Birmingham Broadcasting S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12.1

Media General, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in thousands, except ratio) (unaudited)

	Three  Months Ended March 28, 2010			Years Ended
				December 27, 2009			December 28, 2008			December 30, 2007			December 31, 2006			December 25, 2005
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations less income/loss from equity investments	$	(10,734	)	$	(73,933	)	$	(910,326	)	$	46,981		$	88,643		$	125,013
Fixed charges		20,312			43,673			45,428			61,584			50,238			30,754
Amortization of capitalized interest		7			40			37			142			58			46
Distributed income of equity investees		—			—			—			—			—			—
Less: Capitalized interest		(35	)		(214	)		(332	)		(1,378	)		(1,003	)		(789	)
Earnings	$	(9,550	)	$	(30,434	)	$	(865,193	)	$	107,329		$	137,936		$	155,024
Interest expensed and capitalized (including amortization of premiums/discounts)	$	19,823		$	41,978		$	43,449		$	59,577		$	48,505		$	29,408
Interest portion of rental expense		489			1,695			1,979			2,007			1,733			1,346
Fixed Charges	$	20,312		$	43,673		$	45,428		$	61,584		$	50,238		$	30,754
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		0.47			**			**			1.74			2.75			5.04

** Earnings do not cover fixed charges by $74.1 million and $910.6 million during the fiscal years ended December 27, 2009, and December 28, 2008, respectively, due to non-cash impairment charges of $84.2 million and $912 million in the respective periods (see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of the Company’s 2009 Form10-K).