Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) will announce third quarter 2006 earnings on Thursday, Oct. 19, before the market opens. A conference call to discuss the results will be held that day at 8 a.m. CT (9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT). The full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying financial tables will be available on Tribune’s website, www.tribune.com.

To access the call, dial 800/561-2601 (domestic) or 617/614-3518 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled 8 a.m. start. The participant access code is 72156881. Replays of the conference call will be available Oct. 19 through Oct. 26. To hear the replay, dial 888/286-8010 (domestic) or 617/801-6888 (international) and use access code 61413683.

A live webcast will be accessible through www.tribune.com and www.earnings.com. An archive of the webcast will be available Oct. 19 through Nov. 2.