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§76.51. Major television markets.

Cited by 9 provisions

47 C.F.R. § 76.51

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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[37 FR 3278, Feb. 12, 1972]

Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 335, 338, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 522, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 562, 571, 572, 573.

Source

Source: 37 FR 3278, Feb. 12, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[37 FR 3278, Feb. 12, 1972]