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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MAY 15, 2006

                            TRIPLE CROWN MEDIA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                   000-51636                 20-3012824
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 (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)

    546 East Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky                    40508
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (859) 226-4678

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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      Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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     Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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SECTION 2  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

The information set forth under this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.

On May 15, 2005, Triple Crown Media, Inc. issued a press release reporting its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of the
press release is hereby attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.

SECTION 9  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)   EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit 99.1     Press Release dated May 15, 2006.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                             Triple Crown Media, Inc.

Date:      May 15, 2006
                                             By:    /s/ MARK G. MEIKLE
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                                             Name:  Mark G. Meikle
                                             Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer