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Top 50 Newspaper Markets Ranked by Circulation, 2004
Top Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Population, 2003
Top 50 TV Markets Ranked by Households, 2004
Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, 2005

Top 50 Newspapers by Circulation, 2004
 
Rank Newspaper Daily circ % chg Sunday circ % chg
1 USA Today* 2,220,863 3.1 2,665,815 1.9
2 Wall Street Journal 2,106,774 0.8 NA NA
3 New York Times 1,121,057 0.2 1,680,583 0.2
4 Los Angeles Times (b) 902,164 -5.6 1,292,274 -6.3
5 New York Daily News 715,052 -1.6 786,952 -2.0
6 Washington Post 707,690 -3.0 1,007,487 -1.8
7 New York Post 686,207 5.2 455,511 4.2
8 Chicago Tribune 599,528 -2.3 963,967 -3.8
9 Houston Chronicle (b) 554,783 0.3 737,580 -1.3
10 San Francisco Chronicle 480,587 -6.3 540,314 -3.7
11 Boston Globe 451,471 0.2 707,813 0.2
12 Arizona Republic (b) 413,268 -4.4 530,751 -3.1
13 Newark Star-Ledger 400,042 -2.1 608,257 -0.5
14 Atlanta Journal-Constitution 397,097 3.8 606,246 -2.5
15 Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune (b) 381,094 0.2 678,650 0.1
16 Philadelphia Inquirer 368,883 -2.0 750,780 0.1
17 Cleveland Plain Dealer (b) 354,309 -3.0 479,131 -1.3
18 Detroit Free Press 348,838 -1.1 710,036 -1.5
19 San Diego Union-Tribune (b) 339,032 -3.7 433,973 -2.9
20 Portland Oregonian 337,707 0.9 405,295 -1.0
21 St. Petersburg Times (b) 311,680 -0.9 395,973 -0.4
22 Miami Herald (b) 306,943 0.7 416,530 -0.7
23 Orange County Register (b) 303,418 0.2 371,046 0.0
24 Sacramento Bee (b) 293,705 1.3 346,742 -1.0
25 St. Louis Post-Dispatch (b) 286,310 0.1 449,845 -2.0
26 Rocky Mountain News 276,610 -4.3 750,593 -4.5
27 Denver Post 275,472 -4.6 750,593 -4.5
28 Baltimore Sun (b) 267,993 -3.2 454,045 -2.5
29 San Jose Mercury News (b) 263,067 -3.3 298,067 -1.5
30 New Orleans Times-Picayune (b) 252,799 -0.3 281,374 -0.1
31 Indianapolis Star (b) 252,021 0.9 358,261 -3.4
32 Columbus Dispatch (b) 251,045 -0.6 361,304 -1.9
33 Orlando Sentinel (b) 248,492 1.8 364,054 0.5
34 Boston Herald 240,759 -0.3 152,813 0.8
35 Milwaukee Journal Sentinal 240,581 -1.5 435,127 -0.6
36 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 238,860 -1.5 402,981 -0.7
37 San Antonio Express-News 234,901 1.6 356,680 0.1
38 South Florida Sun-Sentinal (b) 234,782 0.3 336,686 -0.7
39 Seattle Times 231,051 -0.2 462,920 -2.3
40 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 230,176 2.2 326,803 0.3
41 Charlotte Observer (b) 226,082 -0.8 278,573 -1.7
42 Detroit News 224,215 -1.4 710,036 -1.5
43 Tampa Tribune (b) 214,269 1.9 293,090 2.7
44 Louisville Courier-Journal (b) 207,665 -2.6 273,891 -2.1
45 Oklahoma City Oklahoman (b) 206,339 -0.6 288,948 -1.0
46 El Nuevo Dia (b) 205,541 2.0 253,540 6.1
47 Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (b) 200,055 -0.5 234,508 -0.3
48 Investor's Business Daily(+) 197,333 -8.6 NA NA
49 Buffalo News (b) 196,429 -5.6 282,618 -5.3
50 Omaha World-Herald 192,607 0.3 242,964 0.5

