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DES MOINES, IA (February 6, 2009) – Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) today announced that its 11 full-power broadcast television stations will delay the planned discontinuation of their analog signals. A bill to move the digital transition date to June 12, 2009 was passed by Congress yesterday.

“The Meredith Broadcasting Group plans to cooperate with Congress and the FCC by delaying the discontinuation of our analog signal to align with the new date passed by lawmakers,” said Paul Karpowicz, President of the Meredith Broadcasting Group. “We believe that delaying our transition will help avoid consumer confusion and ensure that our viewers have ample time to prepare.”

About Meredith Broadcasting Group

Meredith Corporation (www.meredith.com) is one of the nation's leading media and marketing companies with core competencies in magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing and interactive media. Meredith owns 12 television stations that reach nearly 10 percent of television households across the country. Meredith’s Broadcasting assets include: WGCL-TV (CBS), Atlanta; KPHO-TV (CBS), Phoenix, AZ; KPTV (FOX) and KPDX-TV (MYN), Portland, OR; WFSB-TV (CBS), Hartford-New Haven, CT; WSMV-TV (NBC), Nashville, TN; KCTV (CBS) and KSMO (MYN), Kansas City, MO; WHNS-TV (FOX), Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC-Asheville, NC; WNEM-TV (CBS), Flint-Saginaw, MI; KVVU-TV (FOX), Las Vegas, NV; WSHM, (CBS) Springfield, MA; and radio station WNEM-AM in Saginaw-Bay City, MI.

Media Contact: Jen Harken – 515.284.3125 – jen.harken@meredith.com