Introduction
Significantly viewed (SV) stations are televisin stations determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of local television stations that have a significant viewership outside of the Nielson Designated Market Audience area [1]. It is in place in many parts of the country, particularly in states like California, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin are very close to adjacent television markets. East of the Mississippi River, SV stations are much more common than it is west of the Mississippi River where the Nielson market boundaries are more cut and dry. This is also because fewer people live in between the Interstate 5 and Interstate 35 corridors. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA's) west of the Mississippi River deal with less conflict than east of the Mississipi. As such, between the Interstate 5 and Interstate 35 corridors are very unlikely of dealing with cultural, geographical and commuting pattern discrepancies that would identify a county of what metropolitan or significant populated area it leans to. MSA's often determine what television market it will fall under due to DMA's and the local television station's primary concern of designating advertisers in set markets.
History
In 2005, the FCC completed a federal study on all of the DMA's in the United States[2]. It came up with a list of counties in each state where out of market television stations are SV by residents who are using antennas, whether or not they are cable and satellite subscribers. The study also looked at the history of viewership of the original Community Acccess Television (CATV) installations throughout the country as well. CATV is the predecessor of Cable Television today. Today's cable television lineup is much more focused on premimum programming rather than the original purpose of picking up local television stations in a specific area that it can pick up. Belvidere, New Jersey along the Delaware River is a prime example of how it used to lean towards the Philadelphia maket solely on television reception but because it is located in Warren County, it is considered the New York City DMA. When cable companies advanced, the Philadelphia stations dissapeared and only the New York stations are on cable now.
Cable providers carrying Significantly Viewed Stations
The list below are counties (parishes in Louisana) within each state where cable companies carry SV stations that are out of the market. Counties with call letters means that the entire county carries the SV station(s). Municipalities or unincorporated areas with call letters only provide SV stations while the rest of the county does not. However, this is not the list of stations that the FCC has identified in each county but it is fairly consstent with the FCC study in 2005.
California
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA
Contra Costa County:
-Brentwood: KCRA, KVIE, KOVR
-Concord, Walnut Creek: KCRA
Santa Clara County:
-San Jose: KSBW
-Gilroy: KSBW, KION, KCBA
Solano County:
-Valejo: KCRA, KVIE
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto DMA
Solano County:
-Fairfield, Vacaville: KTVU, KRON, KPIX, KGO, KQED, KICU, KOFY
San Joaquin County:
-Tracy: KTVU, KPIX, KGO, KQED, KICU
Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz DMA
Monterey County: KTVU, KGO, KQED, KICU
San Benito County: KTVU, KRON, KPIX, KGO, KQED, KNTV, KICU, KBCW
Santa Cruz County: KTVU, KRON, KPIX, KGO, KQED, KICU
Reno DMA
Nevada County: KCRA, KGO
Connecticut
Hartford-New Haven DMA
Litchfield County:[3] WNBC
New Haven County:[4] WCBS, WNBC, WABC, WWOR, WPIX, WNET
New York DMA
Fairfield County:[5] WFSB, WVIT, WTXX, WCTX, WTIC
Kentucky
Lexington DMA
Franklin County: WAVE, WHAS, WLKY, WDRB
Maine
Portland DMA
York County: WGBH, WCVB, WHDH
Massachusetts
Providence-New Bedford DMA
