Belo Corp., one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, 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. Belo operates nine stations in seven of the top 25 markets in the nation, with six stations located in the fast-growing, top-15 markets of Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Seattle/Tacoma and Phoenix. Belo Corp. operates more than 25 Web sites, building on the Company's well-established local and regional brands to generate new customer relationships. Additionally, the Company has leveraged its local television assets to create regional cable news channels in Texas, the Northwest and Arizona, increasing its impact in those regions. From its beginnings as a Texas newspaper company in 1842 through the explosive growth of the past 20 years, Belo Corp. has attributed its success to its unique understanding of, and commitment to, the audiences it serves. Belo Corp.'s close community ties, strong journalistic reputation, and intense regional focus have been nurtured and expanded over time, resulting in powerful media brands and business opportunities that are not easily duplicated by competitors. The Company's geographic clustering of its media holdings, and its diversification of media within each cluster, helps Belo Corp. deliver unmatched regional news coverage to its audiences. The Belo Corp. strategy also offers substantial competitive advantages, such as operational efficiencies, powerful branding and cross-promotional opportunities. Belo Corp.'s focused strategy for extending its news and information platform to emerging media and audiences enables the Company to remain flexible as audiences change, and deliver news and information in new ways to match new tastes, interests and habits. Belo Corp.'s Web sites exemplify this strategy. To learn more about Belo Corp., you may view the Company Fact Sheet, a timeline of key dates in Belo's history, and a summary of our corporate values. |
