47 CFR §76.51
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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.