### Question
What does designated market area mean?


### Answer
**Designated market area** has the following meaning in *17 U.S.C. § 122*:

> a designated market area, as determined by Nielsen Media Research and published in the 1999–2000 Nielsen Station Index Directory and Nielsen Station Index United States Television Household Estimates or any successor publication

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 122*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

