Exhibit 12.1

TEGNA INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

In Millions, except ratio amounts

(unaudited)

	Year Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 28, 2014		Dec. 29, 2013
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges:
Income from Continued Operations, before income taxes, as reported	$	311		$	449	$	346	$	210	$	(10	)
Add : Noncontrolling interest and income from unconsolidated		(10	)		3		3		3		3
Income from operations, before income taxes, as adjusted		301			452		349		213		(7	)
Add : Fixed Charges		215			238		279		277		179
Add: Distributed income of equity investees		21			—		—		—		—
Total Earnings available for fixed charges	$	537		$	690	$	628	$	490	$	172
Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness, net of capitalized interest	$	210		$	232	$	274	$	273	$	176
Portion of rents representative of interest factor		5			6		5		4		3
Total fixed charges	$	215		$	238	$	279	$	277	$	179
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A)		2.50			2.90		2.25		1.77		(B	)

(A) Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits is recorded as a component of income tax expense and is excluded from both fixed charges and pretax income.

(B) Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by approximately $6.8 million.