Rank DMA # Designated Market Area State Population 2012 Stations
1 501 New York NY 7,384,340 WNET + WLIW + WNYE
2 803 Los Angeles CA 5,613,460 KCET, KLCS, KOCE (PBSSoCal)
3 602 Chicago IL 3,484,800 WTTW + WYCC
4 504 Philadelphia PA 2,949,310 WHYY + WYBE
5 623 Dallas - Ft. Worth TX 2,502,030 KERA
6 807 San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose CA 2,588,020 KQED, KTEH, KCSM, KRCB (Rohnert Park)
7 506 Boston (Manchester) MA 2,366,690 WGBH
8 524 Atlanta GA 2,326,840 WPBA
9 511 Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) DC 2,359,160 WETA and WHUT
10 618 Houston TX 2,215,650 KUHT
11 505 Detroit MI 1,845,920 WTVS
12 753 Phoenix (Prescott) AZ 1,812,040 KAET
13 539 Tampa - St. Petersburg (Sarasota) FL 1,818,900 WEDU + WUSF
14 819 Seattle - Tacoma WA 1,806,560 KTCS
15 613 Minneapolis - St. Paul MN 1,728,050 KTCA (TwinCities PT)
16 528 Miami - Ft. Lauderdale FL 1,621,130 WPBT + WLRN
17 510 Cleveland - Akron (Canton) OH 1,566,460 WVIZ
18 751 Denver CO 1,485,140 KBDI, RMPS (Rocky Mtn PBS)
19 534 Orlando - Daytona Bch - Melbourne - Cocoa FL 1,453,170 WUCF + WEFS + WDSC
20 862 Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto CA 1,387,710 KVIE
21 609 St. Louis MO 1,243,490 KETC (9 Network)
22 820 Portland, OR OR 1,165,740 KOPB (Oregon PBS)
23 508 Pittsburgh PA 1,182,180 WQED
24 517 Charlotte NC 1,089,700 WTVI
25 527 Indianapolis IN 1,136,420 WFYI
26 512 Baltimore MD 1,150,350 WMPB Maryland PubTV
27 560 Raleigh - Durham (Fayetvlle) NC 1,014,910 WUNC (NC Network)