-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
Former or merged designated market areas
- Thread starter HawkeyeST
- Start date
Sacramento-Stockton TV market is merged. Initially Sacramento-Stockton TV market were going to be separate at first like they are for radio.
I remember reading that the Akron, OH market was merged into the Cleveland, OH market.
In the 50s it was not uncommon to merge or demerge whist the stations got on air.
Now with subchannels one station can provide full market coverage. The markets are stuck in historical patterns an anomalies which sometimes make little sense. And since DMAs are defined by Nielsen their is almost no reason to change them.
Now with subchannels one station can provide full market coverage. The markets are stuck in historical patterns an anomalies which sometimes make little sense. And since DMAs are defined by Nielsen their is almost no reason to change them.
I'm curious to know what exactly happened with Florence and Myrtle Beach SC. And Wilmington NC.
Back in the early 70s all the cable channels were listed on what looked like a business card, if you can believe that. I don't even know if PBS was listed. But none of the three markets had all the networks. Myrtle Beach technically didn't have any of its own TV stations so there was ABC and NBC from Wilmington (TV Guide had the ABC station listed as ABC and NBC, and the NBC station aired CBS afternoon soaps), CBS from Florence (TV Guide said it was CBS and ABC), and ABC, CBS and NBC from Charleston. And WIS (NBC) from Columbia.
Now the Florence ABC and CBS stations are considered to be Myrtle Beach stations and Myrtle Beach has its own NBC, CW and Fox stations.
Back in the early 70s all the cable channels were listed on what looked like a business card, if you can believe that. I don't even know if PBS was listed. But none of the three markets had all the networks. Myrtle Beach technically didn't have any of its own TV stations so there was ABC and NBC from Wilmington (TV Guide had the ABC station listed as ABC and NBC, and the NBC station aired CBS afternoon soaps), CBS from Florence (TV Guide said it was CBS and ABC), and ABC, CBS and NBC from Charleston. And WIS (NBC) from Columbia.
Now the Florence ABC and CBS stations are considered to be Myrtle Beach stations and Myrtle Beach has its own NBC, CW and Fox stations.
- Status