Miami Valley
The
Miami Valley, broadly, refers to the land area surrounding the
Great Miami River in southwest
Ohio,
USA, and also includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater Rivers as well. Geographically it includes,
Dayton,
Middletown,
Hamilton, and other communities.
Most commonly, however, it refers to the economic and cultural-social region centered primarily on
Dayton and the greater Dayton area, including TV and radio markets. Middletown and Hamilton both fall under the economic and cultural-social influence of
Cincinnati and thus, do not commonly use the term in this sense. Institutions and enterprises in the Dayton area, such as
Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Miami Valley Hospital [
1], Miami Valley Council of the
Boy Scouts of America [
2], as well as Upper Valley Medical Center (
Troy) [
3] illustrate local usage.
Local television stations
WDTN and
WHIO-TV both include the following counties and cities in the cultural Miami Valley:
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Montgomery County (
Dayton)
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Greene County (
Xenia)
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Preble County (
Eaton)
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Clark County (
Springfield)
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Miami County (
Troy)
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Darke County (
Greenville)
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Champaign County (
Urbana)
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Shelby County (
Sidney)
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Logan County (
Bellefontaine)
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Butler and
Warren counties (
Middletown)
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Wayne County, Indiana (
Richmond, Indiana)
Additionally, WHIO includes the following locations in its news and weather coverage:
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Mercer County (
Celina)
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Auglaize County (
Wapakoneta)
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Clinton County (
Wilmington)
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Union County, Indiana (
Liberty, Indiana)
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Randolph County, Indiana (
Winchester, Indiana)
