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> a media market based in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA? On a map the western parts of Maryland seem vaguely as close to Pittsburgh as they are to Baltimore. Even if they were closer to Pittsburgh, PA why would media in Pittsburgh, PA cover events in western Maryland (since it's still kind of far away and Pittsburgh isn't that big a city)?

I also don't know what they mean by "media market" being in Pittsburgh, again, if they mean PA.

I Google and can't find a Pittsburgh, MD so I assume they are talking about PA. But I'm still confused.

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Yes. The westernmost county in MD is considered part of the Pittsburgh PA media market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Media_Market

> definition of the reach of the Pittsburgh television and radio media as defined by Nielsen in a prime sense

Ah. I never understood anything to do with Nielsen. Makes sense.

It's probably the reverse direction of what you're thinking, it's not that events of western Maryland would be covered by neighboring cities, more that western Marylanders would be more likely to subscribe to Pittsburgh media than Baltimore. Media that comes to mind include radio, bbroadcast TV and advertised events in local papers.

Using Google Map's measuring tool, Garrett County is 115km from Pittsburgh, PA, 231km from Baltimore, and 207km from DC. It'd make sense that news from Pittsburgh would be more relevant to the area.

Also, according to Wikipedia, Garrett County is part of the Pittsburgh Media Market:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Media_Market

Pittsburgh is much more culturally rural-white than Baltimore

Interesting you had to use a throwaway for that comment. Pittsburgh has changed a lot in the last 20 years. The grouping of western MD counties in the Pittsburgh media market is purely one of geography.

This is my standard account. I live in Baltimore and have visited Pittsburgh many times. Baltimore is a black city with a much different culture than western Maryland or Pittsburgh

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