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EXHIBIT 21

TRIBUNE COMPANY—LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

				Jurisdiction of Incorporation	Other names under which subsidiary does business
PUBLISHING
Tribune Publishing Company				Delaware
The Baltimore Sun Company				Maryland	The Sun; baltimoresun.com
	Homestead Publishing Co.			Maryland
		Empty Stocking Fund, Inc.		Maryland
		Patuxent Publishing Company		Maryland	The Aegis; Arbutus Times; Baltimore Messenger; Cantonsville Times; Columbia Flier; Fifty-Plus; Howard County Times; Jubilee; Male and Family; Maryland Job Market; Ownings Mills Times; North County News; Northeast Reporter; Northeast Booster; Towson Times
			Baltimore Newspaper Networks, Inc.	Maryland
Chicago Tribune Company				Illinois	Chicago Tribune; chicagotribune.com; RedEye
	Chicagoland Publishing Company			Delaware	AutoFinder; Chicago Magazine; JobFinder; Mature Adult; New Homes Guide; Relcon
	Chicago Tribune Newspapers, Inc.			Illinois	Chicago Tribune
	Chicago Tribune Press Service, Inc.			Illinois	Tribune Newspaper Network
	Newspaper Readers Agency, Inc.			Illinois
	Tribune Direct Marketing, Inc.			Delaware	Tribune Direct Marketing
The Daily Press, Inc.				Delaware	Daily Press; dailypress.com
	Virginia Gazette Companies, LLC			Delaware	Virginia Gazette
	Virginia Community Shoppers, LLC			Delaware
E Z Buy & E Z Sell Recycler Corporation				Delaware
	E Z Buy & E Z Sell Recycler Corporation of Southern California			Delaware	AutoBuys; AutoPix; AutoSeller; AutoTruckBuys; Big Truck & Equipment; BoatBuys; Car Buys; Caravan Express; CycleBuys; Desert Auto Buys; EZ-Ads; Greater South Bay Real Estate Weekly; Homes & Open Houses; Inland Empire Jobs; Orange County Jobs; Recycler; Recycler.com; The Renter; RV Buys; San Fernando Valley Jobs; TruckBuys
		The Renter, Inc.		Delaware
		Tillema Publishing, Inc.		California
Forum Publishing Group, Inc.				Delaware	Jewish Journal
The Hartford Courant Company				Connecticut	Hartford Courant; ctnow.com
	Courant Specialty Products, Inc.			Connecticut
			Heart & Crown Advertising, Inc.	Connecticut
			New Mass. Media, Inc.	Massachusetts	Fairfield Weekly; Hartford Advocate; New Haven Advocate; Valley Advocate; Westchester Weekly
			TMLH 2, Inc.	California
Hoy Publications, LLC				Delaware	Hoy; Hola Hoy; holahoy.com

Orlando Sentinel Communications Company					Delaware	Orlando Sentinel; orlandosentinel.com; Black Family Today; Central Florida Family; Central Florida Family Guide; Family Journal Publications; O'Arts; Orlando City Book; Relcon of Florida; US/Express
	Neocomm, Inc.				Delaware	Neocomm of Delaware, Inc.
	North Avenue Properties, Inc.				Florida
	Sentinel Communications News Ventures, Inc.				Delaware
The Morning Call, Inc.					Pennsylvania	Morning Call; mcall.com
	Direct Mail Associates, Inc.				Pennsylvania
	Direct Marketing Distribution, Inc.				Pennsylvania
Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.					Connecticut	The Adovcate; stamfordadvocate.com; Greenwich Time; greenwichtime.com
	TMLS I, Inc.				California
Sun-Sentinel Company					Delaware	Sun-Sentinel; sun-sentinel.com; Florida New Homes and Condominiums Guide; Gold Coast Labeling;
	Gold Coast Publications, Inc.				Delaware	City Link; Gold Coast Shopper; South Florida Parenting; Vital Signs
TMD, Inc.					Delaware
	Newsday, Inc.				New York	Newsday; newsday.com
		Distribution Systems of America, Inc.			New York
			DSA Community Publishing, LLC		Delaware	Huntington Pennysaver; Results Media; Shopper's Guide; This Week; Yankee Trader
				National Distribution Services, LLC	New York
				Hoy, LLC	New York	Hoy
Tribune Classifieds, Inc.					Delaware
Tribune Los Angeles, Inc.					Delaware	Angeles Publications
	Los Angeles Times Communications LLC				Delaware	The Burbank Leader; latimes.com; The Foothill Leader; Glendale-News Press; Huntington Beach/Fountain Valley Independent; Newport Beach/Costa Mesa Daily Pilot; Our Times; Times Community News
		Los Angeles Times Newspapers, Inc.			Delaware
Tribune Manhattan Newspaper Holdings, Inc.					Delaware
	Tribune New York Newspaper Holdings, LLC				Delaware	amNewYork
Tribune Media Services, Inc.					Delaware	Tribune Media Services International;  tms.tribune.com; Zap2It
		TMS Entertainment Guides, Inc.			Delaware
			TMS Entertainment Guides Canada Corp		Canada
		Tribune Media Services, BV			Netherlands
Tribune Media Net, Inc.					Delaware
Tribune National Marketing Company					Delaware

