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2008-2009 Nielsen DMA Rankings out...

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Nielsen Media Research has released the 2008-2009 DMA Rankings. I have updated the HD LiL lists with the new DMA rankings and will update the full LiL lists after dinner.

You can get a PDF copy of the rankings here: http://www.nielsen.com/pdf/2008_09_DMA_Ranks.pdf

You can access the LiL lists from here: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=65321
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dcowboy7 said:
im still in #1....yay !!!
population or crime rate? :p
ARKDTVfan said:
population or crime rate? :p
well its not in in-breeding as opposed to....:lol:
For those without a PDF reader (!), here's the DMA list in Wiki: DMA Listing
Same spot, #15 for me :)
Dropped 1, oh well.
Drew2k said:
For those without a PDF reader (!), here's the DMA list in Wiki: DMA Listing
Drew, that's last year's list. I'll have the LiL lists updated soon... if I don't get totally ticked off over a certain man speaking on the TV right now...
Newshawk said:
Drew, that's last year's list. I'll have the LiL lists updated soon... if I don't get totally ticked off over a certain man speaking on the TV right now...
D'oh! That link is on the front page of the DBSTalk web site, too! Where are the Wiki updaters? :p
For the fourth or fifth year in a row I think Toledo has dropped one more.
Wow. We went from #92 to #91. Progress, people. Progress for flyover country.
OK, now... all LiL lists are updated now.
I live outside DMA 206. Hell will freeze over before I get mine. Bring on the National HD channels that I can watch.
Damn, Lansing dropped 2 more places, down 3 in the last two years.
What are these ranking supposed to mean?

What are they used for?

Mike
MicroBeta said:
What are these ranking supposed to mean?

What are they used for?

Mike
From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market)

A Designated Market Area (DMA) is a group of counties in the United States that are covered by a specific group of television stations. The term was coined by Nielsen Media Research, and they control the trademark on it. There are 210 DMAs in the United States.

These market areas can also be used to define restrictions on rebroadcasting of broadcast television signals. Generally speaking, only stations within the same market area can be rebroadcast. The only exception to this rule is the "significantly viewed" list.
Did any DMAs add or lose counties. I know a few years ago some of the DMA lines moved.
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