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Corporate Profile for Providence Journal Company, dated Sept. 27, 1996.


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Published Date:   Sept. 27, 1996


Company Name:     The Providence Journal Company


Address:          75 Fountain Street
                  Providence, RI 02902-9985


Main Telephone
 Number:          401/277-7000


Chief Executive
 Officer:         Stephen Hamblett


Chief Financial
 Officer:         Thomas N. Matlack


Investor Relations
 Contact:         Diane S. West
 Business number: 401/277-7191
 Home number:     401/521-2194


Public Relations
 Contact:         Diane S. West
 Business number: 401/277-7191
 Home number:     401/521-2194




Trading Symbol:   PRJ:NYSE


Industry:         Broadcasting-Publishing




Company description: The Providence Journal Company is a diversified communications company based in Providence, Rhode Island

“Providence” redirects here. For other uses, see Providence (disambiguation).
Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S.
. The company's principal activities are television broadcasting, newspaper publishing and programming and new media ventures. The Providence Journal Company owns and operates or provides programming and marketing services for 13 television stations in nine cities: KING-TV and KONG-TV, Seattle, Washington; KGW-TV, Portland, Oregon; KREM-TV and KSKN-TV, Spokane, Washington; KTVB-TV, Boise, Idaho; KHNL-TV and KFVE-TV, Honolulu, Hawaii; KMSB-TV and KTTU-TV, Tucson, Arizona; KASA-TV, Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico; WCNC-TV, Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation).
Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States.
; and WHAS-TV, Louisville, Kentucky. The Providence Journal Company owns NorthWest Cable News NorthWest Cable News is a regional 24-hour television news network based in Seattle, Washington. It is similar to New England Cable News, which operates out of the Boston area and covers the New England states.

The service is owned by Belo Corp.
 and Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States
Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches.
 Horizons, was the founding partner and managing partner of Television Food Network, is the majority owner of America's Health Network, has investments in Peapod L.P. and Starsight Telecast Inc., and is involved in a broadcast production partnership. The company's daily newspaper is known as Providence Journal-Bulletin and its Sunday paper is known as The Providence Sunday Journal.

CONTACT: PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY
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