BROADCASTING AND ENTERTAINMENT
Tribune Broadcasting Company				Delaware	Tribune Cable; Tribune Creative Services Group; Tribune Plus; Tribune Plus Corporate Sales; Tribune Television
	ChicagoLand Microwave Licensee, Inc.			Delaware
	ChicagoLand Television News, Inc.			Delaware	ChicagoLand Television/CLTV News; cltv.com
	KHWB Inc.			Delaware	KHWB-TV; khwbtv.com
	KSWB Inc.			Delaware	KSWB-TV; kswbtv.com
	KPLR, Inc.			Missouri	KPLR-TV; wb11tv.com
	KTLA Inc.			California	KTLA-TV; ktla.com
	KWGN Inc.			Delaware	KWGN-TV; wb2.com
	Oak Brook Productions, Inc.			Delaware
	Tower Distribution Company			Delaware	WGN Cable; Superstation WGN; wgncable.com
	Tribune Broadcasting News Network, Inc.			Delaware	TribNet
	Tribune Broadcast Holdings, Inc.			Delaware	KWBP-TV; wb32tv.com; WTTV-TV; wb4.com; WTTK-TV
	Tribune Entertainment Company			Delaware
		Magic T Music Publishing Company		Delaware
		Tribune Entertainment Production Company		Delaware
			435 Production Company	Delaware
			5800 Sunset Productions Inc.	Delaware
			Chicago River Production Company	Delaware
			North Michigan Production Company	Delaware
			Towering T Music Publishing Company	Delaware
	Tribune (FN) Cable Ventures, Inc.			Delaware
	Tribune Network Holdings Company			Delaware
	Tribune Television Company			Delaware	WPMT-TV; fox43.com; WXIN-TV; fox59.com; WTIC-TV; fox61.com; KDAF-TV; wb33.com WPHL-TV; wb17.com
		Channel 20, Inc.		Delaware
		Channel 40, Inc.		Delaware	KTXL-TV; fox40.com
		Channel 39, Inc.		Delaware	WBZL-TV; wb39.com
	Tribune Television Holdings, Inc.			Delaware	WXMI-TV, fox17.com; KTWB-TV; ktwb.com
	Tribune Television New Orleans, Inc.			Delaware	WGNO-TV; abc26.com; WNOL-TV; wb38.com
	Tribune Television Northwest, Inc.			Delaware	KCPQ-TV; q13.com
	WATL, LLC			Delaware	WATL-TV; wb36.com
	WBDC Broadcasting, Inc.			Delaware	WBDC-TV; wb50.com
	WEWB, L.L.C.			Delaware	WEWB-TV; wb45.com
	WGN Continental Broadcasting Company			Delaware	WGN-TV; wgntv.com; WGN Radio; wgnradio.com; Tribune Radio Network
		Tribune Sports Network Holdings, LLC		Delaware
	WLVI Inc.			Delaware	WLVI-TV; wb56.com
	WPIX, Inc.			Delaware	WPIX-TV; wb11.com
	WTXX Inc.			Delaware	WTXX-TV; wb20.com
Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc.				Delaware	Chicago Cubs; cubs.com
Diana-Quentin, Inc.				Illinois
Tribune California Properties, Inc.				Delaware
INTERACTIVE
Tribune Interactive, Inc.				Delaware	chicagosports.com; go2orlando.com; metromix.com
MISCELLANEOUS
California Community News Corporation				Delaware
Chicago Avenue Construction Company				Illinois
Eagle New Media Investments, LLC				Delaware
	Newport Media, Inc.			Delaware
	ValuMail, Inc.			Connecticut
Eagle Publishing Investments, LLC				Delaware
GreenCo, Inc.				Delaware
Los Angeles Times International, Ltd.     NewsCom Services, Inc.				California Delaware
Multimedia Insurance Company				Vermont
Riverwalk Center I Joint Venture				Florida (Partnership)
Tribune License, Inc.				Delaware
Times Mirror Land and Timber Company				Oregon
TMCT, LLC				Delaware
TMCT II, LLC				Delaware
Tribune Finance Service Center, Inc.				Delaware
Tribune Stock Compensation Fund Partnership				Illinois (Partnership)
Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, Inc.				Delaware

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