Exhibit 12

Belo Corp.
Computation of Ration of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in thousands)

																Nine months ended
	Year Ended December 31,															September 30,
	2001			2002			2003			2004			2005			2005			2006
Earnings:
Earnings before income taxes and the cumulative effect of accounting changes	$	21,763		$	213,454		$	209,460		$	215,801		$	206,960		$	141,575		$	123,380
Add: Total fixed charges		116,157			108,451			98,117			94,177			95,159			71,084			76,941
Less: Interest capitalized		489			573			500			163			167			83			939
Adjusted earnings	$	137,431		$	321,332		$	307,077		$	309,815		$	301,952		$	212,576		$	199,382
Fixed Charges:
Interest	$	113,145		$	105,359		$	94,110		$	90,327		$	91,171		$	68,131		$	73,975
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor (1)		3,012			3,092			4,007			3,850			3,988			2,953			2,966
Total fixed charges	$	116,157		$	108,451		$	98,117		$	94,177		$	95,159		$	71,084		$	76,941
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.18	x		2.96	x		3.13	x		3.29	x		3.17	x		2.99	x		2.59	x

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