Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) will announce third quarter 2005 earnings on Thursday, Oct. 13, 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 877/847-0401 (domestic) or 706/679-5349 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled 8 a.m. start. The conference ID is 8776849. Replays of the conference call will be available Oct. 13 through Oct. 20. To hear the replay,
dial 800/642-1687 (domestic) or 706/645-9291 (international) and use access code 8776849.

A live webcast will be accessible through www.tribune.com and through CCBN at www.ccbn.com. An archive of the webcast will be available Oct. 13 through Oct. 27.