Exhibit 21

TRIBUNE COMPANYLIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

|                                        |                                                                | Jurisdiction of
Incorporation |                                    | Other names under which
subsidiary does business
|--------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------
|PUBLISHING                              |                                                                |                               |                                    |                                                 
|Tribune Publishing Company              |                                                                | Delaware                      |                                    |                                                 
|The Baltimore Sun Company               |                                                                | Maryland                      |                                    | The Sun; baltimoresun.com                       
|                                        | Homestead Publishing Co.                                       |                               | Maryland                           |                                                 
|                                        |                                                                | Patuxent Publishing Company   |                                    | Maryland                                        
|                                        |                                                                |                               | Baltimore Newspaper Networks, Inc. |                                                 
|Chicago Tribune Company                 |                                                                | Illinois                      |                                    | Chicago Tribune; chicagotribune.com; RedEye     
|                                        | Chicagoland Publishing Company                                 |                               | Delaware                           |                                                 
|                                        | Chicago Tribune Newspapers, Inc.                               |                               | Illinois                           |                                                 
|                                        | Chicago Tribune Press Service, Inc.                            |                               | Illinois                           |                                                 
|                                        | Newspaper Readers Agency, Inc.                                 |                               | Illinois                           |                                                 
|                                        | Tribune Direct Marketing, Inc.                                 |                               | Delaware                           |                                                 
|The Daily Press, Inc.                   |                                                                | Delaware                      |                                    | Daily Press; dailypress.com                     
|                                        | Virginia Gazette Companies, LLC                                |                               | Delaware                           |                                                 
|                                        | Virginia Community Shoppers, LLC                               |                               | Delaware                           |                                                 
|E Z Buy & E Z Sell Recycler Corporation |                                                                | Delaware                      |                                    |                                                 
|                                        | E Z Buy & E Z Sell Recycler Corporation of Southern California |                               | Delaware                           |                                                 
|                                        |                                                                | The Renter, Inc.              |                                    | Delaware                                        
|Forum Publishing Group, Inc.            |                                                                | Delaware                      |                                    | Jewish Journal                                  
|The Hartford Courant Company            |                                                                | Connecticut                   |                                    | Hartford Courant; ctnow.com                     
|                                        | Courant Specialty Products, Inc.                               |                               | Connecticut                        |                                                 
|                                        |                                                                | New Mass. Media, Inc.         |                                    | Massachusetts                                   
|                                        |                                                                |                               |                                    |                                                 

