Hearst-Argyle Television to Webcast First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call on April 29

Hearst-Argyle Television to Webcast First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call on April 29

NEW YORK, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) is scheduled to issue a news release regarding its first- quarter results on Friday, April 29, 2005 at approximately 6:45 a.m. Eastern time. The Company intends to host a conference call to discuss the earnings release that morning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The conference call will be Webcast simultaneously from Hearst-Argyle's Website, http://www.hearstargyle.com/. Access to the live audio Webcast will be given from the Company's homepage. A recording of the Webcast will remain archived on the Website.

The conference call number is (800) 857-9600 for domestic calls and (773) 756-4629 for international calls; the conference can be accessed with the identification "Hearst-Argyle." A replay of the call will be available through May 6 at (866) 468-7655 or (203) 369-1452 (international). No pass code is necessary for the replay.

Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. owns 25 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations, in geographically diverse U.S. markets. The Company's television stations reach approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, making it one of the largest U.S. television station groups. The Company owns 10 NBC affiliates, and is the second-largest NBC affiliate owner. Hearst-Argyle also owns 12 ABC affiliated stations, and manages an additional ABC station owned by The Hearst Corporation, and is the largest ABC affiliate group. The Company also owns two CBS affiliates and a WB affiliate, and manages a UPN affiliate and an independent station.

Hearst-Argyle's stations are recognized news leaders. The station group has been honored with three consecutive Walter Cronkite Awards, presented by the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication, for excellence in television political journalism, and is the only group to have received the award since its inception. Hearst-Argyle stations also are the recipients of many of television's other highest awards for excellence in journalism, programming and community service, including the Peabody, the Columbia-du Pont Journalism Award, the Sigma Delta Chi Award, the Gabriel, the Ad Council Silver Bell, the National Headliner Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and the EMMY.

Hearst-Argyle also is a leader in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its partnership with Internet Broadcasting Systems, and in the application of digital broadcast spectrum for new local informational services through its Weather Plus partnership with NBC and various NBC affiliate groups.

Hearst-Argyle is majority owned by The Hearst Corporation. Hearst-Argyle Series A Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HTV." HTV debt is rated investment grade by Moody's (Baa3), Standard & Poor's (BBB-) and Fitch (BBB-), each with a stable outlook. The company's Web address is http://www.hearstargyle.com/.

Source: Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

CONTACT: Thomas W. Campo of Hearst-Argyle, +1-212-887-6827, tcampo@hearst.com

Web site: http://www.hearstargyle.com/

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