Most major cities now like St.Louis, NY, Chicago, have its own TV network with ABC, NBC,CBS. But what is the population requirement a city must have in order to have its own city's TV network?
2006-12-21 05:39:18 · 10 answers · asked by CXfan 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
There is no legal requirement based on population, though a license from the FCC and FAA are needed (The FAA because of the tall antenna's).
Each broadcasting company is interested in appealing to a large enough audience so their income exceeds the cost of operations for a particular station. They can't appeal to a large audience if that audience is in the broadcasting range of an existing station (example: Gary, IN receives broadcasts from Chicago, IL), and Township 19 Route 22, Maine has only six people to broadcast to.
2006-12-21 05:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It actually doesn't matter on the population. It depends on the location. For example, Yonkers, NY, has a population of 173,000 people, and yet has no TV stations. However, Billing, MT, has a population of 98,000 and does. Why? Because Yonkers is close to New York and therefore uses the stations broadcasted from New York City. Billings is close to no other city, so it needs a TV stations for its population.
2006-12-21 05:44:32 · answer #2 · answered by bohdan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A city's ability to support a TV station relies on a number of factors, including:
* Size of city
* Proximity to other major cities
* Potential Advertising Revenue (number of businesses that just serve that city)
* FCC Licenses available
It's not just the population.
2006-12-21 05:44:42 · answer #3 · answered by VirtualElvis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt matter on city size. it is location that matters most. all the surrounding cities around a major city, whether it is a large city or not, will not have their own tv network, while most rural cities that are considerably too far from the major city will have their own tv network.
2006-12-21 19:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by blahblahblah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not so much about the city's population in order to have its own network. Its about cold hard cash and demand.
2006-12-21 05:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by volkgal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, almost any city can have it's own network. Some city's with as low as 25,000 people have their own network.
2006-12-21 05:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by Drew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres no law that says the city has to be a certain size.
if there are enough people that a network thinks it can make money there, it will set up a station.
2006-12-21 05:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not population its about money and broadcast capabilities.
2006-12-21 05:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by pegasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-21 05:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by The Story Teller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-21 05:40:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