Exhibit 21.1 SUBSIDIARIES OF BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Jurisdiction of Incorporation Percentage Name or Organization of Ownership - ---- ---------------- ------------ Access Toledo, Ltd. ..............................Ohio 100% Buckeye Cablevision, Inc. ........................Ohio 100% Buckeye Telesystem, Inc. .........................Ohio 100% CARS Holding, Inc. ...............................Ohio 100% Community Communication Services, Inc. ...........Ohio 100% Corporate Protection Services, Inc. ..............Ohio 100% Erie County Cablevision, Inc. ....................Ohio 100% Idaho Independent Television, Inc. ...............Idaho 100% Independence Television Company ..................Pennsylvania 100% Lima Communications Corporation ..................Ohio 100% Metro Fiber & Cable Construction Company .........Ohio 100% Monroe Cablevision, Inc. .........................Michigan 100% PG Publishing Company ............................Pennsylvania 100% Toledo Area Communications Services, Inc. ........Ohio 100% WAND (TV) Partnership ............................Illinois 66 2/3% WLFI-TV, Inc. ....................................Indiana 100%