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By Sly Fox
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The lastest rankings came out today for TV markets:
Nielsen wrote:Local Television Market Universe Estimates

Estimates as of January 1, 2017 and used throughout the 2016-2017 television season
Estimates are effective September 24, 2016


Rank Designated Market Area (DMA) TV Homes % of US
1 New York 7,348,620 6.407
2 Los Angeles 5,476,830 4.775
3 Chicago 3,463,060 3.019
4 Philadelphia 2,942,800 2.566
5 Dallas-Ft. Worth 2,713,380 2.366
6 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose 2,488,090 2.169
7 Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) 2,476,680 2.159
8 Houston 2,450,800 2.137
9 Boston (Manchester) 2,424,240 2.114
10 Atlanta 2,412,730 2.104
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Other than Houston blowing by both Atlanta & Boston to move up to #8 in the rankings, there's not much movement up at the top. Although I love seeing Austin move past Vegas. Roanoke-Lynchburg sits at #67 one notch in front of an NFL city (albeit just Green Bay). Why is that significant, it is a relatively strong market size for conferences look to add schools. Market size is not the driver of realignment like it was 5 years ago, but it still factors in. Other markets of note for our regular posters on here:
22 Charlotte, NC
23 Pittsburgh, PA
24 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC
26 Baltimore, MD
37 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC-Ashevlle, NC
42 Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA
46 Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, NC
55 Richmond-Petersburg, VA
62 Knoxville, TN
67 Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA
68 Green Bay-Appleton, WI
70 Charleston-Huntington, WV
77 Columbia, SC
89 Chattanooga, TN
91 Savannah, GA
94 Charleston, SC
98 Tri-Cities, TN-VA
100 Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, NC
102 Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC
111 Augusta, GA-Aiken, SC
130 Wilmington, NC
144 Salisbury, MD
159 Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV
169 Clarksburg-Weston, WV
177 Harrisonburg, VA
183 Charlottesville, VA
193 Greenwood-Greenville, NC
194 Parkersburg, WV
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