Media General is an independent, publicly owned communications company situated primarily in the Southeast with interests in newspapers, television stations and interactive media.

Publishing Division
Media General publishes 25 daily newspapers, including three metropolitan newspapers, The Tampa Tribune, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Winston-Salem Journal; 22 daily community newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina; plus approximately 275 weekly newspapers and other targeted publications.

Broadcast Division
Media General currently owns and operates 20 network-affiliated broadcast television stations, including WFLA, the number-one rated station in Florida. Media General’s stations reach approximately 30 percent of all television households in the Southeast and nearly 9 percent of those in the United States.

Interactive Media Division
Media General operates more than 75 online enterprises that are affiliated with the company’s newspapers and television stations. The company also owns DealTaker.com, an online coupons and shopping site; Blockdot, Inc., an advergaming and game development firm known for successful product innovation, and Boxerjam, a multimedia producer of interactive games and puzzles.

Convergence – The Power Of Multimedia
Convergence at Media General combines multimedia resources—print, television, the Internet and, through partnerships, radio—to serve more people better. Convergence delivers stronger local journalism by sharing news gathering and reporting resources. By becoming the preferred local provider of news and information, and increasing audience share, convergence drives revenue growth. With the Internet, every Media General market is a convergence market. In six markets, Media General has implemented convergence across three media platforms.