Greater Cleveland is currently the 35th largest
radio market in the United States, as ranked by
Nielsen Media Research.[1] While most stations originate in Cleveland proper, this list includes stations licensed within the counties of
Cuyahoga,
Lorain,
Medina,
Lake and
Geauga that define the market. Stations licensed to
Akron but are specifically marketed to the Cleveland region are also included (Nielsen recognizes Akron and
Canton as separate markets).
Currently, radio stations that primarily serve Greater Cleveland include:[2][3]
Unlike radio, Cleveland, Akron, and Canton are grouped as a single television market, which is currently ranked by Nielsen Media Research as the 19th-largest
television market in the United States.[4] Cleveland was the first city in the U.S. to have all commercial television newscasts produced in
high-definition; WJW was the first station to do in December 2004,[5] followed by WKYC on May 22, 2006,[6] WEWS on January 7, 2007,[7] and WOIO on October 20, 2007.
Affiliations listed below are the primary
subchannel of each respective station (displayed as x.1 via
PSIP). Additional networks/diginets are also available on many of the following stations' secondary subchannels (x.2 and up).