| 1847 |
Chicago Tribune
founded |
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Chicago Tribune prints first edition on June 10 |
| 1861 |
"Tribune
Company" established as an Illinois corporation |
| 1924 |
WGN Radio signs
on in Chicago |
| 1925 |
Tribune Tower opens
in Chicago |
| 1948 |
WGN-TV signs on
in Chicago
|
| |
WPIX-TV signs on
in New York |
| 1963 |
Tribune acquires
South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
| 1965 |
Tribune acquires
Orlando Sentinel |
| 1966 |
Tribune acquires
KWGN-TV in Denver |
| 1968 |
Tribune restructured as a Delaware corporation |
| 1975 |
Tribune Entertainment
starts syndication of "U.S. Farm Report" |
| 1978 |
WGN-TV becomes
a "superstation," reaching television audiences
nationwide via cable |
| 1981 |
Tribune acquires
the Chicago Cubs |
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Tribune Broadcasting
Company established |
| 1982 |
Tribune Entertainment
Company established |
| 1983 |
Tribune Company
goes public |
| |
Tribune acquires
WGNO-TV in New Orleans |
| |
Tribune, with ticker symbol TRB, becomes a publicly
traded company on October 13 |
| 1984 |
Tribune acquires
WGNX-TV in Atlanta |
| 1985 |
Tribune acquires
KTLA-TV in Los Angeles |
| 1986 |
Tribune acquires
Daily Press in Newport News, Va. |
| 1987 |
Tribune Entertainment
launches Geraldo daytime talk show |
| 1991 |
Tribune invests
in America Online |
| |
"KTLA
Morning News" debuts -- Tribune’s first
morning newscast |
| 1992 |
Tribune acquires
WPHL-TV in Philadelphia |
| |
Chicago Online
debuts on America Online |
| 1993 |
Full text of Chicago
Tribune becomes available online |
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CLTV cable news
channel launches in Chicago |
| |
Tribune launches
¡Exito! |
| 1994 |
Tribune acquires
WLVI-TV in Boston |
| 1995 |
Tribune gains an
equity interest in The WB Television Network |
| |
Tribune Media Center
opens in Washington, D.C. |
| |
CareerFinder launches
on the Internet |
| 1996 |
Tribune acquires
KHWB-TV in Houston |
| |
Tribune acquires
KSWB-TV in San Diego |
| |
Chicago.tribune.com
launches |
| 1997 |
Tribune acquires
Renaissance Communications -- |
| |
six television
stations join Tribune Broadcasting Company: |
| |
KDAF-TV
in Dallas |
| |
WBZL-TV in Miami |
| |
KTXL-TV in Sacramento |
| |
WXIN-TV in Indianapolis |
| |
WTIC-TV in Hartford |
| |
WPMT-TV in Harrisburg |
| |
Orlando Sentinel/Time
Warner launch Central Florida News 13 |
| |
Metromix.com launches
|
| |
Tribune Entertainment
launches "Earth:Final Conflict" |
| 1998 |
Tribune acquires
KTWB-TV in Seattle |
| |
Tribune acquires
WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids |
| |
Tribune assumes
management of WTXX-TV in Hartford |
| |
First DTV station
built; KTLA DT in Los Angeles |
| 1999 |
Tribune acquires
WBDC-TV in Washington, D.C. |
| |
Tribune acquires
WEWB-TV in Albany, N.Y. |
| |
Tribune trades
WGNX-TV in Atlanta for KCPQ-TV in Seattle |
| |
Tribune Interactive
Inc. established |
| 2000 |
Tribune acquires
WATL-TV in Atlanta |
| |
Tribune acquires
WNOL-TV in New Orleans |
| |
CareerBuilder acquired
in partnership with Knight Ridder |
| |
Tribune acquires
The Times Mirror Company |
| |
Eight daily newspapers
join Tribune Publishing Company: |
| |
Los Angeles
Times |
| |
The Sun
(Baltimore) |
| |
Newsday
(New York) |
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Hoy (New
York) |
| |
The Morning
Call (Allentown, Pa.) |
| |
Hartford
Courant |
| |
Greenwich
Time (Greenwich, Conn.) |
| |
The Advocate
(Stamford, Conn.) |
| |
Tribune Education
sold to The McGraw-Hill Companies |
| |
Chicagosports.com
launches |
| |
Tribune Media Net
created |
| |
Tribune Entertainment
launches "Andromeda" |
| 2001 |
Orlando Sentinel
launches El Sentinel |
| |
Tribune/CareerBuilder/Knight
Ridder acquire Headhunter.net |
| |
Tribune Entertainment
launches "Mutant X" |
| 2002 |
Tribune acquires
WTTV-TV in Indianapolis |
| |
Chicago Tribune
Company acquires Chicago magazine |
| |
Sun-Sentinel launches
el Sentinel |
| |
Tribune Entertainment
launches "Adventure Inc." |
| |
Chicago Tribune
launches RedEye edition |
| 2003 |
Tribune acquires KPLR-TV in St. Louis |
|
Tribune acquires KWBP-TV in Portland |
|
Tribune Publishing launches Hoy in Chicago |
| |
Tribune Publishing
launches amNewYork as majority owner |
| 2004 |
Tribune Publishing
launches Hoy in Los Angeles |
|
Tribune/Gannett/Knight
Ridder acquire CrossMedia Services and launch ShopLocal.com |
| 2005 |
Tribune/Gannett/Knight
Ridder acquire Topix.net |
| 2006 |
Tribune Broadcasting
affiliates with The CW Network |
| |
Tribune Broadcasting
affiliates with Tube Music Network in first multicast initiative |
| |
Tribune Interactive
acquires ForSaleByOwner.com |
| |
Tribune announces
75 million share stock repurchase |
| |
Tribune/Gannett expand
equity stakes in CareerBuilder.com, ShopLocal.com and Topix.net |
| |
Tribune Publishing
acquires full ownership in amNewYork |
| 2007 |
Tribune becomes private
company |
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