The Tribune Company is an American multimedia corporation with official headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Tribune is publicly traded but tightly held by three former senior debt holders: Oaktree Capital Management, Angelo, Gordon & Co. and JPMorgan Chase.
Tribune is one of the largest television broadcasting companies, with 42 stations across America. It is also the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and several commuter tabloids including the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel and The Baltimore Sun. Through Tribune Broadcasting, the company owns 23 television stations, national cable superstation WGN America, regional cable news channel Chicagoland Television and Chicago's WGN radio. Investment interests include Food Network.
Tribune Technology LLC, another subsidiary, manages the interactive operations of major daily newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times and their associated websites. Its national network sites owned with partners include CareerBuilder, Cars.com, Apartments.com and Topix.net. Its Tribune Media Services division provides syndicated content to print and electronic media. Key company investment interests include CareerBuilder, Classified Ventures and Topix.com.
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