X0303 4 2011-01-30 0000216539 MEDIA GENERAL INC MEG 0001185337 ASHE O REID 333 EAST FRANKLIN ST RICHMOND VA 23219 1 1 0 0 Exec. Vice President and COO Class A Common Stock 2011-01-30 4 F 0 2038 4.88 D 107483 D Class A Common Stock 5375 I Trust Class A Common Stock 83 I 401(k) Plan Phantom Stock 2011-01-31 4 A 0 103 A Class A Common Stock 103 17168 D Restrictions were released on the 2001 Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock grant. Amount represents the Class A common shares withheld to satisfy the employee's tax obligation pursuant to the 1997 Employee Restricted Stock Plan. Units acquired under the Company's Supplemental 401(k) deferred compensation plan. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of 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. /s/ O. Reid Ashe Jr., by George L. Mahoney, Attorney-in-fact 2011-02-01