Notes: *Weekday averages include Saturday. +Figures adjusted by Advertising Age to indicate average weekday circulation. a) USA Today's Friday circulation is listed in the Sunday column. b)Detroit Free Press and Detroit News have a combined Sunday edition; c) Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post have a combined Sunday edition; d) Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer have a combined Sunday edition. The following large circulation newspapers do not appear on the list due to ABC censure: The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Sun-Times, and Newsday. The Kansas City Star did not file before press time.

Source: Crain Communications Inc. 2005

Top 50 Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Population, 2003
Rank Population (in 000s) Name
1 18,641 New York, Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY- NJ, PA
2 12,829 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
3 9,334 Chicago, IL-IN-WI
4 5,773 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE
5 5,590 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
6 5,289 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
7 5,090 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
8 5,076 Houston, TX
9 4,610 Atlanta, GA
10 4,484 Detroit, MI
11 4,440 Boston, MA-NH
12 4,157 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
13 3,642 Riverside-San Bernaardino-Ontario, CA
14 3,593 Phoenix, AZ
15 3,142 Seattle-Tacoma, WA
16 3,084 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
17 2,931 San Diego, CA
18 2,759 St. Louis, MO-IL
19 2,616 Baltimore, MD
20 2,532 Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
21 2,410 Pittsburgh, PA
22 2,301 Denver, CO
23 2,140 Cleveland, OH
24 2,047 CIncinnati, OH-KY-IN
25 2,040 Portland, OR-WA
26 1,975 Sacramento, CA
27 1,905 Kansas City, MO-KS
28 1,821 San Antonio, TX
29 1,803 Orlando, FL
30 1,735 San Jose, CA
31 1,675 Columbus, OH
32 1,637 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA
33 1,623 Providence, RI-MA
34 1,595 Indianapolis, IN
35 1,577 Las Vegas, NV
36 1,514 Milwaukee, WI
37 1,437 Charlotte, NC-SC
38 1,378 Austin, TX
39 1,371 Nashville, TN
40 1,318 New Orleans, LA
41 1,239 Memphis, TN-MS-AR
42 1,203 Jacksonville, FL
43 1,190 Louisville, KY, IN
44 1,178 Hartford, CT
45 1,159 Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY
46 1,138 Richmand, VA
47 1,133 Oklahoma City, OK
48 1,073 Birmingham, AL
49 1,041 Rochester, NY
50 1,005 Salt Lake City, UT
Metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as of December 2003.

Source: US Bureau of The Census

Top 50 TV Markets Ranked by Households, 2004
Rank
 Designated Market Area (DMA)
TV Households
% of US
1   New York 7,375,530   6.692  
2   Los Angeles 5,536,430   5.023  
3   Chicago 3,430,790   3.113  
4   Philadelphia 2,925,560   2.654  
5   Boston (Manchester) 2,375,310   2.155  
6   San Francisco-Oak-San Jose 2,355,740   2.137  
7   Dallas-Ft. Worth 2,336,140   2.120  
8   Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) 2,252,550   2.044  
9   Atlanta 2,097,220   1.903  
10   Houston 1,938,670   1.759  
11   Detroit 1,936,350   1.757  
12   Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) 1,710,400   1.552  
13   Seattle-Tacoma 1,701,950   1.544  
14   Phoenix (Prescott) 1,660,430   1.507  
15   Minneapolis-St. Paul 1,652,940   1.500  
16   Cleveland-Akron 1,541,780   1.399  
17   Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 1,522,960   1.382  
18   Denver 1,415,180   1.284  
19   Sacramento-Stktn-Modesto 1,345,820   1.221  
20   Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn 1,345,700   1.221  
21   St. Louis 1,222,380   1.109  
22   Pittsburgh 1,169,800   1.061  
23   Portland, OR 1,099,890   0.998  
24   Baltimore 1,089,220   0.988  
25   Indianapolis 1,053,750   0.956  
26   San Diego 1,026,160   0.931  
27   Charlotte 1,020,130   0.926  
28   Hartford & New Haven 1,013,350   0.919  
29   Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) 985,200   0.894  
30   Nashville 927,500   0.842  
31   Kansas City 903,540   0.820  
32   Columbus, OH 890,770   0.808  
33   Milwaukee 880,390   0.799  
34   Cincinnati 880,190   0.799  
35   Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And 815,460   0.740  
36   Salt Lake City 810,830   0.736  
37   San Antonio 760,410   0.690  
38   West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce 751,930   0.682  
39   Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk 731,630   0.664  
40   Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) 716,520   0.650  
41   Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York 707,010   0.641  
42   Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws 704,810   0.640  
43   New Orleans 672,150   0.610  
44   Memphis 657670   0.597  
45   Oklahoma City 655,400   0.595  
46   Albuquerque-Santa Fe 653,680   0.593  
47   Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem 652,020   0.592  
48   Las Vegas 651,110   0.591  
49   Buffalo 644,430   0.585  
50   Louisville 643,290   0.584  

