Hearst-Argyle Television to Webcast Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on October 30

Hearst-Argyle Television to Webcast Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on October 30

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) is scheduled to issue its third quarter earnings release before NYSE trading begins on Thursday, October 30, 2008. The Company intends to host a conference call to discuss the earnings release that morning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The conference call will be webcast simultaneously from Hearst-Argyle's Website, www.hearstargyle.com. Access to the live audio webcast will be given from the site's Investor Relations section. A recording of the webcast will remain archived on the site. The conference call number is (888) 946-7611; the conference can be accessed with the identification "Hearst-Argyle." A replay of the call will be available through November 6 at (800) 839-2204.

Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. a leading local media company, owns 26 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations. The Company's television stations reach approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, making it one of America's largest television station groups. It also owns 30 websites and 19 digital multicast channels providing news, weather and entertainment programming. Hearst-Argyle is majority-owned by Hearst Corporation. The company's Web address is www.hearstargyle.com.

Source: Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

CONTACT: Harry Hawks, Executive Vice President & CFO of Hearst-Argyle
Television, Inc., +1-212-887-6823, hhawks@hearst.com; or Ellen McClain, Vice
President, Finance of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., +1-212-887-6825,
emcclain@hearst.com; or Tom Campo, Investor Relations for Hearst-Argyle
Television, Inc., +1-212-887-6827; or Campo Communications, LLC for
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., +1-212-590-2464

Web Site: http://www.hearstargyle.com/

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