HTV Hearst-Argyle Television Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 25, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

300 West 57 th  Street

New York, New York 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

(212) 887-6800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 25, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release reporting financial results and earnings for the Registrant’s quarterly period and year ended December 31, 2008.

The information contained in Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that Section.  In addition, the information contained in Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

See Item 2.02 above.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 25, 2009

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