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                                                                   EXHIBIT 4.11
 
                        HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.
 
NUMBER                                                                   SHARES
 
HA
 
                        HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.
 
 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK
 
                           PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
 
 INCORPORATED UNDER
   THE LAWS OF THE
  STATE OF DELAWARE
                    SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS
                                                            CUSIP 422317 10 7
                                                             SEE REVERSE FOR
                                                           CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
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THIS CERTIFIES THAT
 
is the owner of
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FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF SERIES A COMMON STOCK OF HEARST-ARGYLE
TELEVISION, INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder
hereof in person or by duly authorized Attorney, upon surrender of this
Certificate, properly endorsed.
 
  This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the
Transfer Agent and Registrar.
 
  WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.
 
                             CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
 
Dated:
 
                       [CORPORATE SEAL OF HEARST-ARGYLE
                        TELEVISION, INC. APPEARS HERE]
 
          /s/ Dean H. Blythe                       /s/ Bob Marbut
               Secretary                              Chairman
 
                                            COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED;
                                            HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                                            (CHICAGO, ILLINOIS)
                                            TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
 
                                            BY
 
                                                   AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
 
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                          AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
 
THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO
REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING,
OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND
THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR
RIGHTS.
 
  The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
  TEN COM--as tenants in common
  TEN ENT--as tenants by the entireties
  JT TEN--as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
  common
 
  UNIF GIFT MIN ACT--
                     ------------------------  Custodian
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                               (Cust)                (Minor)
 
  under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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                                                   (State)
 
  Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
  For Value Received,
                  -------------------- hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
 
 
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
 
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 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
 
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                                                                         Shares
of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
 
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                                                                       Attorney
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated
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                                       NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS
                                       ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE
                                       NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE
                                       CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR
                                       WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR
                                       ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
 
Signature Guaranteed:
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               THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR
               INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
               AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
               GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.
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  PURSUANT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF HEARST-
ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC. (THE "CORPORATION") ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, THE CORPORATION HAS THE RIGHT
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO REPURCHASE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE
CORPORATION OWNED BY PERSONS WHO ARE ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH A COPY OF SAID AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION, AS FURTHER AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TO THE RECORD HOLDER
OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CORPORATION AT
ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS OR REGISTERED OFFICE.