Hearst-Argyle Television to Webcast First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call on May 1

Hearst-Argyle Television to Webcast First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call on May 1

NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) is scheduled to issue a news release regarding its first-quarter results before NYSE trading on Thursday morning, May 1, 2008. 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, www.hearstargyle.com. Access to the live audio webcast will be given from the site's Investor Relations section. A recording of the webcast will remain archived on the site. The conference call number is (888) 390-0676 for domestic calls and 1-(210) 234-0026 for toll calls; the conference can be accessed with the identification "Hearst-Argyle." A replay of the call will be available through May 8 at (866) 457-5510 or 1-(203) 369-1284 (toll). No pass code is necessary for the replay.

Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. owns 26 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations owned by Hearst Corporation, in geographically diverse U.S. markets. The Company's television stations reach approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, making it one of America's largest television station groups. Hearst-Argyle owns 12 ABC-affiliated stations, and manages an additional ABC station owned by Hearst Corporation, and is the largest ABC affiliate group. The Company also owns 10 NBC affiliates, and is the second-largest NBC affiliate owner, and owns two CBS affiliates. Also, Hearst-Argyle owns more than 30 Websites and currently multicasts 18 digital weather channels. The company's Web address is www.hearstargyle.com.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: tcampo@hearst.com

Source: Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

CONTACT: Tom Campo, Investor Relations, +1-212-887-6827, Harry Hawks
Executive Vice President & CFO, +1-212-887-6823, hhawks@hearst.com, or Ellen
McClain, Vice President, Finance, +1-212-887-6825, emcclain@hearst.com, all of
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

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

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