FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, December 29, 2008 12:10PM

WVEC TELEVISION AND CHARTER REACH TENTATIVE RETRANSMISSION AGREEMENT

Norfolk, Virginia – WVEC Television, Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) for retransmission of the station’s analog and high-definition signals. “We are pleased to have come to a tentative agreement with Charter and we look forward to continuing to provide WVEC’s high-quality news and local programming uninterrupted to our viewers,” said Jim Berman, WVEC’s President and General Manager. WVEC Television, Inc. is part of Belo Corp. NYSE: BLC), one of the nation’s largest pure- play, publicly-traded television companies. The agreement covers signals in 11 of Belo’s 15 markets including the following stations: KMOV-TV in St. Louis; WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth; WWL-TV and WUPL-TV in New Orleans, WCNC-TV in Charlotte; KGW-TV in Portland; WVEC-TV in Hampton/Norfolk; KING-TV and KONG-TV in Seattle/Tacoma; KREM-TV and KSKN-TV in Spokane; KHOU-TV in Houston; KTVB in Boise; and, WHAS-TV in Louisville. The agreement also covers carriage of two of the Company’s 24-hour new channels, Northwest Cable News and Texas Cable News.

About WVEC Television, Inc. WVEC Television, Inc. is owned by Belo Corp. (BLC), one of the nation’s largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, with 2007 annual revenue of $777 million. The Company owns and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated Web sites. Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive markets. Nearly all Belo stations rank first or second in their local market. Additional information is available at www.belo.com or by contacting Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at 214-977-6835.