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RabbitEars is a project started in 2008 in order to replace the proprietary [[Designated Market Area]] data<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/20/2339234| accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=Nielsen Sends Wikipedia DMCA Takedown For Station Descriptions | date={{#dateformat:20 September 2008}}| author=timothy | publisher=[[Slashdot]]}}</ref>, which is a [[registered service mark]] of [[Nielsen Media Research]].
RabbitEars is a project started in 2008 in order to replace the proprietary [[Designated Market Area]] data<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/20/2339234| accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=Nielsen Sends Wikipedia DMCA Takedown For Station Descriptions | date={{#dateformat:20 September 2008}}| author=timothy | publisher=[[Slashdot]]}}</ref>, which is a [[registered service mark]] of [[Nielsen Media Research]].


The project website has been cited by [[The Washington Post]] several times<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/02/some_analog_tv_broadcasts_died.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=(Some) Analog TV Broadcasts Died This Week | date={{#dateformat:February 20, 2009}} | first=Rob | last=Pegoraro | authorlink=Rob Pegoraro | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | quote=More technically-inclined viewers can find additional details at a volunteer-run database, RabbitEars.}}</ref><ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/04/AR2009030403457_2.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=The Digital Transition, TV's Long-Running Horror Show | date={{#dateformat:March 5, 2009}} | first=Rob | last=Pegoraro | authorlink=Rob Pegoraro | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | quote=your best source might have been a volunteer-run site, http://rabbitears.info. }}</ref><ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042500123.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=A DVR Without Subscriptions, Strangely Unique | date={{#dateformat:April 26, 2009 }} | first=Rob | last=Pegoraro | authorlink=Rob Pegoraro | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | quote=That guide comes from two free sources: the data digital stations transmit and a service called TV Guide on Screen available in most U.S. cities.}}</ref>, the [[Electric Pi Journal]] website<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wap.org/journal/digitaltv.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=Preparing for The Switch to Digital TV Broadcasting | date={{#dateformat:February 16, 2009}} | first=Dick | last=Rucker | authorlink=Dick Rucker | work=[[Electric Pi Journal]] | publisher=[[Washington Apple Pi]] | quote=For a complete listing of all broadcast TV stations in the U.S. and their current status and plans for making the transition to DTV, go to http://www.rabbitears.info}}</ref>, the [[Columbus Dispatch]]<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/07/27/technobuddy_0727.ART_ART_07-27-09_A9_VFEIS7C.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=Return to rooftop antenna fits well with move to HDTV | date={{#dateformat:July 27, 2009}} | first=Bill | last=Husted | authorlink= Bill Husted | publisher=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] | quote= www.rabbitears.info/market.php: A quirky Web site with lots of detailed station information.}}</ref>, mostly in relation to the [[digital television transition]].
The project website has been cited by [[The Washington Post]] several times<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/02/some_analog_tv_broadcasts_died.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=(Some) Analog TV Broadcasts Died This Week | date={{#dateformat:February 20, 2009}} | first=Rob | last=Pegoraro | authorlink=Rob Pegoraro | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | quote=More technically-inclined viewers can find additional details at a volunteer-run database, RabbitEars.}}</ref><ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/04/AR2009030403457_2.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=The Digital Transition, TV's Long-Running Horror Show | date={{#dateformat:March 5, 2009}} | first=Rob | last=Pegoraro | authorlink=Rob Pegoraro | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | quote=your best source might have been a volunteer-run site, http://rabbitears.info. }}</ref><ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042500123.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=A DVR Without Subscriptions, Strangely Unique | date={{#dateformat:April 26, 2009 }} | first=Rob | last=Pegoraro | authorlink=Rob Pegoraro | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | quote=That guide comes from two free sources: the data digital stations transmit and a service called TV Guide on Screen available in most U.S. cities.}}</ref>, the [[Electric Pi Journal]] website<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wap.org/journal/digitaltv.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=Preparing for The Switch to Digital TV Broadcasting | date={{#dateformat:February 16, 2009}} | first=Dick | last=Rucker | authorlink=Dick Rucker | work=[[Electric Pi Journal]] | publisher=[[Washington Apple Pi]] | quote=For a complete listing of all broadcast TV stations in the U.S. and their current status and plans for making the transition to DTV, go to http://www.rabbitears.info}}</ref>, the [[Columbus Dispatch]]<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/07/27/technobuddy_0727.ART_ART_07-27-09_A9_VFEIS7C.html | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=Return to rooftop antenna fits well with move to HDTV | date={{#dateformat:July 27, 2009}} | first=Bill | last=Husted | authorlink=Bill Husted | publisher=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] | quote= www.rabbitears.info/market.php: A quirky Web site with lots of detailed station information.}}</ref>, the [[Gotham Gazette]]<ref group=Referrals>{{Cite news | url=http://www.imakenews.com/gothamsound/e_article001301266.cfm | accessdate={{#dateformat:16 September 2009}} | title=The Use of Wireless Mics in the U.S. Beyond the DTV Transition | date={{#dateformat:December 22, 2008}} | first=Peter | last=Schneider | authorlink=Peter Schneider | publisher=[[Gotham Gazette]] | quote=http://www.rabbitears.info/ss/DTV-Channels.xls is an Excel spreadsheet listing DTV channels, their location, call sign, transmitter height and power. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php lists similar information with easy links to the FCC database for station information and transmitter contour pattern. Importantly, it also lists the DTV stations that are moving on or soon after February 17, 2009.}}</ref>, mostly in relation to the [[digital television transition]].


