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| 2007 Ranking |
2008 Ranking |
+/- | Designated Market Area (DMA) Numerically | Alphabetically |
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| 1 | 1 | New York, NY | View Graph | ||
| 2 | 2 | Los Angeles, CA | View Graph | ||
| 3 | 3 | Chicago, IL | View Graph | ||
| 4 | 4 | Philadelphia, PA | View Graph | ||
| 6 | 5 | +1 | Dallas - Ft. Worth, TX | View Graph | |
| 5 | 6 | -1 | San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose, CA | View Graph | |
| 7 | 7 | Boston, MA | View Graph | ||
| 9 | 8 | +1 | Atlanta, GA | View Graph | |
| 8 | 9 | -1 | Washington, DC | View Graph | |
| 10 | 10 | Houston, TX | View Graph | ||
| 11 | 11 | Detroit, MI | View Graph | ||
| 13 | 12 | +1 | Phoenix, AZ | View Graph | |
| 12 | 13 | -1 | Tampa - St. Petersburg - Sarasota, FL | View Graph | |
| 14 | 14 | Seattle - Tacoma, WA | View Graph | ||
| 15 | 15 | Minneapolis, MN | View Graph | ||
| 16 | 16 | Miami - Ft. Lauderdale, FL | View Graph | ||
| 17 | 17 | Cleveland - Akron, OH | View Graph | ||
| 18 | 18 | Denver, CO | View Graph | ||
| 19 | 19 | Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne, FL | View Graph | ||
| 20 | 20 | Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto, CA | View Graph | ||
| 21 | 21 | St. Louis, MO | View Graph | ||
| 22 | 22 | Pittsburgh, PA | View Graph | ||
| 23 | 23 | Portland, OR | View Graph | ||
| 24 | 24 | Baltimore, MD | View Graph | ||
| 26 | 25 | +1 | Charlotte, NC | View Graph | |
| 25 | 26 | -1 | Indianapolis, IN | View Graph | |
| 27 | 27 | San Diego, CA | View Graph | ||
| 29 | 28 | +1 | Raleigh - Durham, NC | View Graph | |
| 28 | 29 | -1 | Hartford - New Haven, CT | View Graph | |
| 30 | 30 | Nashville, TN | View Graph | ||
| 31 | 31 | Kansas City, MO | View Graph | ||
| 32 | 32 | Columbus, OH | View Graph | ||
| 33 | 33 | Cincinnati, OH | View Graph | ||
| 34 | 34 | Milwaukee, WI | View Graph | ||
| 35 | 35 | Salt Lake City, UT | View Graph | ||
| 36 | 36 | Greenville - Spartanburg, SC / Asheville, NC / Anderson, SC | View Graph | ||
| 37 | 37 | San Antonio, TX | View Graph | ||
| 38 | 38 | West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce, FL | View Graph | ||
| 39 | 39 | Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI | View Graph | ||
| 40 | 40 | Birmingham, AL | View Graph | ||
| 41 | 41 | Harrisburg - Lancaster - Lebanon - York, PA | View Graph | ||
| 42 | 42 | Norfolk - Portsmouth - Newport News, VA | View Graph | ||
| 43 | 43 | Las Vegas, NV | View Graph | ||
| 46 | 44 | +2 | Albuquerque - Santa Fe, NM | View Graph | |
| 45 | 45 | Oklahoma City, OK | View Graph | ||
| 47 | 46 | +1 | Greensboro - High Point - Winston Salem, NC | View Graph | |
| 44 | 47 | -3 | Memphis, TN | View Graph | |
| 48 | 48 | Louisville, KY | View Graph | ||
| 50 | 49 | +1 | Jacksonville, FL / Brunswick, GA | View Graph | |
| 49 | 50 | -1 | Buffalo, NY | View Graph | |
| 52 | 51 | +1 | Austin, TX | View Graph | |
| 51 | 52 | -1 | Providence, RI / New Bedford, MA | View Graph | |
| 54 | 53 | +1 | New Orleans, LA | View Graph | |
| 53 | 54 | -1 | Wilkes Barre - Scranton, PA | View Graph | |
| 55 | 55 | Fresno - Visalia, CA | View Graph | ||
| 56 | 56 | Albany - Schnectady - Troy, NY | View Graph | ||
| 57 | 57 | Little Rock - Pine Bluff, AR | View Graph | ||
| 60 | 58 | +2 | Knoxville, TN | View Graph | |
| 61 | 59 | +2 | Richmond - Petersburg, VA | View Graph | |
| 62 | 60 | +2 | Tulsa, OK | View Graph | |
| 59 | 61 | -2 | Mobile, AL / Pensacola, FL | View Graph | |
