The San Bernardino Riverside DMA | DBSTalk Forum DMA's are the markets defined by Neilsen for ratings and advertising purposes So the networks may want to limit the number of affiliates they have in each market in order to reduce rating dilution As far as I know, the FCC only uses DMAs for carriage and must-carry rules
DMAs with 1 station | DBSTalk Forum Yep Mankato is its own DMA with KEYC (CBS) in it KAAL (ABC) which is in the Mason City, IA Rochester, MN Austin, MN is considered Grade B in most of the Mankato DMA Cable subscribers in Mankato get KEYC, KAAL, the PBS from the Austin market (KSMQ) and the Mpls stations (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, UPN)
Santa Barbara?? DMA 122???? - DBSTalk Forum The DMA covers over 130 miles north to south, so it covers a lot of land without a lot of population For me satellite is the ONLY option, and I am sure this is the case for many others in the DMA That being said, because of my location I already had waivers for the 4 networks out of LA, so the launch of these channels will not be a life changer