...:// We had to go there|  NowCalling on ALL media outlets -- radio and TV stations, personalities, sales reps, back office -- VARTV is on Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter.Tweets by @VARTV :// New 2018-2019 TV DMA® figures outDC remains #6 TV market, Hampton Roads bounces back, Richmond drops one|  Wednesday, September 12, 2018Nielsen Media Research recently announced a new list of Designated Market Area (DMA®) TV rankings for the 2018-2019 television season.The research company says the total number of TV households in the U.S. will be 110.244M (-1.7%). The estimates are as of January 1, 2019 and effective September 22, 2018.Washington DC steady at #6; with 2,482,480 TV households (TVHH), decrease of 0.038%Hampton Roads jumps three slots to #44; 678,210 TVHH [0.65%]Richmond slides one to #56; 551,850 TVHH [-2.7%]Roanoke-Lynchburg back up two notches to #68; 417,200 TVHH [0.62%]Tri-Cities TN-VA (Bristol) slips three more to #102; 266,110 TVHH [-8.4%(!)]Greenville-New Bern-Washington NC tumbles seven places to #107; 261,830 TVHH [-8.3%(!)]Salisbury MD leaps five to #138; 152,980 TVHH [-1.45%]Harrisonburg remains at #175; 84,950 TVHH [-5.32%]Charlottesville stays at #183 for the ninth year; 71,370 TVHH (-4.83%)Source: Nielsen Media Research|  back to top  |:// New 2017 Nielsen radio market rankings/population figures out|  Monday, September 25, 2017Nielsen just announced a new list of Metro Population estimates (12+ persons) for radio markets for the Fall 2017 to Summer 2018 ratings periods...Washington DC is #7 again with 4,921,100 listeners aged 12 and over; increase 0.46%Hampton Roads is #45 again; 1,408,300 (-0.05%)Richmond is up one to #53; 1,047,400 (0.58%)Greenville-New Bern-Washington NC slips one to #90; 587,000 (0.34%)Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol TN-VA is #113; 469,900 (---)Roanoke-Lynchburg drops two spots to #119; 446,800 (0.31%)Salisbury MD leaps four to #134; 355,000 (3.17%)Fredericksburg again at #143; 337,300 (1.72%)Charlottesville slides two to #208; 187,700 (2.23%)Winchester is up one to #210; 178,200 (1.01%)Harrisonburg #252; 117,700 (---)New River Valley VA dropped from 2005 listingElizabeth City-Nags Head NC dropped from 2006 listingRocky Mount-Wilson NC dropped from 2006 listingCharlottesville VA was dropped in the 2011 listings - added back in 2015Source: Nielsen Media Research|  back to top  |:// New 2017-2018 TV DMA® figures outDC up one to #6 TV market, Hampton Roads tumbles, Richmond steady|  Monday, September 25, 2017Nielsen Media Research recently announced a new list of Designated Market Area (DMA®) TV rankings for the 2017-2018 television season.The research company says the total number of TV households in the U.S. will be 119.6M (+1%). The estimates are as of January 1, 2018 and effective September 21, 2017.Washington DC up one to #6; with 2,492,170 TV households (TVHH), increase of 0.63%Hampton Roads tumbles five slots to #47; 673,820 TVHH [-6.3%(!)]Richmond remains at #55; 566,930 TVHH (