Bristol County: WGBH, WBZ, WCVB, WHDH, WFXT, WSBK, WGBX
New Jersey
Philadelphia DMA
Mercer County[6][7]: WCBS, WNBC, WNYW, WABC, WWOR, WPIX, WNET
New York DMA
Hunterdon County:
-East Amwell, Flemington, Raritan carry WHYY, WPSG, WTXF
Middlesex County:
-Cranbury, East Brunswick, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Monroe, Plainsboro, Spotswood and South Brunswick carry KYW, WPVI, WCAU, WPSG, WTXF, WPHL, WYBE, WHYY
Monmouth County:[8]
-Allentown, Asbury Park, Avon-By-The-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan, Marlboro, Manasquan, Millstone, Ocean, Roosevelt, Tinton Falls, Upper Freehold, Wall carry WPVI, WCAU, WTXF, WPHL, WYBE, WHYY
-Freehold Borough: WCAU
Ocean County:
KYW, WPVI, WCAU, WPSG, WTXF, WPHL, WYBE, WHYY
Somerset County:
-East Millstone, Franklin, Hillsborough, Montgomery, Rocky Hill carry WHYY, WPSG, WTXF
North Carolina
Charlotte DMA
Alexander County: WSPA
Anson County:
-Polkton: WBTW
-Wadesboro: WIS
Ashe County: WCYB, WJHL, WXII, WGHP
Avery County: WCYB, WJHL, WKPT, WLFG
Burke County: WSPA
Caldwell County: WSPA
Catawba County: WSPA
Cleveland County: WSPA
Richmond County: WRAL, WBTW
Rowan County: WGHP
Stanley County: WFMY, WXII
Watauga County: WCYB, WJHL, WKPT, WLFG
Florence SC/Myrtle Beach SC/Lumberton DMA
Robeson County:
-Lumberton: WRAL, WTVD, WECT, WUVC
-Rowland: WECT, WWAY
Scotland County: WRAL, WTVD, WUVC
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point DMA
Alamance County: WTVD[9]
Alleghany County: WSOC, WBTV
Caswell County: WDBJ, WSLS, WSET
Montgomery County:
-Troy: WBTV, WCNC, WSOC, WCCB, WTVI
Wilkes County: WSOC, WBTV, WCCB, WJZY
Rockingham County: WDBJ
Yadkin County: WBTV
Norfolk-Newport News VA
Currituck County: WITN
Dare County:
-Northern Outer Banks: WITN, WNCT
-Southern Outer Banks: WITN, WNCT, WCTI
Hertford County: WRAL
Raleigh-Durham DMA
Chatham County:
-Siler City: WFMY, WGHP, WMYV
Cumberland County: WECT
Hoke County: WBTW, WECT
Johnston County: WECT (Benson)
Lee County: WFMY
Moore County: WECT[10] (all areas except Robbins)
Nash County: WITN, WNCT
Orange County: WGHP[11] (Carrboro)
Person County: WSET
Sampson County: WECT
Wilmington DMA
Bladen County: WBTW
Brunswick County: WBTW
Columbus County:
-Tabor City: WBTW, WPDE
-Whiteville: WBTW, WTVD
Pender County: WITN, WNCT
South Carolina
Charleston DMA
Georgetown County: WBTW, WIS
Williamsburg County: WIS
Charlotte NC DMA
Chesterfield County: WBTW, WMBF
Florence/Myrtle Beach/Lumberton(NC) DMA
Darlington County: WCNC
Horry County: WCSC[12] (Horry Telephone Cooperative only)
Marlboro County: WIS
Tennessee
Knoxville DMA
Campbell County: WLEX, WYMT, WKYT
Cocke County: WEMT
Hamblen County: WLOS
Tri-Cities DMA
Johnson County: WCCB
Greene County: WLOS
Hawkins County: WLOS
Virginia
Bluefield DMA
Tazewell County: WKPT, WDBJ, WSLS, WDBJ, WBRA
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC DMA
Patrick County: WDBJ, WSLS, WSET, WFXR, WDRL
Harrisonburg DMA
Augusta County: WVIR, WTTG, WRIC, WWBT, WTVR, WRC, WSLS, WUSA
HarrisonburgIC: WRC, WTTG, WUSA, WSLS, WVIR, WWBT, WRIC, WTVR
Rockingham County: WRC, WTTG, WUSA, WSLS, WVIR, WWBT, WRIC, WTVR
Raleigh-Durham NC DMA
Mecklenburg County:
-Chase City, Lake Bracey, South Hill: WCVE, WTVR, WRIC, WWBT, WRLH
-Clarksville: WDBJ, WSLS, WSET
Richmond-Petersburg DMA
Brunswick County: WRAL
EmporiaIC: WTKR, WAVY, WVEC, WGNT
Greensville County: WTKR, WAVY, WVEC, WGNT
Roanoke-Lynchburg DMA
Halifax County: WUNP, WRAL, WTVD, WMYV
Tri-Cities DMA
Lee County: WBIR, WVLT
NortonIC: WDBJ
Smyth County: WVVA, WDBJ, WSLS
Washington County: WDBJ
Wisconsin
Madison DMA
Rock County: WREX, WTVO, WIFR, WQRF
Grant County: KGAN, KWWL, KCRG, KRIN
West Virginia
Harrisonburg VA DMA
Pendleton County: WRC, WUSA, WDTV
Notes
IC denotes Independent City status that is used in Virginia.
Dish Network
Currently, they do not offer Significantly Viewed local stations at all.
