The U.S. Commerce Department this week issued figures on the percentage of over-the-air households across a selection of designated market areas that have requested $40 coupons for digital-to-analog converter boxes. The data is current to Dec. 14. Listings indicate:
STATE Estimated Total OTA HHs in the State
DMA % of OTA HHs Requesting Coupons
ALABAMA 153,000
Birmingham 84%
Dothan 95%
Huntsville-Decatur 83%
Mobile-Pensacola (FL) 96%
Montgomery-Selma 120%
ALASKA 16,800
Anchorage 40%
Fairbanks 42%
Juneau 15%
ARIZONA 218,100
Phoenix-Prescott 67%
Tucson-Sierra Vista 62%
Yuma (AZ) -El Centro 68%
ARKANSAS 94,300
Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs, 90%
Jonesboro 95%
Little Rock-Pine Bluff 72%
Monroe (LA)-El Dorado 61%
CALIFORNIA 1.25 million
Bakersfield 70%
Chico-Redding 62%
Eureka 46%
Fresno-Visalia 79%
Los Angeles 72%
Monterey-Salinas 61%
Palm Springs 93%
Sacramento-Stktn-Modesto 61%
San Diego 56%
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 71%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-SanLuOb 59%
Yuma (AZ)-El Centro 68%
COLORADO 170,800
Colorado Springs-Pueblo 57%
Denver 65%
Grand Junction-Montrose 52%
CONNECTICUT 44,700
Hartford-New Haven 62%
DELAWARE 16,200
Philadelphia (PA) 102%
FLORIDA 511,100
Ft. Myers-Naples 107%
Gainesville 97%
Jacksonville, Brunswick 84%
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 93%
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne 103%
Panama City 93%
Tallahassee-Thomasville (GA) 71%
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) 87%
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce 93%
GEORGIA 231,700
Albany 82%
Atlanta 86%
Augusta 101%
Columbus 89%
Macon 84%
Savannah 77%
Tallahassee (FL)-Thomasville 71%
HAWAII 11,200
Honolulu 49%
IDAHO 76,900
Boise 64%
Idaho Falls-Pocatello 62%
Twin Falls 70%
ILLINOIS 610,700
Champaign & Springfield-Decatur 61%
Chicago 93%
Peoria-Bloomington 67%
Rockford 71%
Quincy-Hannibal (MO)-Keokuk 112%
Davenport-R. Island-Moline (IL) 78%
Harsbg-Pdch (KY)-Cp Girard (MO) 69%
INDIANA 316,000
Evansville 77%
Ft. Wayne 83%
Indianapolis 67%
Lafayette 55%
South Bend-Elkhart 88%
Terre Haute 78%
IOWA 162,700
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dub 84%
Davenport-R. Island-Moline(IL) 78%
Des Moines-Ames 79%
Ottumwa-Kirsksville(MO) 76%
Quincy(IL)-Hannibal(MO)-Keokuk 112%
Rochester-Austin (MN)-Mason City 81%
Sioux City 73%
KANSAS 92,900
Joplin (MO)-Pittsburg 64%
Topeka 64%
Wichita-Hutchinson 65%
KENTUCKY 140,800
Bowling Green 100%
Lexington 82%
Louisville 80%
Pdch-Cpe Girard (MO)-Harsbg (IL) 69%
LOUISIANA 121,900
Alexandria 107%
Baton Rouge 63%
Lafayette 93%
Lake Charles 83%
Monroe-El Dorado (AR) 61%
New Orleans 121%
Shreveport 66%
MAINE 57,400
Bangor 78%
Portland-Auburn 66%
Presque Isle 102%
MARYLAND 173,700
Baltimore 66%
Salisbury 161%
Washington, D.C. 15%
MASSASSACHUSETTS 123,300
Boston 89%
Springfield-Holyoke 69%
Providence (RI) - New Bedford 71%
MICHIGAN 467,900
Alpena 80%
Detroit 94%
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 93%
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-B. Crk 77%
Lansing 81%
Marquette 82%
Traverse City-Cadillac 89%
MINNESOTA 279,900
Mankato 58%
Minneapolis-St. Paul 64%
Rochester-Mason City (IA)-Austin 81%
Duluth (MN)- Superior 79%
MISSISSIPPI 107,300
Biloxi-Gulfport 111%
