By EDGAR Electronic Transmission

June 21, 2010

Mr. Larry Spirgel
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549

Re:		Belo Corp. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 Filed March 12, 2010 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14-A Filed March 26, 2010 File No. 001-08598 Request for Extension to Respond to Comment Letter dated June 10, 2010

Dear Mr. Spirgel:

We received your comment letter dated June 10, 2010 on the above-referenced filings. As discussed with John Zitko today, we will respond to your comment letter on or before July 2, 2010.

Respectfully submitted,

Belo Corp.

/s/ R. Coleman

By:		Russell F. Coleman Senior Vice President/General Counsel