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Colorado Media Newsroom
April 2nd, 2024, 12:10 PM
From Radio Insight:

https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2021/10/nielsen-200x200.pngAs the Spring ratings survey period began on Thursday, Nielsen has released its revised market rankings.
A number of moves have taken place in PPM markets with the biggest being Dallas/Fort Worth rising to market #4 as San Francisco drops behind it to #5.
Other PPM market changes are:


Miami/Fort Lauderdale 12 -> 11
Seattle/Tacoma 11 -> 12
Tampa/St. Petersburg 17 -> 16
San Diego 19 -> 18
Denver/Boulder 18 -> 19
Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill 21 -> 20
Nassau/Suffolk (Long Island) 20 -> 21
Baltimore 23 -> 22
Portland OR 22 -> 23
Austin 29 -> 28
Sacramento 28 -> 29
Raleigh/Durham 37 -> 35
Cleveland 35 -> 36
Columbus 36 -> 37
Nashville 40 -> 39
San Jose 39 -> 40
Jacksonville 46 -> 44
Providence/Warwick/Pawtucket 44 -> 45
Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News 45 -> 46
West Palm Beach/Boca Raton 49 -> 48
Memphis 51 -> 52
Hartford 54 -> 55

With the elimination of three markets (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/266804/eastlan-adds-new-markets-as-nielsen-drops-three/) last week (#99 Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville NC, #109 Visalia/Tulare/Hanford CA, and #214 Sunbury/Selinsgrove/Lewisburg PA), most of the diary markets rose. The biggest jump was Frederick MD from market #177 to 171.
Most of the other biggest growth markets are in Florida where Daytona Beach rose from market 92 to 87, Fort Pierce/Stuart/Vero Beach from 98 to 94, and Melbourne/Titusville from 102 to 99. Sioux Falls SD rose from 175 to 170,
The most notable drop was Louisville from market #55 to #58.
Four sets of markets were considered tied with identical population estimates. Bryan/College Station TX and Columbus GA rank 185., both Dothan AL and Laredo TX are market #190, Salina/Manhattan and nearby Topeka KS are both markets #198, and Cedar Rapids IA and Winchester VA share market #200.
The new ranking lists can be seen on our Ratings page at RadioInsight.com/ratings (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/).



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