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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:
  1. (a)First 50 major television markets:
    1. (1)New York, New York-Linden-Paterson-Newark, New Jersey.
    2. (2)Los Angeles-San Bernardino-Corona-Riverside-Anaheim, Calif.
    3. (3)Chicago, Ill.
    4. (4)Philadelphia, Pa.-Burlington, N.J.
    5. (5)Detroit, Mich.
    6. (6)Boston-Cambridge-Worcester-Lawrence, Mass.
    7. (7)San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.
    8. (8)Cleveland-Lorain-Akron, Ohio.
    9. (9)Washington, DC.
    10. (10)Pittsburgh, Pa.
    11. (11)St. Louis, Mo.
    12. (12)Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex.
    13. (13)Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
    14. (14)Baltimore, Md.
    15. (15)Houston, Tex.
    16. (16)Indianapolis-Bloomington, Ind.
    17. (17)Cincinnati, Ohio-Newport, Ky.
    18. (18)Atlanta-Rome, Ga.
    19. (19)Hartford-New Haven-New Britain-Waterbury-New London, Ct.
    20. (20)Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
    21. (21)Miami, Fla.
    22. (22)Kansas City, Mo.
    23. (23)Milwaukee, Wis.
    24. (24)Buffalo, N.Y.
    25. (25)Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Calif.
    26. (26)Memphis, Tenn.
    27. (27)Columbus-Chillicothe, Ohio.
    28. (28)Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.
    29. (29)Portland, Oreg.
    30. (30)Nashville, Tenn.
    31. (31)New Orleans, La.
    32. (32)Denver-Castle Rock, Colorado.
    33. (33)Providence, R.I.-New Bedford, Mass.
    34. (34)Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
    35. (35)Syracuse, N.Y.
    36. (36)Charleston-Huntington, W. Va.
    37. (37)Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids-Battle Creek, Mich.
    38. (38)Louisville, Ky.
    39. (39)Oklahoma City, Okla.
    40. (40)Birmingham, Ala.
    41. (41)Dayton-Kettering, Ohio.
    42. (42)Charlotte, N.C.
    43. (43)Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
    44. (44)Norfolk-Newport News-Portsmouth-Hampton, Va.
    45. (45)San Antonio, Tex.
    46. (46)Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C.-Asheville, N.C.
    47. (47)Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, N.C.
    48. (48)Salt Lake City, Utah.
    49. (49)Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.
    50. (50)Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
  2. (b)Second 50 major television markets:
    1. (51)San Diego, Calif.
    2. (52)Toledo, Ohio.
    3. (53)Omaha, Nebr.
    4. (54)Tulsa, Okla.
    5. (55)Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne-Cocoa-Clermont, Florida.
    6. (56)Rochester, N.Y.
    7. (57)Harrisburg-Lancaster-York, Pa.
    8. (58)Texarkana, Tex.-Shreveport, La.
    9. (59)Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla.
    10. (60)Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island-Moline, Ill.
    11. (61)Flint-Bay City-Saginaw, Mich.
    12. (62)Green Bay, Wis.
    13. (63)Richmond-Petersburg, Va.
    14. (64)Springfield-Decatur-Champaign, Illinois.
    15. (65)Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Iowa.
    16. (66)Des Moines-Ames, Iowa.
    17. (67)Wichita-Hutchinson, Kans.
    18. (68)Jacksonville, Fla.
    19. (69)Cape Girardeau, Mo.-Paducah, Ky.-Harrisburg, Ill.
    20. (70)Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va.
    21. (71)Knoxville, Tenn.
    22. (72)Fresno-Visalia-Hanford-Clovis-Merced-Porterville, California.
    23. (73)Raleigh-Durham-Goldsboro-Fayetteville, North Carolina.
    24. (74)Johnstown-Altoona, Pa.
    25. (75)Portland-Poland Spring, Maine.
    26. (76)Spokane, Wash.
    27. (77)Jackson, Miss.
    28. (78)Chattanooga, Tenn.
    29. (79)Youngstown, Ohio.
    30. (80)South Bend-Elkhart, Ind.
    31. (81)Albuquerque, N. Mex.
    32. (82)Fort Wayne-Roanoke, Ind.
    33. (83)Peoria, Ill.
    34. (84)Greenville-Washington-New Bern, N.C.
    35. (85)Sioux Falls-Mitchell, S. Dak.
    36. (86)Evansville, Ind.
    37. (87)Baton Rouge, La.
    38. (88)Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex.
    39. (89)Duluth, Minn.-Superior, Minn.
    40. (90)Wheeling, W. Va.-Steubenville, Ohio.
    41. (91)Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Nebr.
    42. (92)Lansing-Onondaga, Mich.
    43. (93)Madison, Wis.
    44. (94)Columbus, Ga.
    45. (95)Amarillo, Tex.
    46. (96)Huntsville-Decatur, Ala.
    47. (97)Rockford-Freeport, Ill.
    48. (98)Fargo-Valley City, N.D.
    49. (99)Monroe, La.-El Dorado, Ark.
    50. (100)Columbia, S.C.