DirecTV
DirecTV has a list of out of market stations that are SV for select counties in the United States. However, many markets are not served by DirecTV even though a county may very well carry SV local stations that are identified by the FCC[13]. As such, the list of SV stations are taken into consideration by what the FCC identified in each county in its 2005 study. Approximately 94%[14] of the U.S. Dominant Market Audience's (DMA) are available for market-only local stations and/or SV stations as well. The remaining DMAs that are not available, receive distant local stations from New York or Los Angeles[15]. In addition, distant local stations from Los Angeles or New York can be received under one or more of the following; outside of an metropolitan area, no television reception and greater than 70 miles from the television broadcast towers. [16]
Significantly Viewed stations that U.S. counties carry in their respective DMA's
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY (Bennington County VT: WCAX, WVNY, WNNE, VPT, WFFF)
Atlanta (Cleburne County AL: WBRC, WVTM)
Baton Rouge LA (Amite Parish LA: WLBT, WJTV, WAPT, WMPN), (Wilkenson Parish LA: WLBT, WJTV, WAPT, WMPN)
Boise ID (Grant County OR: KBCI, KAID, KIVI, KTVB, KNIN, KTRV, KKJB)
Boston (Windham County VT: WCAX, WVNY, WNNE, VPT, WFFF)
Burlington VT-Plattsburgh NY: (Grafton County NH: WMUR), (Sullivan County NH: WMUR)
Chattanooga TN (Chattooga County GA: WSB, WUVM, WAGA, WGTV, WXIA, WPXA, WPCH, WPBA, WUVG, WATL, WGCL, WATC, WUPA)
Greensboro-Winston Salem (Alamance County NC: WTVD), (Alleghany County NC: WDBJ, WSOC), (Caswell County NC: WDBJ, WSLS, WSET), (Davidson County NC: WSOC), (Davie County NC: WSOC), (Montgomery County NC: WSOC), (Patrick County VA: WDBJ, WSLS), (Rockingham County NC: WDBJ, WSLS), (Wilkes County NC: WSOC), (Yadkin County NC: WSOC)
Harrisburg-Lancaster PA (Franklin County PA: WRC, WTTG, WJLA, WUSA, WFDC, WDCA, MPT, WETA, WHUT, WVPY, WMDO, WDCW, WNVC, ION)
Hartford-New Haven CT (Litchfield County CT: WCBS, WNBC, WNYW), (Middlesex County CT: WNYW), (New Haven County CT: WCBS, WNBC, WNYW), (New London County CT: WJAR, WPRI), (Tolland County CT: WBZ), (Windham County CT: WBZ, WJAR, WPRI)
Houston (Trinity County TX: KLTV, KCEB, KYTX, KFXK, KETK, PBS, IND)
Indianapolis (Wayne County IN: WDTN, WHIO, WPTD, WKEF, WBDT, WRGT)
La Crosse-Eau Claire WI (Pepin County WI: KTCA, WCCO, KSTP, KMSP, KARE, KTCI, KAWB, WUCW, WFTC, KPXM, KSTC)
Lafayette IN (Benton County IN: WTTV, WRTV, WISH, WTHR, WFYI, WNDY, WTIU, WIPB, WXIN, ION)
Norfolk-Newport News VA (Virginia counties of Isle Of Wright, Southampton, Surry and York; Virginia independant cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, James, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach carry WUND), (North Carolina counties of Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimmans carry WUND), (Northampton County NC: WUND, WRAL, WTVD, WNCN, WLFL, WRDC, WRAY, WUVC, WRAY)
Paducah KY-Cape Girardeau MO (Perry County MO: KTVI, KMOV, KSDK, KETC, KPLR, WPXS, KNLC, KDNL, WRBU)
Portland-Auburn ME (Carroll County NH: WMUR), (Coos County NH: WMUR)
Raleigh-Durham (Chatham County NC: WFMY, WGHP), (Durham County NC: WFMY), (Hoke County NC: WGHP), (Lee County: WFMY, WGHP), (Mecklenburg County VA: WDBJ, WRIC, WSET), (Orange County NC: WFMY, WGHP), (Person County NC: WFMY, WDBJ, WSET)
Roanoke-Lynchburg VA (Carroll County VA: WFMY, WGHP, WXII), (Grayson County VA: WFMY, WGHP, WXII, WGPX, WCWG, WUNL, WXLV, WMYV), (Henry County VA: WFMY, WGHP, WXII), (Virginia Independant Cities of Danville and Martinsville: WFMY, WGHP, WXII)
Shreveport LA (Nevada County AR: KETS, KARK, KATV, KTHV, KLRT, KVTN, KASN, KWBF, KKYK)
Tulsa OK (Ofuskee County OK: KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KETA, KOKH, KTUZ, KOCB, KUOK, KAUT, ION)
Tyler-Longview TX (Trinity County TX: KLTV, KCEB, KYTX, KFXK, KETK)
