Tribune Co. Holdings
By
Rachel Smolkin
Total revenue for fiscal year ending December 2003: $5.59 billion
Publishing
• 2003 revenue: $4.04 billion, representing 72 percent of Tribune's revenues
• 14 daily newspapers, with a total circulation of about 9.3 million on weekdays and 12.5 million on Sundays, making it the nation's third largest newspaper group (based on circulation)
Chicago Tribune
* Los Angeles Times
* Newsday: Long Island
* Baltimore Sun
Orlando Sentinel
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Ft. Lauderdale
* Hartford Courant: Hartford, Connecticut
Daily Press: Newport News, Virginia
* The Morning Call: Allentown, Pennsylvania
* The Advocate: Stamford, Connecticut
* Greenwich Time: Greenwich, Connecticut
* Hoy: New York
** Hoy: Chicago
** Hoy: Los Angeles
* Former Times Mirror paper
** Created post-merger
Broadcasting and Entertainment
• 2003 revenue: $1.56 billion, representing 28 percent of revenues
• 26 broadcast television stations (Tribune also owns two cable stations, CLTV in Chicago and Superstation WGN, based in New York.)
Broadcast Stations:
WPIX: New York KTLA: Los Angeles
WGN: Chicago WPHL: Philadelphia
WLVI: Boston KWBP: Portland
KDAF: Dallas WBDC: Washington
WATL: Atlanta KHWB: Houston
KCPQ: Seattle KTWB: Seattle
WBZL: Miami KWGN: Denver
KTXL: Sacramento KSWB: San Diego
WXIN: Indianapolis WTTV: Indianapolis
WTIC: Hartford WTXX: Hartford
WXMI: Grand Rapids WPMT: Harrisburg
WNOL: New Orleans WGNO: New Orleans
WEWB: Albany KPLR: St. Louis
• Radio
WGN-AM in Chicago
Format: personality/infotainment/sports
• Chicago Cubs baseball team
(Tribune Co. also owns Wrigley Field, the 39,000-seat stadium that is home to the Cubs.)
• Tribune Entertainment
Subsidiary of Tribune Broadcasting that develops and distributes first-run television programming for the company's station group and national syndication
Minority Interests Held
• WB Television Network: provides original prime-time and children's programming
• TV Food Network: 24-hour cable/satellite TV network focuses on food and entertaining
• CareerBuilder: online recruiting company
• Classified Ventures: automotive and real estate classified advertising Web sites
• Comcast SportsNet Chicago: 24-hour cable/satellite TV network focuses on Chicago sports teams
• TMCTI and TMCTII: In connection with the Times Mirror acquisition, Tribune Co. acquired investments in two limited liability companies formed from agreements with the Times Mirror Chandler Trusts.
Source: Tribune Co.
(Filings with Securities and Exchange Commission and information provided by corporate communications office)
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