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HI - We're having a spirited discussion in Minnesota regarding terms used within a state to describe different regions within that state.
I think the issue of what television & radio stations/broadcasters call their viewing/listening region is an interesting subset of this discussion.
Where I live now, Northeastern Minnesota is called by broadcasters "The Northland!", which includes their viewing area in Northwest Wisconsin.
When I lived in Texarkana TX the stations called their viewing region "The ArkLaTex!" which I always thought was funny so I remember it.
I've lived lots of other places and remember noticing the odd terms used by regional broadcasters for their viewing/listening areas, but can't remember any others at the moment.
So, what are the terms used for your region (or other places you know about) by your television/radio stations?
The heartland (Used by KFVS 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO). Also not original at all and almost laughable since half the viewing audience probably lives next to cotton fields.
"Delaware Valley" (WPVI) vs. "Greater Philadelphia" (KYW). You also hear the "tri-state" (PA, NJ, DE). Subregions are the Lehigh Valley, South Jersey, the shore, and any other major cities/counties.
Here in Victoria, Texas, the area is referred to as "The Crossroads", as distinct from the Coastal Bend, which is a narrower strip along the Gulf from Houston to Corpus Christi. The National Weather Service also uses the terms Crossroads and Coastal Bend to distinguish between the weather on the coast and back inland, even though we're only about 25 miles from the gulf.
The Crossroads monickar arises from the fact that traffic from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley has to change highways, from 59 onto 77, hence The Crossroads, from back in the days when Victoria had only one traffic light.
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