== READS Ranks ==
== READS Ranks ==

Revision as of 16:59, 16 September 2009

RabbitEars is a project started in 2008 in order to replace the proprietary Designated Market Area data[1], which is a registered service mark of Nielsen Media Research.

The project website has been cited by The Washington Post several times[Referrals 1][Referrals 2][Referrals 3], the Electric Pi Journal website[Referrals 4], the Columbus Dispatch[Referrals 5], the Gotham Gazette[Referrals 6], mostly in relation to the digital television transition.

READS Ranks

The RabbitEars Area Designation System (READS) Ranks were put together in order to provide for a market ranking system without utilizing the copyrighted Nielsen DMA system. The READS Ranks are based solely on OTA signal coverage and do not take any demographic data into account. They have been made available for use by anyone who wants to use them, with the only condition being that the ranks are not modified and still listed with the name "READS."

  1. New York City, New York
  2. Los Angeles, California
  3. Chicago, Illinois
  4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  5. San Francisco, California
  6. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
  7. Boston, Massachusetts
  8. Houston, Texas
  9. Atlanta, Georgia
  10. Detroit, Michigan
  11. Washington, District of Columbia
  12. Sacramento, California
  13. Seattle, Washington
  14. Cleveland, Ohio
  15. Miami, Florida
  16. Tampa, Florida
  17. Minneapolis, Minnesota
  18. Phoenix, Arizona
  19. Denver, Colorado
  20. St. Louis, Missouri
  21. Orlando, Florida
  22. San Diego, California
  23. Hartford, Connecticut
  24. Baltimore, Maryland
  25. Portland, Oregon
  26. Indianapolis, Indiana
  27. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  28. Charlotte, North Carolina
  29. Salt Lake City, Utah
  30. Raleigh, North Carolina
  31. Kansas City, Missouri
  32. Columbus, Ohio
  33. Cincinnati, Ohio
  34. Greenville, South Carolina
  35. Providence, Rhode Island
  36. San Antonio, Texas
  37. West Palm Beach, Florida
  38. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  39. Nashville, Tennessee
  40. Norfolk, Virginia
  41. Grand Rapids, Michigan
  42. Albany, New York
  43. Fresno, California
  44. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  45. Birmingham, Alabama
  46. Memphis, Tennessee
  47. Buffalo, New York
  48. Greensboro, North Carolina
  49. Louisville, Kentucky
  50. New Orleans, Louisiana
  51. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  52. Dayton, Ohio
  53. Scranton, Pennsylvania
  54. Las Vegas, Nevada
  55. Austin, Texas
  56. Flint, Michigan
  57. Jacksonville, Florida
  58. Mobile, Alabama
  59. Tulsa, Oklahoma
  60. Little Rock, Arkansas
  61. Richmond, Virginia
  62. Albuquerque, New Mexico
  63. Knoxville, Tennessee
  64. Roanoke, Virginia
  65. Huntsville, Alabama
  1. Tucson, Arizona
  2. Fort Myers, Florida
  3. Portland, Maine
  4. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  5. Toledo, Ohio
  6. Huntington, West Virginia
  7. Rochester, New York
  8. Harlingen, Texas
  9. Green Bay, Wisconsin
  10. Syracuse, New York
  11. Des Moines, Iowa
  12. Madison, Wisconsin
  13. South Bend, Indiana
  14. Johnstown, Pennsylvania
  15. Champaign, Illinois
  16. Honolulu, Hawaii
  17. Chattanooga, Tennessee
  18. Paducah, Kentucky
  19. Shreveport, Louisiana
  20. El Paso, Texas
  21. Youngstown, Ohio
  22. Omaha, Nebraska
  23. Columbia, South Carolina
  24. Springfield, Massachusetts
  25. Spokane, Washington
  26. Springfield, Missouri
  27. Tyler, Texas
  28. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  29. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  30. Colorado Springs, Colorado
  31. Lexington, Kentucky
  32. Johnson City, Tennessee
  33. Savannah, Georgia
  34. Fort Wayne, Indiana
  35. Davenport, Iowa
  36. Wichita, Kansas
  37. Monterey, California
  38. Fort Smith, Arkansas
  39. Jackson, Mississippi
  40. Lansing, Michigan
  41. Tallahassee, Florida
