WESH 2 / CW 18 ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2008 WESH 2 / CW18 A-LIST, POWERED BY CITYVOTER, INC.
More than 2,000 Businesses Featured in Second-Annual Contest to Discover Orlando's Best Local Businesses

ORLANDO, FL (Friday, August 22, 2008) - The WESH 2 / CW18 A-List, powered by CityVoter, announces the winners of its 2008 "Best of the A-List" contest. Winners from 100 categories were revealed each day this week on WESH.com and during WESH 2 News Sunrise. For a complete list of all first place winners, plus information on second through fifth place winners, visit www.wesh.com/alist.

Now in its second year, the WESH 2 / CW18 A-List features descriptions, photos, maps, and customer comments on more than 2,300 of Orlando's top local businesses. Each year, profiled businesses compete in a variety of categories including "Beauty," "Cheap Eats," "Fashion," "Great Meals," "Health and Fitness," "Shopping," "Specialty Food and Drink," and "Weddings." Viewers visit www.wesh.com/alist to vote, nominate, and provide recommendations and ratings on their favorite local spots.

"We are proud to bring Orlando the WESH 2 / CW18 A-List," says WESH 2 / CW18 President and General Manager Jim Carter. "Over the last two years, more than 120,000 votes have been cast by locals who are eager to share their recommendations for the best businesses in Orlando."

"The WESH 2 / CW18 A-List features the insider's scoop on where to eat, drink, shop, and spend time in Orlando," remarks Josh Walker, CityVoter CEO. "As customers continue to go online before making buying decisions and to look for the best local spots, we are proud to support WESH 2 / CW18's commitment to provide Orlando the premier destination for local information."

ABOUT WESH TV
WESH is a digital multi-media company providing content to WESH 2, WESH HD-Channel 11 (channel 1020 on Bright House Networks), WESH 2 Weather Plus on the Internet, WESH 2 Weather Plus on Bright House Networks channel 1021, and www.WESH.com. WESH 2 produces fifty-three and a half hours of local news per week in Central Florida in High Definition (including 10 hours on sister-station CW18 weekdays from 7 - 9 a.m.), and has won four of the most prestigious broadcast journalism awards: the duPont Columbia, the Peabody, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Journalism and the Society of Professional Journalists' Green Eyeshade "Best of Show." WESH 2 Weather Plus provides the official weather forecast for the Daytona International Speedway and Universal Orlando. WESH TV, the NBC station in Orlando, is owned by Hearst-Argyle Television. Hearst-Argyle owns 26 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations, in geographically diverse U.S. markets.

ABOUT WKCF TV
WKCF is one of the top entertainment stations in country. Under the Your Home for Laughs brand, WKCF airs the top comedies in syndication. WKCF was the number one WB affiliate in the country for 6 years, an achievement no other WB affiliate can claim. In September 2006, WKCF became a CW affiliate and was purchased by Hearst-Argyle Television, owner of WESH 2. Together, WKCF and WESH create one of the strongest television combinations in the country.

ABOUT HEARST-ARGYLE
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. owns 26 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations, in geographically diverse U.S. markets. The Company's television stations reach approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, making it one of America's largest television station groups. Hearst-Argyle owns 12 ABC-affiliated stations, and manages an additional ABC station owned by Hearst Corporation, and is the largest ABC affiliate group. The Company also owns 10 NBC affiliates, and is the second-largest NBC affiliate owner, and owns two CBS affiliates. Hearst-Argyle also is a leader in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its partnership with Internet Broadcasting, and in the application of digital broadcast spectrum for new local informational services through its Weather Plus partnership with NBC and various NBC affiliate groups. Hearst-Argyle Series A Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HTV." HTV debt is rated investment grade by Moody's (Baa3), Standard & Poor's (BBB-) and Fitch (BBB-), each with a stable outlook. The Company's Web address is www.hearstargyle.com.

ABOUT CITYVOTER
CityVoter.com is the leading social platform for the insider's scoop. It allows insiders who know a city best to share their insight with information, ratings, and reviews on everyday decisions. By eliminating the guesswork from daily life, CityVoter.com helps people make the best decisions in all aspects of their lives, not just around the big events. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CityVoter.com helps leading media companies like FOX, Gazette Communications, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill, Post-Newsweek, and the San Francisco Chronicle, a division of Hearst Corporation to engage and monetize their local audience, successfully converge with digital media, and immerse their brands into the local social experience. For more information, visit www.CityVoter.com.

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