Hearst-Argyle Television to Present at Deutsche Bank Investor Conference

Hearst-Argyle Television to Present at Deutsche Bank Investor Conference

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) announced today its participation at the Deutsche Bank 13th Annual Media & Telecommunications Conference on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. eastern time. The conference is being held at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.

A live audio Web cast of the Company's presentation will be available through the Company's Website, http://www.hearstargyle.com/ , as well as through the Deutsche Bank Website. A replay will be archived on the Hearst- Argyle site.

For information about additional conference appearances and other events, please check the "event calendar" page within Hearst-Argyle's Website; the page will be updated periodically as new events are scheduled.

About Hearst-Argyle

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 duPont-Columbia University 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 Television, Inc., +1-212-887-6827, tcampo@hearst.com

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

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