Washington DC-Hagerstown MD (District of Columbia: WMPT), (Virginia counties of Charlotte, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland carry WMPT. Virginia independant cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas , Manassas Park and Winchester carry WMPT.), (Maryland counties of Alleghany, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Saint Marys and Washington carry WMPT), (West Virginia counties of Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and Morgan carry WMPT), (Fulton County PA: WMPT)
U.S. Counties not availible for Signifcantly Viewed Stations under DirecTV
Abilene-Sweetwater TX
Albany GA
Albequerque-Santa Fe NM
Alexandria LA
Alpena MI
Amarillo TX
Anchorage AK
Augusta GA
Austin TX
Bakersfield CA
Baltimore MD
Bangor ME
Beaumont-Port Arthor TX
Bend OR
Billings MT
Biloxi-Gulfport MS
Binghamton NY
Birmingham AL
Bluefield-Beckley WV
Bowling Green KY
Buffalo NY
Butte-Bozeman MT
Casper-Riverton WY
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo IA
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur IL
Charleston-Huntington WV
Charleston SC
Charlotte
Charlottesville VA
Cheyenne WY-Scottsbluff NE
Chicago
Chico-Redding CA
Cincinatti
Clarksburg-Weston WV
Cleveland
Colorado Springs-Pueblo CO
Columbia-Jefferson City MO
Columbia SC
Columbus GA
Columbus OH
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point MS
Corpus Christi TX
Dallas-Fort Worth
Davenport IA-Rock Island IL-Moline IL
Dayton OH
Detroit
Dothan AL
Denver
Des Moines-Ames IA
Duluth MN-Superior WI
Elmira NY
El Paso TX
Erie PA
Eugene OR
Eureka CA
Evansville IN
Fairbanks AK
Fargo-Valley City ND
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City MI
Fort Myers-Naples FL
Fort Smith AR
Fort Wayne IN
Fresno-Visalia CA
Gainesville FL
Glendive MT
Grand Junction-Montrose CO
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo MI
Great Falls MT
Green Bay-Appleton WI
Greenville-Washington-New Bern NC
Greenville SC-Spartanburg SC-Asheville NC
Greenville-Greenwood MS
Harlingen-Brownsville TX
Harrisonburg VA
Hattiesburg-Laurel MS
Helena MT
Honolulu HI
Huntsville-Decatur AL
Idaho Falls-Pocatello ID
Jackson MS
Jackson TN
Jacksonville FL-Brunswick GA
Johnstown-Altoona PA
Jonesboro AR
Joplin MO-Pittsburg KS
Juneau AK
Kansas City
Knoxville TN
Lafayette LA
Lake Charles LA
Lansing MI
Laredo TX
Las Vegas
Lexington KY
Lima OH
Lincoln-Hastings NE
Little Rock-Pine Bluff AR
Los Angeles
Louisville KY
Lubbock TX
Macon GA
Madison WI
Mankato MN
Marquette MI
Medford-Klamath Falls OR
Memphis TN
Meridian MS
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Milwaukee WI
Minneapolis-St Paul
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson ND
Missoula MT
Mobile AL-Pensacola FL
Monroe LA-El Dorado AR
Monterrey-Salinas CA
Montgomery AL
Myrtle Beach SC-Florence SC-Lumberton NC
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
North Platte NE
Odessa-Midland TX
Oklahoma City
Omaha NE
Orlando-Daytona Beach FL
Ottumwa IA-Kirksville MO
Palm Springs CA
Panama City FL
Parkersburg WV
Peoria-Bloomington IL
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland OR
Presque Isle ME
Providence RI-New Bedford MA
Quincy IL-Hannibal MO
Rapid City SD
Reno NV
Richmond-Petersburg VA
Rochester MN
Rochester NY
Rockford IL
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto CA
Salisbury MD
Salt Lake City
San Angelo TX
San Antonio TX
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo CA
Seattle
Sherman TX-Ada OK
Savannah GA
Sioux City IA
Sioux Falls SD
South Bend-Elkhart IN
Spokane WA
Springfield-Holyoke MA
Springfield MO
St Joseph MO
St Louis
Syracuse NY
Tallahassee FL
Tampa-St Petersburg
Terre Haute IN
Toledo OH
Topeka KS
Traverse City-Cadillac MI
Tri Cities TN/VA
Tucson AZ
Twin Falls ID
Utica NY
Victoria TX
Waco-Temple-Bryan TX
Watertown NY
Wausau-Rhinelander WI
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce FL
Wheeling WV-Steubenville OH
Witchita Falls TX-Lawton OK
Witchia-Hutchinson KS
Wilkes Barre-Scranton PA
Wilmington NC
Yakima-Pasco-Richland WA
Youngstown OH
Yuma AZ
Zanesville OH
References
- ^ http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/47/5/III/I/340
- ^ http://www.fcc.gov/mb/significantviewedstations022509.pdf
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- ^ http://www.optimum.com/channel_lineups.jsp
- ^ http://www.optimum.com/channel_lineups.jsp
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