.
|
332,860
|
0.304
|
88
|
Cedar
Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City, Iowa
|
331,610
|
0.303
|
89
|
Bristol,
Tenn.-Va./Johnson City, Tenn.
|
329,910
|
0.301
|
90
|
Burlington,
Vt./Plattsburgh, N.Y.
|
329,200
|
0.300
|
91
|
Jackson,
Miss.
|
327,670
|
0.299
|
92
|
Colorado
Springs/Pueblo, Colo.
|
313,170
|
0.286
|
93
|
Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville/McAllen,
Tex.
|
312,300
|
0.285
|
94
|
Davenport,
Iowa/Rock Island/Moline, Ill.
|
309,900
|
0.283
|
95
|
Waco/Temple/Bryan,
Tex.
|
308,970
|
0.282
|
96
|
Baton
Rouge, La.
|
306,910
|
0.280
|
97
|
Johnstown/Altoona,
Pa.
|
300,850
|
0.274
|
98
|
Savannah,
Ga.
|
293,170
|
0.267
|
99
|
Evansville,
Ind.
|
289,840
|
0.264
|
100
|
El
Paso, Tex.
|
288,440
|
0.263
|
101
|
Charleston,
S.C.
|
282,740
|
0.258
|
102
|
Youngstown,
Ohio
|
281,340
|
0.257
|
103
|
Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney,
Neb.
|
275,230
|
0.251
|
104
|
Fort
Wayne, Ind.
|
271,890
|
0.248
|
105
|
Greenville/New
Bern/Washington, N.C.
|
270,200
|
0.247
|
106
|
Springfield/Holyoke,
Mass.
|
267,500
|
0.244
|
107
|
Fort
Smith/Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Ark.
|
267,030
|
0.244
|
108
|
Myrtle
Beach/Florence, S.C.
|
265,370
|
0.242
|
109
|
Tallahassee,
Fla./Thomasville, Ga.
|
259,720
|
0.237
|
110
|
Lansing,
Mich.
|
259,240
|
0.237
|
111
|
Tyler/Longview/Lufkin/Nacogdoches,
Tex.
|
254,170
|
0.232
|
112
|
Traverse
City/Cadillac, Mich.
|
249,450
|
0.228
|
113
|
Montgomery/Selma,
Ala.
|
247,800
|
0.226
|
114
|
Reno,
Nev.
|
246,700
|
0.225
|
115
|
Augusta,
Ga.
|
246,620
|
0.225
|
116
|
Sioux
Falls, S.D.
|
242,930
|
0.222
|
117
|
Peoria/Bloomington,
Ill.
|
242,020
|
0.221
|
118
|
Fargo/Valley
City, N.D.
|
235,490
|
0.215
|
119
|
Macon,
Ga.
|
230,000
|
0.210
|
120
|
Eugene,
Ore.
|
229,360
|
0.209
|
121
|
Santa
Barbara/Santa Maria, Calif.
|
224,710
|
0.205
|
122
|
Boise,
Idaho
|
223,890
|
0.204
|
123
|
Lafayette,
La.
|
220,740
|
0.201
|
124
|
Monterey/Salinas,
Calif.
|
218,450
|
0.199
|
125
|
Columbus,
Ga.
|
208,860
|
0.191
|
126
|
Yakima/Pasco/Richland/Kennewick,
Wash.
|
207,180
|
0.189
|
127
|
La
Crosse/Eau Claire, Wis.
|
206,490
|
0.188
|
128
|
Bakersfield,
Calif.
|
194,180
|
0.177
|
129
|
Corpus
Christi, Tex.
|
193,290
|
0.176
|
130
|
Amarillo,
Tex.
|
190,120
|
0.173
|
131
|
Chico/Redding,
Calif.
|
189,310
|
0.173
|
132
|
Columbus/Tupelo/West
Point, Miss.
|
187,650
|
0.171
|
133
|
Wausau/Rhinelander,
Wisc.
|
181,780
|
0.166
|
134
|
Rockford,
Ill.
|
181,180
|
0.165
|
135
|
Monroe,
La./El Dorado, Ark.
|
176,380
|
0.161
|
136
|
Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis.
|
175,030
|
0.160
|
137
|
Topeka,
Kan.
|
171,470
|
0.156
|
138
|
Beaumont/Port
Arthur, Tex.
|
168,740
|
0.154
|
139
|
Columbia/Jefferson
City, Mo.
|
167,390
|
0.153
|
140
|
Wilmington,
N.C.
|
163,560
|
0.149
|
141
|
Medford/Klamath
Falls, Ore.
|
162,260
|
0.148
|
142
|
Erie,
Pa.
|
158,910
|
0.145
|
143
|
Sioux
City, Ia.
|
157,340
|
0.144
|
144
|
Wichita
Falls, Tex./Lawton, Okla.
|
156,300
|
0.143
|
145
|
Lubbock,
Tex.
|
152,620
|
0.139
|
146
|
Joplin,
Mo./Pittsburg, Kan.
|
152,310
|
0.139
|
147
|
Albany,
Ga.
|
151,970
|
0.139
|
148
|
Bluefield/Beckley/Oak
Hill, W. Va.
