Exhibit 12

Belo Corp.
Computation of Ratios
(Dollars in thousands)

															Nine months ended
	Year Ended December 31,														September 30,
	2000			2001			2002			2003		2004			2004			2005
Earnings:
Earnings before income taxes and the cumulative effect of accounting changes	$	266,834		$	21,763		$	213,454		$	209,460	$	215,801		$	128,904		$	141,575
Add: Total fixed charges		138,017			116,157			108,451			98,117		94,177			70,698			71,084
Less: Interest capitalized		2,398			489			573			500		163			160			83
Adjusted earnings	$	402,453		$	137,431		$	321,332		$	307,077	$	309,815		$	199,442		$	212,576
Fixed Charges:
Interest	$	135,151		$	113,145		$	105,359		$	94,110	$	90,327		$	67,924		$	68,131
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor (1)		2,866			3,012			3,092			4,007		3,850			2,774			2,953
Total fixed charges	$	138,017		$	116,157		$	108,451		$	98,117	$	94,177		$	70,698		$	71,084
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		2.92	x		1.18	x		2.96	x		3.13 x		3.29	x		2.82	x		2.99	x

(1) For purposes of calculating fixed charges, an interest factor of one third was applied to total rent expense for the period indicated.