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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of the cable television rules, the following is a list of the major television markets and their designated communities:
(a) First 50 major television markets:
(1) New York, New York–Linden–Paterson–Newark, New Jersey.
(2) Los Angeles–San Bernardino–Corona–Riverside–Anaheim, Calif.
(3) Chicago, Ill.
(4) Philadelphia, Pa.–Burlington, N.J.
(5) Detroit, Mich.
(6) Boston–Cambridge–Worcester–Lawrence, Mass.
(7) San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose, Calif.
(8) Cleveland–Lorain–Akron, Ohio.
(9) Washington, DC.
(10) Pittsburgh, Pa.
(11) St. Louis, Mo.
(12) Dallas–Fort Worth, Tex.
(13) Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minn.
(14) Baltimore, Md.
(15) Houston, Tex.
(16) Indianapolis–Bloomington, Ind.
(17) Cincinnati, Ohio–Newport, Ky.
(18) Atlanta–Rome, Ga.
(19) Hartford–New Haven–New Britain–Waterbury–New London, Ct.
(20) Seattle–Tacoma, Wash.
(21) Miami, Fla.
(22) Kansas City, Mo.
(23) Milwaukee, Wis.
(24) Buffalo, N.Y.
(25) Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto, Calif.
(26) Memphis, Tenn.
(27) Columbus–Chillicothe, Ohio.
(28) Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Florida.
(29) Portland, Oreg.
(30) Nashville, Tenn.
(31) New Orleans, La.
(32) Denver–Castle Rock, Colorado.
(33) Providence, R.I.–New Bedford, Mass.
(34) Albany–Schenectady–Troy, N.Y.
(35) Syracuse, N.Y.
(36) Charleston–Huntington, W. Va.
(37) Kalamazoo–Grand Rapids–Battle Creek, Mich.
(38) Louisville, Ky.
(39) Oklahoma City, Okla.
(40) Birmingham, Ala.
(41) Dayton–Kettering, Ohio.
(42) Charlotte, N.C.
(43) Phoenix–Mesa, Ariz.
(44) Norfolk–Newport News–Portsmouth–Hampton, Va.
(45) San Antonio, Tex.
(46) Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, S.C.–Asheville, N.C.
(47) Greensboro–High Point–Winston Salem, N.C.
(48) Salt Lake City, Utah.
(49) Wilkes Barre–Scranton, Pa.
(50) Little Rock–Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
(b) Second 50 major television markets:
(51) San Diego, Calif.
(52) Toledo, Ohio.
(53) Omaha, Nebr.
(54) Tulsa, Okla.
(55) Orlando–Daytona Beach–Melbourne–Cocoa–Clermont, Florida.
(56) Rochester, N.Y.
(57) Harrisburg–Lancaster–York, Pa.
(58) Texarkana, Tex.–Shreveport, La.
(59) Mobile, Ala.–Pensacola, Fla.
(60) Davenport, Iowa–Rock Island–Moline, Ill.
(61) Flint–Bay City–Saginaw, Mich.
(62) Green Bay, Wis.
(63) Richmond–Petersburg, Va.
(64) Springfield–Decatur–Champaign, Illinois.
(65) Cedar Rapids–Waterloo, Iowa.
(66) Des Moines–Ames, Iowa.
(67) Wichita–Hutchinson, Kans.
(68) Jacksonville, Fla.
(69) Cape Girardeau, Mo.–Paducah, Ky.–Harrisburg, Ill.
(70) Roanoke–Lynchburg, Va.
(71) Knoxville, Tenn.
(72) Fresno–Visalia–Hanford–Clovis–Merced–Porterville, California.
(73) Raleigh–Durham–Goldsboro–Fayetteville, North Carolina.
(74) Johnstown–Altoona, Pa.
(75) Portland–Poland Spring, Maine.
(76) Spokane, Wash.
(77) Jackson, Miss.
(78) Chattanooga, Tenn.
(79) Youngstown, Ohio.
(80) South Bend–Elkhart, Ind.
(81) Albuquerque, N. Mex.
(82) Fort Wayne–Roanoke, Ind.
(83) Peoria, Ill.
(84) Greenville–Washington–New Bern, N.C.
(85) Sioux Falls–Mitchell, S. Dak.
(86) Evansville, Ind.
(87) Baton Rouge, La.
(88) Beaumont–Port Arthur, Tex.
(89) Duluth, Minn.–Superior, Minn.
(90) Wheeling, W. Va.–Steubenville, Ohio.
(91) Lincoln–Hastings–Kearney, Nebr.
(92) Lansing–Onondaga, Mich.
(93) Madison, Wis.
(94) Columbus, Ga.
(95) Amarillo, Tex.
(96) Huntsville–Decatur, Ala.
(97) Rockford–Freeport, Ill.
(98) Fargo–Valley City, N.D.
(99) Monroe, La.–El Dorado, Ark.
(100) Columbia, S.C.
Note: Requests for changes to this list shall be made in the form of a petition for rulemaking pursuant to § 1.401 of this chapter, except that such petitions shall not be subject to the public notice provisions of § 1.403 of this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.76.51 Major television markets - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-47-telecommunication/cfr-sect-47-76-51/
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