| 58 | 62 | -4 | Dayton, OH | View Graph | |
| 64 | 63 | +1 | Ft. Myers - Naples, FL | View Graph | |
| 63 | 64 | -1 | Lexington, KY | View Graph | |
| 65 | 65 | Charleston - Huntington, WV | View Graph | ||
| 66 | 66 | Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI | View Graph | ||
| 68 | 67 | +1 | Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA | View Graph | |
| 70 | 68 | +2 | Tucson, AZ | View Graph | |
| 67 | 69 | -2 | Wichita - Hutchinson, KS | View Graph | |
| 69 | 70 | -1 | Green Bay - Appleton, WI | View Graph | |
| 73 | 71 | +2 | Des Moines - Ames, IA | View Graph | |
| 71 | 72 | -1 | Toledo, OH | View Graph | |
| 72 | 73 | -1 | Honolulu, HI | View Graph | |
| 76 | 74 | +2 | Springfield, MO | View Graph | |
| 75 | 75 | Omaha, NE | View Graph | ||
| 74 | 76 | -2 | Portland - Auburn, ME | View Graph | |
| 77 | 77 | Spokane, WA | View Graph | ||
| 78 | 78 | Rochester, NY | View Graph | ||
| 80 | 79 | +1 | Paducah, KY / Cape Girardeau, MO / Harrisburg - Mt. Vernon, IL | View Graph | |
| 79 | 80 | -1 | Syracuse, NY | View Graph | |
| 83 | 81 | +2 | Columbia, SC | View Graph | |
| 81 | 82 | -1 | Shreveport, LA | View Graph | |
| 84 | 83 | +1 | Huntsville - Decatur - Florence, AL | View Graph | |
| 82 | 84 | -2 | Champaign - Springfield - Decatur, IL | View Graph | |
| 85 | 85 | Madison, WI | View Graph | ||
| 86 | 86 | Chattanooga, TN | View Graph | ||
| 89 | 87 | +2 | Cedar Rapids - Waterloo - Dubuque, IA | View Graph | |
| 91 | 88 | +3 | Harlingen - Weslaco - Brownsville - McAllen, TX | View Graph | |
| 88 | 89 | -1 | South Bend - Elkhart, IN | View Graph | |
| 87 | 90 | -3 | Jackson, MS | View Graph | |
| 92 | 91 | +1 | Tri Cities, TN | View Graph | |
| 90 | 92 | -2 | Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY | View Graph | |
| 94 | 93 | +1 | Colorado Springs - Pueblo, CO | View Graph | |
| 93 | 94 | -1 | Baton Rouge, LA | View Graph | |
| 95 | 95 | Waco - Temple - Bryan, TX | View Graph | ||
| 96 | 96 | Davenport, IA / Rock Island - Moline, IL | View Graph | ||
| 97 | 97 | Savannah, GA | View Graph | ||
| 99 | 98 | +1 | El Paso, TX | View Graph | |
| 98 | 99 | -1 | Johnstown - Altoona, PA | View Graph | |
| 100 | 100 | Charleston, SC | View Graph | ||
| 101 | 101 | Evansville, IN | View Graph | ||
| 102 | 102 | Ft. Smith, AR | View Graph | ||
| 105 | 103 | +2 | Florence - Myrtle Beach, SC | View Graph | |
| 104 | 104 | Lincoln - Hastings -Kearney, NE | View Graph | ||
| 107 | 105 | +2 | Greenville - New Bern - Washington, NC | View Graph | |
| 103 | 106 | -3 | Youngstown, OH | View Graph | |
| 106 | 107 | -1 | Ft. Wayne, IN | View Graph | |
| 108 | 108 | Tallahassee, FL / Thomasville, GA | View Graph | ||
| 109 | 109 | Springfield - Holyoke, MA | View Graph | ||
| 110 | 110 | Reno, NV | View Graph | ||
| 111 | 111 | Tyler - Longview, TX | View Graph | ||
| 112 | 112 | Lansing, MI | View Graph | ||
| 118 | 113 | +5 | Boise, ID | View Graph | |
| 115 | 114 | +1 | Sioux Falls, SD | View Graph | |
| 114 | 115 | -1 | Augusta, GA | View Graph | |
| 113 | 116 | -3 | Traverse City - Cadillac, MI | View Graph | |
| 116 | 117 | -1 | Peoria - Bloomington, IL | View Graph | |
| 117 | 118 | -1 | Montgomery, AL | View Graph | |
| 119 | 119 | Fargo - Valley City, ND | View Graph | ||
| 120 | 120 | Eugene, OR | View Graph | ||
| 121 | 121 | Macon, GA | View Graph | ||
| 122 | 122 | Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - San Luis Obispo, CA | View Graph | ||
| 123 | 123 | Lafayette, LA | View Graph | ||
