Acquisitions and dispositions 1997-2001 acquisitions since the beginning of 1997 are shown below. The company has disposed of several businesses during this period, which are presented on the following page. The growth of the company has resulted from acquisitions of  businesses, as well as from internal expansion. Its significant  Year acquired  Name Location Publication times or business 1997 WZZM-TV Grand Rapids, Mich. Television station WGRZ-TV Buffalo, N.Y. Television station Printed Media Companies Minneapolis, Minn. Commercial printing KNAZ-TV Flagstaff, Ariz. Television station KMOH-TV Kingman, Ariz. Television station Mary Morgan, Inc. Green Bay, Wis. Commercial printing Army Times Publishing Co., Inc. Springfield, Va. Weekly and monthly periodicals New Jersey Press, Inc. Asbury Park and East Brunswick, N.J. Two daily newspapers 1998 WCSH-TV Portland, Maine Television station WLBZ-TV Bangor, Maine Television station WLTX-TV Columbia, S.C. Television station Ocean County Observer Toms River, N.J. Daily newspaper Daily Record Morristown, N.J. Daily newspaper Manahawkin Newspapers Manahawkin, N.J. Weekly newspapers Classified Gazette San Rafael, Calif. Semi-weekly newspaper New Castle County Shopper’s Guide Wilmington, Del. Weekly advertising shopper Brandywine Valley Weekly Wilmington, Del. Weekly advertising shopper Autos plus Wilmington, Del. Weekly advertising shopper TCI Cable Kansas Kansas Cable television systems 1999 The Reporter Melbourne, Fla. Weekly newspaper Lehigh Acres News-Star Lehigh Acres, Fla. Weekly newspaper Dealer Magazine Reno, Nev. Weekly magazine KXTV-TV Sacramento, Calif. Television station Newsquest plc United Kingdom Daily and weekly newspapers Tucker Communications, Inc. Westchester Co., N.Y. Weekly newspaper Pennypower Shopping News Branson & Springfield, Mo. Weekly newspaper 2000 The Pioneer Republican and  Des Moines, Iowa Weekly newspapers other publications Buyers’ Digest Franklin County, Vt.  Weekly newspaper The Clarion  Redcar, United Kingdom Weekly newspaper WJXX-TV  Jacksonville, Fla. Television station Mason Valley News,  Lyon County, Nev. Weekly newspapers Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier Brevard Technical Journal  Brevard County, Fla. Monthly magazine Dickson Shoppers Middle Tennessee  Weekly newspapers Greenville Parent Magazine  Greenville County, S.C. Monthly magazine News Communications & Media plc  United Kingdom Daily and weekly newspapers and other publications Space Coast Press  Brevard County, Fla. Weekly newspaper Certain assets of  Wisconsin, Ohio, Louisiana, 19 daily and numerous weekly newspapers Thomson Newspapers Inc. Maryland, Utah  Central Newspapers, Inc.  Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana 6 daily newspapers; other related businesses Daily World  Opelousas, La. Daily newspaper Windsor Beacon  Windsor, Colo. Weekly newspaper 50+ Lifestyles and other publications  Des Moines, Iowa Monthly magazines 2001 Shopping News St. Cloud, Minn. Weekly newspaper Gatwick Life, Horley Life Surrey/Sussex, U.K. Weekly newspapers The Bulletin Board Montgomery, Ala. Weekly newspaper The Dimbleby Newspapers London, U.K. Weekly newspapers PMP Company Ltd. Honolulu, Hawaii Monthly and bi-monthly publications AutoChooser Tempe, Ariz. Software product Honolulu Pennysaver Honolulu, Hawaii Weekly newspaper Buy and Sell Classifieds Honolulu, Hawaii Bi-weekly newspapers Acquisitions 1997-2001 60