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Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) will announce second quarter 2009 earnings on Tuesday, July 21, before the market opens. A conference call to discuss the results will be held that day at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. ET, 7:00 a.m. PT). The full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying financial tables will be available on the Journal Communications’ website,

www.journalcommunications.com/investors : .

To access the call, dial (888) 679-8037 (domestic) or (617) 213-4849 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled 9:00 a.m. CT start. The access code for the conference call is 18293111. Replays of the conference call will be available July 21 through July 23. To hear the replay, dial (888) 286-8010 (domestic) or (617) 801-6888 (international) at least one hour after the completion of the call. The access code for the replay is 51242196.

The live webcast will be accessible through www.journalcommunications.com/investors : .

An archive of the webcast will be available July 21 through August 4.

Pre-registration for the conference call is now available on the Journal Communications’ website, www.journalcommunications.com/investors : .


About Journal Communications

Journal Communications, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was founded in 1882. We are a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, interactive media and printing services. We publish the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which serves as the only major daily newspaper for the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and more than 50 community newspapers and shoppers in Wisconsin and Florida. We own and operate 35 radio stations and 13 television stations in 12 states and operate an additional television station under a local marketing agreement. Our interactive media assets include about 120 online enterprises that are associated with our daily and community newspapers and television and radio stations. We also provide a wide range of commercial printing services – including printing of publications, professional journals and documentation material – and operate a direct marketing services business.



Journal Communications, Inc.Andre Fernandez, 414-224-2884Executive
Vice President, Finance & Strategyand Chief Financial Officer