Belo Corporation

Belo Corporation /ˈbl/ (formerly A. H. Belo Corporation) was a Dallas, Texas-based media company that owned 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and three regional 24-hour cable news television channels. Until 2008, the company also owned seven newspapers, which were ultimately spun off into a separate company now known as DallasNews Corporation. The company was named after former owner Alfred Horatio Belo. Belo had its headquarters in the Belo Building in Downtown Dallas, designed by Dallas architects Omniplan and constructed between 1983 and 1985.

Belo Corporation
Company typePublic
Traded as
NYSE: BLC
IndustryBroadcasting, Television, Interactive media
Founded1926 (1926)
DefunctDecember 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)
Fate
Successor
  • Gannett
  • Tegna Inc.
  • DallasNews Corporation
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
,
United States
Key people
  • Dunia Shive
  • (President and CEO)
RevenueUS$687 million (FY 2010)
US$216 million (FY 2010)
Net income
US$86.9 million (FY 2010)
Total assetsUS$1.59 billion (FY 2010)
Total equityUS$171 million (FY 2010)
Number of employees
6,600
Footnotes / references

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