Public | |
Traded as | NYSE: BLC |
Industry | Broadcasting, Television, Interactive media |
Fate | Acquired by Gannett |
Successor |
Gannett Company Tegna, Inc. |
Founded | 1926 |
Defunct | December 23, 2013 |
Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, United States |
Key people
|
Dunia Shive (President and CEO) |
Revenue | US$687 million (FY 2010) |
US$216 million (FY 2010) | |
US$86.9 million (FY 2010) | |
Total assets | US$1.59 billion (FY 2010) |
Total equity | US$171 million (FY 2010) |
Number of employees
|
6,600 |
Website | www |
Belo Corporation /ˈbiːloʊ/ was a Dallas-based media company that owned 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A. H. Belo Corporation after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the newspaper company spun off from Belo early in 2008. Belo had its headquarters in the Belo Building in Downtown Dallas, designed by Dallas architects Omniplan and constructed between 1983 and 1985.
Coordinates: 32°46′35″N 96°48′20″W / 32.77639°N 96.80556°W
The company traces its roots back to 1842 with the introduction of The Daily News in Galveston, Texas. Its flagship, The Dallas Morning News, has been publishing since 1885. The name A.H. Belo Corporation was applied to the company in 1926. The name was shortened to Belo Corporation in 2002.