HTV Hearst-Argyle Television Inc.

NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) announced today that it will hold its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, in New York City, for shareholders of record as of March 13, 2009. The meeting will be Webcast live in listen-only mode. Parties interested in listening to the Webcast can do so from the Company's Web site, http://www.hearstargyle.com/, in the "Investor Relations" section. The Company also announced that the deadline for receipt of stockholder proposals in connection with the 2010 annual meeting is December 6, 2009. 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 http://www.hearstargyle.com/. DATASOURCE: Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. CONTACT: Tom Campo, Campo Communications, LLC, +1-212-590-2464, Web Site: http://www.hearstargyle.com/

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