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|                                           |                                             | Heart & Crown Advertising, Inc.       |                                      | Connecticut                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |         
|------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------
|                                           |                                             | TMLH 2, Inc.                          |                                      | California                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |         
|Hoy Publications, LLC                      |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      | Hoy; Hola Hoy; holahoy.com                                                                                                                                                                            
|Orlando Sentinel Communications Company    |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      | Orlando Sentinel; orlandosentinel.com; Black Family Today; Central Florida Family; Central Florida Family Guide; Family Journal Publications; O'Arts; Orlando City Book; Relcon of Florida; US/Express
|                                           | Neocomm, Inc.                               |                                       | Delaware                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Neocomm of Delaware, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                      
|                                           | Sentinel Communications News Ventures, Inc. |                                       | Delaware                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                
|The Morning Call, Inc.                     |                                             | Pennsylvania                          |                                      | Morning Call; mcall.com                                                                                                                                                                               
|                                           | Direct Mail Associates, Inc.                |                                       | Pennsylvania                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.      |                                             | Connecticut                           |                                      | The Adovcate; stamfordadvocate.com; Greenwich Time; greenwichtime.com                                                                                                                                 
|                                           | TMLS I, Inc.                                |                                       | California                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Sun-Sentinel Company                       |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      | Sun-Sentinel; sun-sentinel.com; Florida New Homes And Condominiums Guide; Gold Coast Labeling                                                                                                         
|                                           | Gold Coast Publications, Inc.               |                                       | Delaware                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | City Link; Gold Coast Shopper; South Florida Parenting; Vital Signs                                                                                                                            
|TMD, Inc.                                  |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|                                           | Newsday, Inc.                               |                                       | New York                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Newsday; newsday.com                                                                                                                                                                           
|                                           |                                             | Distribution Systems of America, Inc. |                                      | New York                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |         
|                                           |                                             |                                       | Star Community Publishing Group, LLC |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Delaware                                                                                                                                                                                        |         
|                                           |                                             |                                       |                                      | Hoy, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 | New York
|Tribune Interactive, Inc.                  |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      | chicagosports.com; go2orlando.com; metromix.com                                                                                                                                                       
|Tribune Los Angeles, Inc.                  |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      | Angeles Publications                                                                                                                                                                                  
|                                           | Los Angeles Times Communications LLC        |                                       | Delaware                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | The Burbank Leader; latimes.com; The Foothill Leader; Glendale-News Press; Huntington Beach/Fountain Valley Independent; Newport Beach/ Costa Mesa Daily Pilot; Our Times; Times Community News
|                                           |                                             | Los Angeles Times Newspapers, Inc.    |                                      | Delaware                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |         
|Tribune Manhattan Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |                                             | Delaware                              |                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|                                           | Tribune New York Newspaper Holdings, LLC    |                                       | Delaware                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | amNewYork                                                                                                                                                                                      
|                                           |                                             |                                       |                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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|Tribune Media Services, Inc.       |                                         | Delaware                                 |                                     | Tribune Media Services International; tms.tribune.com; Zap2It                                                 
|---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                   | TMS Entertainment Guides, Inc.          |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         | TMS Entertainment Guides Canada Corp     |                                     | Canada                                                                                                        
|                                   | Tribune Media Services, BV              |                                          | Netherlands                         |                                                                                                               
|Tribune Media Net, Inc.            |                                         | Delaware                                 |                                     |                                                                                                               
|Tribune National Marketing Company |                                         | Delaware                                 |                                     |                                                                                                               
|BROADCASTING AND ENTERTAINMENT    
|Tribune Broadcasting Company       |                                         | Delaware                                 |                                     | Tribune Cable; Tribune Creative Services Group; Tribune Plus; Tribune Plus Corporate Sales; Tribune Television
|                                   | ChicagoLand Microwave Licensee, Inc.    |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | ChicagoLand Television News, Inc.       |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | KHWB Inc.                               |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | KSWB Inc.                               |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | KPLR, Inc.                              |                                          | Missouri                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | KTLA Inc.                               |                                          | California                          |                                                                                                               
|                                   | KWGN Inc.                               |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Oak Brook Productions, Inc.             |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tower Distribution Company              |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tribune Broadcasting News Network, Inc. |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tribune Broadcast Holdings, Inc.        |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tribune Entertainment Company           |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         | Magic T Music Publishing Company         |                                     | Delaware                                                                                                      
|                                   |                                         | Tribune Entertainment Production Company |                                     | Delaware                                                                                                      
|                                   |                                         |                                          | 435 Production Company              |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         |                                          | 5800 Sunset Productions Inc.        |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         |                                          | Chicago River Production Company    |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         |                                          | North Michigan Production Company   |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         |                                          | Towering T Music Publishing Company |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tribune (FN) Cable Ventures, Inc.       |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tribune Network Holdings Company        |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   | Tribune Television Company              |                                          | Delaware                            |                                                                                                               
|                                   |                                         | Channel 20, Inc.                         |                                     | Delaware                                                                                                      
|                                   |                                         | Channel 40, Inc.                         |                                     | Delaware                                                                                                      
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|                                            |                                      | Channel 39, Inc.                     |             | Delaware               |                                                                   | WBZL-TV; wb39.com
|------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------
|                                            | Tribune Television Holdings, Inc.    |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WXMI-TV, wxmi..com; KTWB-TV; ktwbtv.com                          
|                                            | Tribune Television New Orleans, Inc. |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WGNO-TV; wgno.com; WNOL-TV; wnol.com                             
|                                            | Tribune Television Northwest, Inc.   |                                      | Delaware    |                        | KCPQ-TV; q13.com                                                 
|                                            | WATL, LLC                            |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WATL-TV; wb36.com                                                
|                                            | WBDC Broadcasting, Inc.              |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WBDC-TV; wb50.com                                                
|                                            | WEWB, L.L.C.                         |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WEWB-TV; wb45.com                                                
|                                            | WGN Continental Broadcasting Company |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WGN-TV; wgntv.com; WGN Radio; wgnradio.com; Tribune Radio Network
|                                            |                                      | Tribune Sports Network Holdings, LLC |             | Delaware               |                                                                   |                  
|                                            | WLVI Inc.                            |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WLVI-TV; wb56.com                                                
|                                            | WPIX, Inc.                           |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WPIX-TV; wb11.com                                                
|                                            | WTXX Inc.                            |                                      | Delaware    |                        | WTXX-TV; wtxx.xom                                                
|Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc.     |                                      | Delaware                             |             | Chicago Cubs; cubs.com
|Diana-Quentin, Inc.                         |                                      | Illinois                             |             |                       
|Tribune California Properties, Inc.         |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|MISCELLANEOUS                               |                                      |                                      |             |                       
|California Community News Corporation       |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|Chicago Avenue Construction Company         |                                      | Illinois                             |             |                       
|Eagle New Media Investments, LLC            |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|                                            | Newport Media, Inc.                  |                                      | Delaware    |                        |                                                                  
|                                            | ValuMail, Inc.                       |                                      | Connecticut |                        |                                                                  
|Eagle Publishing Investments, LLC           |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|GreenCo, Inc.                               |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|Los Angeles Times International, Ltd.       |                                      | California                           |             |                       
|Multimedia Insurance Company                |                                      | Vermont                              |             |                       
|Riverwalk Center I Joint Venture            |                                      | Florida (Partnership)                |             |                       
|Tribune License, Inc.                       |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|TMCT, LLC                                   |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|TMCT II, LLC                                |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|Tribune Finance Service Center, Inc.        |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       
|Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, Inc. |                                      | Delaware                             |             |                       

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