area of dominant influence

A new Federal law requires cable companies to carry local broadcasters in what is know as their area of dominant influence.

(The initials in the group's name come from the television term area of dominant influence.)

Michigan City is in Chicago's Area of Dominant Influence.

Arbitron at one time also maintained similar areas for television ratings, each called an area of dominant influence (ADI).

Under the new law, the F.C.C. has the authority to define what an area of dominant influence is, but it has not acted yet.

'Area of Dominant Influence' New York's dominance in Fairfield is demonstrated by market research.

ADI (area of dominant influence)--a term that identifies the pri- mazy market for a particular medium.

St. Joseph, while a separate television market from Kansas City, is part of Kansas City's area of dominant influence in Arbitron ratings.

Radio stations Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz area of dominant influence (ADI) or continuous measurement market (CMM).

So many people there watch New York stations that Fairfield, alone among Connecticut counties, is considered part of New York's "Area of Dominant Influence," according to the two main ratings counters, Arbitron and Nielsen Media Research.

Since the inception of television, Fairfield and suburban counties stretching from eastern Long Island to south-central New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania border have been included by the broadcast industry in New York City's "Area of Dominant Influence."