| 124 | 124 | Monterey - Salinas, CA | View Graph | ||
| 126 | 125 | +1 | Bakersfield, CA | View Graph | |
| 125 | 126 | -1 | Yakima - Pasco - Richland - Kennewick, WA | View Graph | |
| 127 | 127 | La Crosse - Eau Claire, WI | View Graph | ||
| 128 | 128 | Columbus, GA | View Graph | ||
| 129 | 129 | Corpus Christi, TX | View Graph | ||
| 130 | 130 | Chico - Redding, CA | View Graph | ||
| 131 | 131 | Amarillo, TX | View Graph | ||
| 133 | 132 | +1 | Rockford, IL | View Graph | |
| 132 | 133 | -1 | Columbus - Tupelo - West Point, MS | View Graph | |
| 134 | 134 | Wausau - Rhinelander, WI | View Graph | ||
| 136 | 135 | +1 | Wilmington, NC | View Graph | |
| 135 | 136 | -1 | Monroe, LA / El Dorado, AR | View Graph | |
| 139 | 137 | +2 | Columbia - Jefferson City, MO | View Graph | |
| 137 | 138 | -1 | Duluth, MN / Superior, WI | View Graph | |
| 138 | 139 | -1 | Topeka, KS | View Graph | |
| 141 | 140 | +1 | Medford - Klamath Falls, OR | View Graph | |
| 140 | 141 | -1 | Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX | View Graph | |
| 142 | 142 | Erie, PA | View Graph | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sioux City, IA | View Graph | ||
| 149 | 144 | +5 | Palm Springs, CA | View Graph | |
| 144 | 145 | -1 | Joplin, MO / Pittsburg, KS | View Graph | |
| 145 | 146 | -1 | Albany, GA | View Graph | |
| 148 | 147 | +1 | Salisbury, MD | View Graph | |
| 147 | 148 | -1 | Lubbock, TX | View Graph | |
| 146 | 149 | -3 | Wichita Falls, TX / Lawton, OK | View Graph | |
| 154 | 150 | +4 | Anchorage, AK | View Graph | |
| 151 | 151 | Terre Haute, IN | View Graph | ||
| 152 | 152 | Bangor, ME | View Graph | ||
| 153 | 153 | Rochester, MN / Mason City, IA / Austin, MN | View Graph | ||
| 156 | 154 | +2 | Panama City, FL | View Graph | |
| 150 | 155 | -5 | Bluefield - Beckley - Oak Hill, WV | View Graph | |
| 157 | 156 | +1 | Binghamton, NY | View Graph | |
| 159 | 157 | +2 | Odessa - Midland, TX | View Graph | |
| 158 | 158 | Minot - Bismarck - Dickinson, ND | View Graph | ||
| 155 | 159 | -4 | Wheeling, WV / Steubenville, OH | View Graph | |
| 160 | 160 | Biloxi - Gulfport, MS | View Graph | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sherman, TX / Ada, OK | View Graph | ||
| 162 | 162 | Gainesville, FL | View Graph | ||
| 163 | 163 | Idaho Falls - Pocatello, ID | View Graph | ||
| 164 | 164 | Abilene - Sweetwater, TX | View Graph | ||
| 167 | 165 | +2 | Yuma, AZ / El Centro, CA | View Graph | |
| 166 | 166 | Clarksburg - Weston, WV | View Graph | ||
| 168 | 167 | +1 | Missoula, MT | View Graph | |
| 165 | 168 | -3 | Hattiesburg - Laurel, MS | View Graph | |
| 169 | 169 | Utica, NY | View Graph | ||
| 170 | 170 | Billings, MT | View Graph | ||
| 171 | 171 | Quincy, IL / Hannibal, MO / Keokuk, IA | View Graph | ||
| 172 | 172 | Dothan, AL | View Graph | ||
| 173 | 173 | Elmira, NY | View Graph | ||
| 174 | 174 | Jackson, TN | View Graph | ||
| 177 | 175 | +2 | Rapid City, SD | View Graph | |
| 175 | 176 | -1 | Lake Charles, LA | View Graph | |
| 176 | 177 | -1 | Watertown, NY | View Graph | |
| 181 | 178 | +3 | Harrisonburg, VA | View Graph | |
| 178 | 179 | -1 | Marquette, MI | View Graph | |
| 179 | 180 | -1 | Alexandria, LA | View Graph | |
| 182 | 181 | +1 | Charlottesville, VA | View Graph | |
| 180 | 182 | -2 | Jonesboro, AR | View Graph | |
| 183 | 183 | Bowling Green, KY | View Graph | ||
| 184 | 184 | Greenwood - Greenville, MS | View Graph | ||
| 196 | 185 | +11 | Lima, OH | View Graph | |
| 185 | 186 | -1 | Meridian, MS | ||