Local.com Powers Local Search forA.H. Belo`s Press Enterprise

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Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:00am EDT

IRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search site and network,
today announced that The Press Enterprise has selected Local Connect,
Local.com`s private label local search solution, to power local search on
www.pe.com. 

The Press Enterprise is a subsidiary of A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), the
nation`s ninth largest media company. The Press Enterprise (www.pe.com) is the
largest newspaper in Inland Southern California with an online audience of over
one million visitors. 

"Online search is a key way in which our community gets information, and we are
committed to providing visitors to our site with the best possible user
experience including direct access to local business information. We are also
committed to providing local advertisers with access to these searching
consumers," said Ginger Neal, vice president multimedia & GM of niche
publications, The Press Enterprise. "After reviewing the solutions available, we
concluded that Local.com`s local search platform best fit our needs for a
feature-rich, SEO-friendly local search solution. We look forward to working
closely with Local.com to expand our online audience and grow our local online
advertiser base through local search." 

"After a thorough review process, we were pleased to be chosen by The Press
Enterprise to power their local search directory," said Malcolm Lewis, senior
vice president and general manager, private label, Local.com. "We are looking
forward to driving significant incremental traffic and online advertising
revenues for their website via our powerful local search solution." 

According to The Kelsey Group, 61 million local searches are conducted online
every day. Local.com`s Local Connect private label platform allows qualified
regional media publishers to add a local search business directory to their
websites within a few days and at no cost. Once deployed, Local Connect`s unique
SEO-friendly architecture can quickly drive new traffic and new online
advertising revenues through local search. Local.com has the largest network of
independent, private label local media properties in the U.S. based on the
number of partner sites¹. 

For more information visit: http://corporate.local.com/localconnect. 

About Local.com®

Local.com (NASDAQ: LOCM) owns and operates a leading local search site and the
largest private label, local search network in the United States. The company
uses patented technologies to provide over 20 million consumers each month with
the most relevant search results for local businesses, products and services on
Local.com and over 700 regional media sites. Businesses can target
ready-to-purchase consumers using a variety of advertising products. To
advertise, or for more information visit: www.local.com. 

About the Press-Enterprise Company

The Press-Enterprise Company, a Riverside-based subsidiary of A.H. Belo Corp.,
is a multimedia company serving Inland Southern California. The company
publishes news and information in print and online via The Press-Enterprise, the
region's largest daily newspaper with 164,189 Monday through Friday circulation
and 172,730 Sunday circulation; PE.com, the region's largest local online Web
site; and, more than 30 micro-local community-based Web sites. Other print and
online products include: The Business Press, a weekly business journal; La
Prensa, a weekly Spanish-language newspapers serving the region's diverse
Hispanic community; and online advertising publications PE.cars, PE.homes, WOW,
PE.jobs and Savings Express. 

About A.H. Belo Corp.

Belo Corp. (BLC) is one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded
television companies, with 2008 annual revenue of $733 million. The company owns
and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their
associated Web sites. Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS,
NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television
households in 15 highly-attractive markets. A Belo station ranks first or second
in nearly all of their local markets. Belo Interactive is the Internet
subsidiary of Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), the nation`s ninth largest media company,
and reaches a wide audience through 35 award-winning websites. Additional
information is available at www.belo.com. 

¹ The Kelsey Group 



Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Local.com
Cameron Triebwasser
949-789-5223
ctriebwasser@local.com

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