Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant Listed below are the major subsidiaries of the Company, including equity investees, each of which is in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the percentage of ownership by the Company (or if indented, by the subsidiary under which it is listed). Subsidiaries omitted from the list would not, if aggregated, constitute a significant subsidiary: Jurisdiction of Securities Name of Subsidiary Incorporation Ownership - ------------------ ------------- --------- Media General Communications, Inc. Delaware 100% Media General Broadcasting of Birmingham Holdings, LLC Delaware 100% Media General Operations, Inc. Delaware 100% Media General Broadcasting of South Carolina, Inc. Delaware 100% Professional Communications, Inc. Florida 100% The Tribune Company Holdings, Inc. Delaware 100% NES II, Inc. Virginia 100% Virginia Paper Manufacturing Corp. Virginia 100% SP Newsprint Company (Partnership) Georgia 33.33% Media General Financial Services, Inc. Virginia 100% Denver Post Corporation Delaware 20%