Designated Market Area (DMA)
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A Designated Market Area (DMA) is a U.S. media region defined by Nielsen that groups counties by where the largest share of local television viewing occurs for advertising and broadcast purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Designated Market Area (DMA) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4560967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Designated Market Area (DMA) Context triple: [Dallas–Fort Worth broadcasters, regionType, Designated Market Area (DMA)]
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A.
Core Based Statistical Area
A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic region defined around an urban core of at least 10,000 people, used by federal agencies for statistical and planning purposes.
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B.
MARC Geographic Areas
MARC Geographic Areas is a standardized code list used in library cataloging to represent geographic locations in MARC records.
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C.
Durant micropolitan area
The Durant micropolitan area is a small urban region in southern Oklahoma centered on the city of Durant, serving as a local hub for commerce, education, and services within the broader Texoma area.
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D.
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
The United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area is a regionally defined urbanized area and its surrounding communities designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for federal statistical and administrative purposes.
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E.
Gary metropolitan area
The Gary metropolitan area is an urban region in northwest Indiana centered on the city of Gary, historically known for its steel industry and proximity to Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Designated Market Area (DMA) Target entity description: A Designated Market Area (DMA) is a U.S. media region defined by Nielsen that groups counties by where the largest share of local television viewing occurs for advertising and broadcast purposes.
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A.
Core Based Statistical Area
A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic region defined around an urban core of at least 10,000 people, used by federal agencies for statistical and planning purposes.
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B.
MARC Geographic Areas
MARC Geographic Areas is a standardized code list used in library cataloging to represent geographic locations in MARC records.
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C.
Durant micropolitan area
The Durant micropolitan area is a small urban region in southern Oklahoma centered on the city of Durant, serving as a local hub for commerce, education, and services within the broader Texoma area.
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D.
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
The United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area is a regionally defined urbanized area and its surrounding communities designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for federal statistical and administrative purposes.
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E.
Gary metropolitan area
The Gary metropolitan area is an urban region in northwest Indiana centered on the city of Gary, historically known for its steel industry and proximity to Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
media market ⓘ television market ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DMA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
cable television carriage
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over-the-air television reception ⓘ satellite television carriage ⓘ |
| basedOn |
largest share of audience in a county
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local television viewing patterns ⓘ |
| composedOf | counties ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType | proprietary classification ⓘ |
| definedBy | Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determinedBy |
survey data
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viewing data from Nielsen meters ⓘ |
| governedBy | Nielsen DMA definitions ⓘ |
| governs |
network non-duplication rules
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syndication exclusivity rules (Syndex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthority | Nielsen Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Atlanta DMA
NERFINISHED
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Chicago DMA NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas–Fort Worth DMA NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles DMA NERFINISHED ⓘ New York DMA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfUnits | approximately 200+ DMAs ⓘ |
| mayCross | state boundaries ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo |
county boundaries
ⓘ
metropolitan statistical area ⓘ |
| originatedFor | standardizing TV markets ⓘ |
| regulates |
market exclusivity for programming
ⓘ
which stations are considered local ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
advertising markets
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broadcast market ⓘ media planning ⓘ television ratings ⓘ |
| scope | local television viewing ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary media era ⓘ |
| updatedBy | Nielsen annually ⓘ |
| usedBy |
advertisers
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broadcasters ⓘ cable operators ⓘ regulators ⓘ satellite providers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
advertising sales
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broadcast rights delineation ⓘ local TV ratings ⓘ television audience measurement ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local TV advertising buys
ⓘ
national TV advertising buys ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Designated Market Area (DMA) Description of subject: A Designated Market Area (DMA) is a U.S. media region defined by Nielsen that groups counties by where the largest share of local television viewing occurs for advertising and broadcast purposes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.