The Pittsburgh DMA is part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State region and is a larger extension of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. It is primarly a definition of the reach of the Pittsburgh media (and thus fanbase and "local" news area) as defined by Neilsen in an exclusive sense. The area is actually smaller then the true area of Pittsburgh media reach, since many counties of east central Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle are served exclusively by some Pittsburgh affilates, but not included in Neilsen's defined area for Pittsburgh. The counties that are excluded from the official Neilsen DMA for Pittsburgh,(though the average viewer in those excluded areas would see little difference between media there opposed to in downtown Pittsburgh other then a few additional affilates) have brought about the more inclusive yet loosely defined Pittsburgh Tri-State term. The Pittsburgh Tri-State is the U.S. region that is centered around the transportation, medical, academic, economic, media and federal resources based in Pittsburgh. ... The Pittsburgh Metro Area is the U.S. Census defined seven county region surrounding the city of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States of America. ... ACNielsens Logo ACNielsen is a U.S. marketing research firm, based in Schaumburg, Illinois. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... The Pittsburgh Tri-State is the U.S. region that is centered around the transportation, medical, academic, economic, media and federal resources based in Pittsburgh. ...

The Pittsburgh DMA is officially defined as: Maryland counties:

• Garrett

West Virginia counties: Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...

• Monongalia
• Preston

Pennsylvania counties include all Pittsburgh Metro Area counties plus: Monongalia County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... The Pittsburgh Metro Area is the U.S. Census defined seven county region surrounding the city of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States of America. ...

• Indiana
• Greene
• Lawrence
• Clarion
• Venango

Indiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Clarion County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

External Links

Map of the Pittsburgh Media Market