|
148,760
|
0.136
|
149
|
Terre
Haute, Ind.
|
146,860
|
0.134
|
150
|
Salisbury,
Md.
|
146,510
|
0.132
|
151
|
Bangor,
Maine
|
144,740
|
0.132
|
152
|
Wheeling,
W. Va./Stuebenville, Ohio
|
144,330
|
0.132
|
153
|
Rochester,
Minn./Mason City, Ia./Austin, Minn.
|
142,570
|
0.130
|
154
|
Binghamton,
N.Y.
|
141,350
|
0.129
|
155
|
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
139,960
|
0.128
|
156
|
Biloxi/Gulfport,
Miss.
|
137,590
|
0.126
|
157
|
Minot/Bismarck/Dickinson,
N.D.
|
135,760
|
0.124
|
158
|
Odessa/Midland,
Tex.
|
135,450
|
0.124
|
159
|
Palm
Springs, Calif.
|
135,190
|
0.123
|
160
|
Panama
City, Fla.
|
134,770
|
0.123
|
161
|
Sherman,
Tex./Ada, Okla.
|
123,540
|
0.113
|
162
|
Gainesville,
Fla.
|
116,670
|
0.106
|
163
|
Abilene/Sweetwater,
Tex.
|
112,950
|
0.103
|
164
|
Idaho
Falls/Pocatello, Idaho
|
112,700
|
0.103
|
165
|
Clarksburg/Weston,
W. Va.
|
109,480
|
0.100
|
166
|
Utica,
N.Y.
|
106,690
|
0.097
|
167
|
Quincy,
Ill./Hannibal, Mo./Keokuk, Ill.
|
105,070
|
0.096
|
168
|
Hattiesburg/Laurel,
Miss.
|
104,800
|
0.096
|
169
|
Missoula,
Mont.
|
103,810
|
0.095
|
170
|
Billings,
Mont.
|
102,370
|
0.093
|
171
|
Yuma,
Ariz./El Centro, Calif.
|
99,490
|
0.091
|
172
|
Dothan,
Ala.
|
98,850
|
0.090
|
173
|
Elmira,
N.Y.
|
98,270
|
0.090
|
174
|
Jackson,
Tenn.
|
94,770
|
0.086
|
175
|
Watertown,
N.Y.
|
94,390
|
0.086
|
176
|
Alexandria,
La.
|
94,350
|
0.086
|
177
|
Lake
Charles, La.
|
94,240
|
0.086
|
178
|
Rapid
City, S.D.
|
93,220
|
0.085
|
179
|
Jonesboro,
Ark.
|
93,100
|
0.085
|
180
|
Marquette,
Mich.
|
91,100
|
0.083
|
181
|
Harrisonburg,
Va.
|
85,550
|
0.078
|
182
|
Bowling
Green, Ky.
|
81,470
|
0.074
|
183
|
Greenwood/Greenville,
Miss.
|
78,160
|
0.071
|
184
|
Meridian,
Miss.
|
72,280
|
0.066
|
185
|
Charlottesville,
Va.
|
69,930
|
0.064
|
186
|
Lafayette,
La.
|
65,060
|
0.059
|
187
|
Parkersburg,
W. Va.
|
64,790
|
0.059
|
188
|
Great
Falls, Mont.
|
64,650
|
0.059
|
189
|
Grand
Junction/Montrose, Colo.
|
63,650
|
0.058
|
190
|
Laredo,
Tex.
|
62,720
|
0.057
|
191
|
Twin
Falls, Idaho
|
59,940
|
0.055
|
192
|
Eureka,
Calif.
|
58,380
|
0.053
|
193
|
Butte-Bozeman,
Mont.
|
57,680
|
0.053
|
194
|
Lima,
Ohio
|
54,200
|
0.049
|
195
|
Cheyenne,
Wyo./Scottsbluff, Neb.
|
53,920
|
0.049
|
196
|
San
Angelo, Tex.
|
53,530
|
0.049
|
197
|
Bend,
Ore.
|
52,550
|
0.048
|
198
|
Casper/Riverton,
Wyo.
|
51,850
|
0.047
|
199
|
Mankato,
Minn.
|
51,390
|
0.047
|
200
|
Ottumwa,
Iowa/Kirksville, Mo.
|
51,190
|
0.047
|
201
|
St.
Joseph, Mo.
|
48,740
|
0.044
|
202
|
Zanesville,
Ohio
|
33,240
|
0.030
|
203
|
Presque
Isle, Maine
|
31,840
|
0.029
|
204
|
Fairbanks,
Alaska
|
31,640
|
0.029
|
205
|
Victoria,
Tex.
|
30,180
|
0.028
|
206
|
Helena,
Mont.
|
25,360
|
0.023
|
207
|
Juneau,
Alaska
|
25,070
|
0.023
|
208
|
Alpena,
Mich.
|
17,930
|
0.016
|
209
|
North
Platte, Neb.
|
15,590
|
0.014
|
210
|
Glendive,
Mont.
|
5,150
|
0.005
|
These are the 2004-05 television season
DMAs used as of September 20, 2004.
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