DALLAS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, said today that it will issue a news release regarding its third quarter 2009 earnings on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. A conference call to discuss the earnings release and other matters of interest to shareholders and analysts will follow at 1:00 p.m. CST that afternoon.

The conference call will be simultaneously Webcast on the Company's Web site at www.belo.com/invest. Following the conclusion of the Webcast, a replay of the conference call will be archived on Belo's Web site. To access the listen-only conference lines, dial 1-866-233-3843. A replay line will be open from 3:00 p.m. CST on November 3, 2009 until 11:59 p.m. CST on November 17, 2009. To access the replay, dial 1-800-475-6701 or 320-365-3844. The access code for the replay is 119977.

About Belo Corp.

Belo Corp. (BLC) is one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, with 2008 annual revenue of $733 million. The Company owns and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated Web sites. Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive markets. Belo stations rank first or second in nearly all of their local markets. Additional information is available at www.belo.com or by contacting Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at 214-977-6835.

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