Tribune to Announce Third Quarter 2005 Earnings on October 13

Tribune to Announce Third Quarter 2005 Earnings on October 13

CHICAGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) will announce third quarter 2005 earnings on Thursday, Oct. 13, before the market opens. A conference call to discuss the results will be held that day at 8 a.m. CT (9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT). The full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying financial tables will be available on Tribune's website, http://www.tribune.com/ .

To access the call, dial 877/847-0401 (domestic) or 706/679-5349 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled 8 a.m. start. The conference ID is 8776849. Replays of the conference call will be available Oct. 13 through Oct. 20. To hear the replay, dial 800/642-1687 (domestic) or 706/645-9291 (international) and use access code 8776849.

A live webcast will be accessible through http://www.tribune.com/ and through CCBN at http://www.ccbn.com/ . An archive of the webcast will be available Oct. 13 through Oct. 27.

TRIBUNE (NYSE:TRB) is one of the country's top media companies, operating businesses in publishing 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 operates 11 leading daily newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Newsday, plus a wide range of targeted publications such as Spanish-language Hoy. The company's broadcasting group operates 26 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.

Source: Tribune Company

CONTACT: Media, Gary Weitman, +1-312-222-3394, or fax, +1-312-222-1573,
gweitman@tribune.com , or Investors, Ruthellyn Musil, +1-312-222-3787, or fax,
+1-312-222-1573, rmusil@tribune.com , both of Tribune Company

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

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