X0303 4 2009-05-15 0000216539 MEDIA GENERAL INC MEG 0001185327 DICKINSON STEPHEN Y 333 EAST FRANKLIN ST RICHMOND VA 23219 0 1 0 0 Controller and CAO Phantom Stock 2009-05-15 4 A 0 39 A Class A Common Stock 39 3536 D Units acquired under the Company's Supplemental 401(k) deferred compensation plan. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A common stock. Units are payable in cash following termination of the reporting person's employment. Upon attaining age 55, the reporting person may transfer the units into an alternative investment account at any time. Additionally, 22,995 non-derivative Class A common shares are held directly. /s/ Stephen Y. Dickinson, by George L. Mahoney, Attorney-in-fact 2009-05-18