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point 97%
Greenwood-Greenville 114%
Hattiesburg-Laurel 99%
Jackson 90%
Meridian 100%
MISSOURI 329,800
Columbia-Jefferson City 79%
Kansas City 84%
Springfield 79%
St. Joseph 72%
St. Louis 74%
Quincy (IL)-Hannibal-Keokuk (IA) 112%
Paducah (KY)-Cape Girard 69%
Joplin-Pittsburg (KS) 64%
MONTANA 35,200
Billings 53%
Butte-Bozeman 52%
Glendive 37%
Great Falls 54%
Helena 64%
Missoula 55%
NEBRASKA 67,000
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff 70%
Lincoln & Hastings-Krny 73%
North Platte 71%
Omaha 97%
NEVADA 64,800
Las Vegas 62%
Reno 79%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 18,200
Boston, MA (Manchester) 89%
Burlington (VT)-Plattsburgh (NY) 53%
Portland-Auburn (ME) 66%
NEW JERSEY 146,100
New York (NY) 112%
Philadelphia (PA) 102%
NEW MEXICO 86,800
Albuquerque-Santa Fe 64%
NEW YORK 508,000
Albany-Schenectady-Troy 74%
Binghamton 97%
Buffalo 92%
Elmira 60%
New York 112%
Rochester 69%
Syracuse 70%
Utica 106%
Watertown 99%
Burlington (VT)-Plattsburgh 53%
NORTH CAROLINA 355,300
Charlotte 92%
Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem 91%
Greenville-N. Bern-Washington 83%
Raleigh-Durham 91%
Wilmington 152%
Grnvl-Spart-Asheville-Ander (SC) 96%
NORTH DAKOTA 21,700
Fargo-Valley City 65%
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson 69%
OHIO 486,800
Cincinnati 68%
Cleveland-Akron 70%
Columbus 77%
Dayton 81%
Lima 102%
Toledo 76%
Wheeling (WV)-Steubenville 79%
Youngstown 92%
Zanesville 104%
OKLAHOMA 178,900
Oklahoma City 86%
Tulsa 79%
Sherman-Ada 99%
Wichita Falls-Lawton 62%
OREGON 160,700
Bend 64%
Eugene 65%
Medford-Klamath Falls 68%
Portland 63%
PENNSYLVANIA 380,700
Erie 77%
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York 78%
Johnstown-Altoona 68%
Philadelphia 102%
Pittsburgh 85%
Wilkes Barre-Scranton 84%
RHODE ISLAND 30,400
Providence-New Bedford (MA)` 71%
SOUTH CAROLINA 212,300
Charleston 84%
Columbia 111%
Grnvle (NC) Spart-Ashvle-Ander 96%
Myrtle Beach-Florence 135%
SOUTH DAKOTA 25,600
Rapid City 69%
Sioux Falls 77%
TENNESSEE 225,300
Chattanooga 98%
Jackson 92%
Knoxville 86%
Memphis 80%
Nashville 68%
Tri-Cities, TN,VA 101%
TEXAS 1,194,100
Abilene-Sweetwater 65%
Amarillo 63%
Austin 82%
Beaumont-Port Arthur 74%
Corpus Christi 71%
Dallas-Ft. Worth 70%
El Paso(Las Cruces) 89%
Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA 74%
Houston 73%
Laredo 95%
Lubbock 67%
Odessa-Midland 59%
San Angelo 63%
San Antonio 92%
Sherman- Ada, (OK) 99%
Tyler-Longview 68%
Victoria 96%
Waco-Temple-Bryan 81%
Wichita Falls- Lawton (OK) 62%
UTAH 106,300
Salt Lake City 53%
VERMONT 16,200
Burlington-Plattsburgh (NY) 53%
VIRGINIA 218,400
Charlottesville 56%
Harrisonburg 65%
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News 87%
Richmond-Petersburg 98%
Roanoke-Lynchburg 83%
Tri Cities, TN-VA 101%
WASHINGTON 156,700
Seattle-Tacoma 44%
Spokane 53%
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick 58%
WASHINGTON, D.C. 28,400
Washington, D.C.-Hagerstown (MD) 75%
WEST VIRGINIA 43,400
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill 72%
Charleston-Huntington 112%
Clarkston-Weston 90%
Parkersburg 99%
Wheeling-Steubenville (OH) 92%
WISCONSIN 376,900
Duluth (MN)-Superior 79%
Green Bay-Appleton 88%
La Crosse-Eau Claire 75%
Madison 74%
Milwaukee 82%
Mausau-Rhinelander 96%
WYOMING 8,200
Casper-Riverton 53%