  42. Evansville, Indiana
  43. Tupelo, Mississippi
  44. Greenville, North Carolina
  45. Gainesville, Florida
  46. Lafayette, Louisiana
  47. Augusta, Georgia
  48. Santa Barbara, California
  49. Peoria, Illinois
  50. Charleston, South Carolina
  51. Northern Arizona
  52. Waco, Texas
  53. Eau Claire, Wisconsin
  54. Macon, Georgia
  55. Columbus, Georgia
  56. Montgomery, Alabama
  57. Hagerstown, Maryland
  58. Eugene, Oregon
  59. Salisbury, Maryland
  60. Bakersfield, California
  61. Reno, Nevada
  62. Boise, Idaho
  63. Beaumont, Texas
  64. Fargo, North Dakota
  65. Rural Minnesota
  66. Burlington, Vermont
  1. Monroe, Louisiana
  2. Jefferson City, Missouri
  3. Corpus Christi, Texas
  4. Eastern Kentucky
  5. Rockford, Illinois
  6. Traverse City, Michigan
  7. Erie, Pennsylvania
  8. Wheeling, West Virginia
  9. Wausau, Wisconsin
  10. Clarksburg, West Virginia
  11. Topeka, Kansas
  12. Redding, California
  13. Rural Vermont
  14. Sioux City, Iowa
  15. Biloxi, Mississippi
  16. Terre Haute, Indiana
  17. Joplin, Missouri
  18. Lincoln, Nebraska
  19. Rochester, Minnesota
  20. Wichita Falls, Texas
  21. Amarillo, Texas
  22. Sherman, Texas
  23. Binghamton, New York
  24. Lubbock, Texas
  25. Odessa, Texas
  26. Palm Springs, California
  27. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  28. Bluefield, West Virginia
  29. Anchorage, Alaska
  30. Jackson, Tennessee
  31. Utica, New York
  32. Harrisonburg, Virginia
  33. Kennewick, Washington
  34. Yuma, Arizona
  35. Medford, Oregon
  36. Wilmington, North Carolina
  37. Albany, Georgia
  38. Bangor, Maine
  39. Bowling Green, Kentucky
  40. Idaho Falls, Idaho
  41. Abilene, Texas
  42. Duluth, Minnesota
  43. Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  44. Alexandria, Louisiana
  45. Panama City, Florida
  46. Greenwood, Mississippi
  47. Grand Island, Nebraska
  48. Cape May, New Jersey
  49. Bellingham, Washington
  50. Dothan, Alabama
  51. Yakima, Washington
  52. Quincy, Illinois
  53. Lima, Ohio
  54. Jonesboro, Arkansas
  55. Missoula, Montana
  56. Charlottesville, Virginia
  57. Meridian, Mississippi
  58. Elmira, New York
  59. Marquette, Michigan
  60. Parkersburg, West Virginia
  61. Mankato, Minnesota
  62. Grand Junction, Colorado
  63. Hays, Kansas
  64. Rapid City, South Dakota
  65. Laredo, Texas
  66. Billings, Montana
  1. Northeastern South Dakota
  2. Farmington, New Mexico
  3. Bryan, Texas
  4. Roswell, New Mexico
  5. Watertown, New York
  6. Garden City, Kansas
  7. Victoria, Texas
  8. Great Falls, Montana
  9. San Angelo, Texas
  10. Wailuku, Hawaii
  11. Twin Falls, Idaho
  12. Bend, Oregon
  13. Eureka, California
  14. Pullman, Washington
  15. Mansfield, Ohio
  16. Ottumwa, Iowa
  17. Zanesville, Ohio
  18. Rural Wyoming
  19. Cheyenne, Wyoming
  20. Bismarck, North Dakota
  21. Western Oklahoma
  22. Hibbing, Minnesota
  23. Scottsbluff, Nebraska
  24. Alpena, Michigan
  25. Klamath Falls, Oregon
  26. Hilo, Hawaii
  27. Bozeman, Montana
  28. Minot, North Dakota
  29. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
  30. Montrose, Colorado
  31. Fairbanks, Alaska
  32. Norwood, New York
  33. Goodland, Kansas
  34. Fort Bragg, California
  35. Northern Nevada
  36. North Platte, Nebraska
  37. Clovis, New Mexico
  38. Casper, Wyoming
  39. Presque Isle, Maine
  40. Butte, Montana
  41. Sheridan, Wyoming
  42. Silver City, New Mexico
  43. Key West, Florida
  44. Helena, Montana
  45. Williston, North Dakota
  46. La Grande, Oregon
  47. Pierre, South Dakota
  48. Dickinson, North Dakota
  49. Juneau, Alaska
  50. Sitka/Ketchikan, Alaska
  51. Calais, Maine
  52. Jackson, Wyoming
  53. Glendive, Montana
  54. Central Nevada
  55. Winnipeg, Manitoba
  56. Sherbrooke, Quebec
  57. Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario
  58. London, Ontario
  59. Thunder Bay, Ontario
  60. Peterborough, Ontario
  61. Fort Frances, Ontario
  62. Ottawa, Ontario
  63. Montreal, Quebec
  64. Wawa, Ontario
  65. Rural Alaska