Source : Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Nielsen Station Index (NSI)

Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005
  
  Rank

Market Name
Metro 12+ Population 
1
 New York, NY
15,283,100
  
2
 Los Angeles, CA
10,724,900
  
3
 Chicago, IL
7,648,900
  
4
 San Francisco, CA
5,850,900
  
5
 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
4,672,400
  
6
 Philadelphia, PA
4,334,000
  
7
 Houston-Galveston, TX
4,296,900
  
8
 Washington, DC
4,114,900
  
9
 Boston, MA
3,878,000
  
10
 Detroit, MI
3,870,900
  
11
 Atlanta, GA
3,786,400
  
12
 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL
3,470,700
  
13
 Puerto Rico
3,236,900
  
14
 Seattle-Tacoma, WA
3,165,700
  
15
 Phoenix, AZ
2,856,900
  
16
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
2,606,000
  
17
 San Diego, CA
2,483,900
  
18
 Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), NY*
2,379,200
  
19
 St. Louis, MO
2,236,200
  
20
 Baltimore, MD
2,226,100
  
21
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2,215,200
  
22
 Denver-Boulder, CO
2,139,300
  
23
 Pittsburgh, PA
2,018,900
  
24
 Portland, OR
1,937,600
  
25
 Cleveland, OH
1,792,900
  
26
 Sacramento, CA
1,714,300
  
27
 Cincinnati, OH
1,693,100
  
28
 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
1,665,700
  
29
 Kansas City, MO-KS
1,540,800
  
30
 San Antonio, TX
1,526,000
  
31
 Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, UT
1,482,100
  
32
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI
1,428,300
  
33
 San Jose, CA**
1,415,400
  
34
 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI
1,406,800
  
35
 Columbus, OH
1,382,200
  
36
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
1,376,300
  
37
 Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ***
1,373,400
  
38
 Las Vegas, NV
1,365,500
  
39
 Orlando, FL
1,360,200
  
40
 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA
1,307,500
  
41
 Indianapolis, IN
1,291,700
  
42
 Austin, TX
1,169,600
  
43
 Raleigh-Durham, NC
1,116,400
  
44
 Nashville, TN
1,101,700
  
45
 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
1,101,600
  
46
 New Orleans, LA
1,079,300
  
47
 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL
1,074,800
  
48
 Memphis, TN
1,037,400
  
49
 Jacksonville, FL
1,033,100
  
50
 Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT
1,030,500
  
 


Source : Arbitron 2005
*The Nassau-Suffolk Metro is embedded in the New York Metro.
**The San Jose Metro is embedded in the San Francisco Metro.
***The Middlesex-Somerset-Union Metro is embedded in the New York Metro.



 

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