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===Television=== The Pittsburgh metro area is served by multiple local television and radio stations. The Pittsburgh [[designated market area]] (DMA) is the 22nd-largest in the U.S. with 1,163,150 homes (1.045% of the total U.S.).<ref name="nielsen">Holmes, Gary. [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nielsen-reports-11-increase-in-us-television-households-for-the-2006-2007-season-56231032.html Nielsen Reports 1.1% increase in U.S. Television Households for the 2006β2007 Season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120125716/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nielsen-reports-11-increase-in-us-television-households-for-the-2006-2007-season-56231032.html |date=January 20, 2017 }}. ''[[Nielsen Media Research]].'' August 23, 2006. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.</ref> The major network television stations include [[KDKA-TV]] 2 ([[CBS]]), [[WTAE-TV|WTAE]] 4 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WPXI]] 11 ([[NBC]]), [[WINP-TV]] 16 ([[Ion Television|Ion]]), [[WPKD-TV]] 19 ([[Independent station|Independent]]), [[WPNT]] 22 ([[The CW]]/[[MyNetworkTV]]), [[WPCB]] 40 ([[Cornerstone Television|Cornerstone]]), and [[WPGH-TV]] 53 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]). KDKA-TV, WINP-TV, and WPCB are owned-and-operated by their respective networks. [[WQED (TV)|WQED]] 13 is the local [[PBS]] member station in Pittsburgh. It was established on April 1, 1954, and was the first community-sponsored television station and the fifth public station in the United States. The station has produced much original content for PBS, including ''[[Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood]]'', several [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] specials, and ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]''<ref name="WQED">{{cite web |last1=Hoover |first1=Bob |last2=Kalson |first2=Sally |last3=Vancher |first3=Barbara |title=WQED at 50: Born in television's Golden Age, Pittsburgh's public broadcasting station pioneered educational programming |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv/2004/03/28/WQED-at-50-Born-in-television-s-Golden-Age-Pittsburgh-s-public-broadcasting-station-pioneered-educational-programming/stories/200403280162 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=December 4, 2021 |date=March 28, 2004}}</ref>
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