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, 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 www.hearstargyle.com.

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