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combined average circulation of approximately 680,000 copies. This division also produces military newspapers (most of
which are weekly) under agreements where editorial material is supplied by local military bases; in 2005 the 12 military
newspapers produced by this division had a combined average circulation of more than 195,000 copies.
The Gazette Newspapers
have a companion website that includes editorial material and classified advertising from the
print newspapers. The military newspapers produced by this division are supported by a website (dcmilitary.com) that
includes base guides and other features as well as articles from the print newspapers. Each website also contains display
advertising that is sold specifically for the site.
The Gazette Newspapers
and
Southern Maryland Newspapers
together employ approximately 165 editors, reporters
and photographers.
This division also operates two commercial printing businesses in suburban Maryland.
The Herald
The Company owns The Daily Herald Company, publisher of
The Herald
in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of
Seattle.
The Herald
is published mornings seven days a week and is primarily distributed by home delivery in Snohomish
County. The Daily Herald Company also provides commercial printing services and publishes four controlled-circulation
weekly community newspapers (collectively known as
The Enterprise Newspapers
) that are distributed in south Snohomish
and north King Counties.
The Herald'
s average paid circulation as reported to ABC for the 12 months ended September 30, 2005, was 50,438
daily (including Saturday) and 54,953 Sunday. The aggregate average weekly circulation of
The Enterprise Newspapers
during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2005, was approximately 73,000 copies.
The Herald
and
The Enterprise Newspapers
together employ approximately 80 editors, reporters and photographers.
Greater Washington Publishing
The Company's Greater Washington Publishing, Inc. subsidiary publishes several free-circulation advertising periodicals
that have little or no editorial content and are distributed in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area using sidewalk
distribution boxes. Greater Washington Publishing's two largest periodicals are
The Washington Post Apartment
Showcase,
which is published monthly and has an average circulation of about 52,000 copies, and
New Homes Guide,
which is published six times a year and has an average circulation of about 84,000 copies.
El Tiempo Latino
In 2004 the Company acquired El Tiempo Latino LLC, the publisher of
El Tiempo Latino,
a weekly Spanish-language
newspaper that is distributed free of charge in northern Virginia, suburban Maryland and Washington, D.C. using sidewalk
news boxes and retail locations that provide space for distribution.
El Tiempo Latino
provides a mix of local, national and
international news along with sports and community-events coverage, and has a current circulation of approximately
60,000 copies. Employees of the newspaper handle advertising sales as well as pre-press production, and content is
provided by a combination of wire service copy, contributions from freelance writers and photographers, and stories
produced by the newspaper's own editorial staff.
Television Broadcasting
Through subsidiaries, the Company owns six VHF television stations located in Houston, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Miami,
Florida; Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; and Jacksonville, Florida; which are, respectively, the 10th, 11th, 17th,
20th, 37th and 52nd largest broadcasting markets in the United States.
Five of the Company's television stations are affiliated with one or another of the major national networks. The Company's
Jacksonville station, WJXT, has operated as an independent station since 2002.
The Company's 2005 net operating revenues from national and local television advertising and network compensation
were as follows:
National ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $101,055,000
Local ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 212,379,000
Network ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 13,810,000
Total ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $327,244,000
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