Belo Sets Schedule for Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Belo Sets Schedule for Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

DALLAS, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC) said today that it will issue a news release regarding its second quarter 2008 earnings on Friday July 25, at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight 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. CDT that afternoon.

The conference call will be simultaneously Webcast on the Company's Web site at http://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 1-877-777-1973. A replay line will be open from 3:00 p.m. CDT on July 25 until 11:59 p.m. CDT on August 1, 2008. To access the replay, dial 800-475-6701 or 320-365-3844. The access code for the replay is 951969.

About Belo Corp.

Belo Corp. is one of the nation's largest pure-play publicly-traded television companies, with annual revenue of approximately $775 million. The Company owns and operates 20 television stations reaching more than 14 percent of U.S. television households, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV affiliates, and their associated Web sites, in 15 highly-attractive markets across the United States. Belo stations consistently deliver distinguished journalism for which they have received significant industry recognition including nine Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Awards; nine George Foster Peabody Awards; and 23 national Edward R. Murrow Awards -- all since 2000, and in each case more than any other commercial station group in the nation. Nearly all Belo stations rank first or second in their local market. Belo owns stations in seven of the top 25 markets in the nation, with six stations located in the fast-growing, top-14 markets of Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Seattle/Tacoma and Phoenix. Additionally, the Company has created regional cable news channels in Texas and the Northwest increasing its impact in those regions. Additional information is available at http://www.belo.com/ or by contacting Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at 214-977-6835.

First Call Analyst: Casey P. Hendrickson
FCMN Contact: mmackey@belo.com

Source: Belo Corp.

CONTACT: Paul Fry, vice president|Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications of Belo Corp., +1-214-977-6835

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

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