X0303 4 2011-01-30 0000216539 MEDIA GENERAL INC MEG 0001185327 DICKINSON STEPHEN Y 333 EAST FRANKLIN ST RICHMOND VA 23219 0 1 0 0 Vice President and CAO Class A Common Stock 2011-01-30 4 F 0 1165 4.88 D 28530 D Class A Common Stock 12401 I 401(k) Plan Phantom Stock 2011-01-31 4 A 0 29 A Class A Common Stock 29 3974 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/ Stephen Y. Dickinson, by George L. Mahoney, Attorney-in-fact 2011-02-01