References

  1. ^ timothy (20 September 2008). "Nielsen Sends Wikipedia DMCA Takedown For Station Descriptions". Slashdot. Retrieved 16 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
Referrals
  1. ^ Pegoraro, Rob (February 20, 2009). "(Some) Analog TV Broadcasts Died This Week". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2009. More technically-inclined viewers can find additional details at a volunteer-run database, RabbitEars. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  2. ^ Pegoraro, Rob (March 5, 2009). "The Digital Transition, TV's Long-Running Horror Show". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2009. your best source might have been a volunteer-run site, http://rabbitears.info. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ Pegoraro, Rob (April 26, 2009). "A DVR Without Subscriptions, Strangely Unique". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2009. That guide comes from two free sources: the data digital stations transmit and a service called TV Guide on Screen available in most U.S. cities. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ Rucker, Dick (February 16, 2009). "Preparing for The Switch to Digital TV Broadcasting". Electric Pi Journal. Washington Apple Pi. Retrieved 16 September 2009. For a complete listing of all broadcast TV stations in the U.S. and their current status and plans for making the transition to DTV, go to http://www.rabbitears.info {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |quote= (help)
  5. ^ Husted, Bill (July 27, 2009). "Return to rooftop antenna fits well with move to HDTV". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 16 September 2009. www.rabbitears.info/market.php: A quirky Web site with lots of detailed station information. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. ^ Schneider, Peter (December 22, 2008). "The Use of Wireless Mics in the U.S. Beyond the DTV Transition". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 September 2009. http://www.rabbitears.info/ss/DTV-Channels.xls is an Excel spreadsheet listing DTV channels, their location, call sign, transmitter height and power. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php lists similar information with easy links to the FCC database for station information and transmitter contour pattern. Importantly, it also lists the DTV stations that are moving on or soon after February 17, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |quote= (help)
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