NEW ORLEANS– Cox Communications and WWL-TV’s parent company, Belo Corp., announced today significant progress in negotiations for carriage of WWL’s analog and high-definition signals and NewsWatch 15. As a result, the companies have agreed to a 30-day extension for the carriage of WWL‘s Channel 4 and NewsWatch 15 on Cox Cable while long-term carriage negotiations continue. As a good faith gesture, and for the benefit of the Cox customers in New Orleans, WWL and Cox will provide Sunday's Super Bowl, including pre-and post-game coverage, in high definition on Cox cable channel 704.

For Sunday’s Super Bowl, Cox customers must have an HDTV to access high definition programming on Cox’s lineup. Customers must also have either an HD receiver, available from Cox, or an HD antenna to access local broadcast stations in HD. A receiver is required for high definition programming on cable channels. For more information, or to obtain an HD enabled receiver, contact Cox at 504-304-8444.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million total residential and commercial customers. Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network. Cox Business Services is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long-distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com.

About Belo

Belo Corp. is one of the nation’s largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading television, newspaper, cable and interactive media assets.  AFortune 1000 company with 7,400 employees and more than $1.5 billion in annual revenues, Belo operates in some of America’s most dynamic markets in Texas, the Northwest, the Southwest, the Mid-Atlantic and Rhode Island.  Belo owns 19 television stations, six of which are in the 15 largest U.S. broadcast markets.  The Company also owns or operates seven cable news channels and manages one television station through a local marketing agreement.  Belo’s daily newspapers are The Dallas Morning News, The Providence Journal, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) and the Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, TX).  The Company also publishes specialty publications targeting young adults, and the fast-growing Hispanic market, including Quick and Al Día in Dallas/Fort Worth, and El D and La Prensa in Riverside.  Belo operates more than 30 Web sites.