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Tribune Company Statement on Federal
Communications Commission Proposal
CHICAGO Nov.
28, 2007 -- Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB)
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis
FitzSimons today issued the following statement:
"We are pleased with Chairman Martin's
proposal which, if approved, will enable Tribune's going
private transaction to close by the end of the year. This
will allow Tribune’s
local media outlets to continue their commitment to outstanding
journalism and service to our readers, viewers, listeners
and advertisers."
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TRIBUNE (NYSE:TRB) is one of the country’s
top media companies, operating businesses in publishing,
interactive and broadcasting. It reaches more than 80 percent
of U.S. households and is the only media organization with
newspapers, television stations and websites in the nation’s
top three markets. In publishing, Tribune’s leading
daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune,
Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.), The Sun (Baltimore), South Florida
Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel and Hartford Courant. The
company’s broadcasting group operates 23 television
stations, Superstation WGN on national cable, Chicago’s
WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and
information websites complement Tribune’s print and
broadcast properties and extend the company’s nationwide
audience. |
