KREM 2 News once again The Inland Northwest’s Top News Station

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KREM 2 News once again The Inland Northwest's Top News Station

SPOKANE, WA - KREM 2 News continues to be the Inland Northwest's leading news station, with more #1 newscasts than any other Spokane television station. 

In the recently completed May ratings period, KREM 2 News at 5 is once again the Spokane market's top source for news in households as well as the key demographics of adults 18-49 and 25-54. 

KREM 2 News at 6 remains the #1 newscast for adults 25-54.  KREM 2 News at 6:30 extends its leadership as the most-watched newscast over KXLY's 6:30 p.m. newscast in households and key demographics.  Launching in Fall 2011, KREM 2 News at 6:30 has quickly attracted twice as many adults 25-54 than watch KXLY's extended newscast.

In the late news time period, KREM 2 News at 11 completes the sweep of KREM 2 wins with a #1 ranking among households and key demographics.  KREM 2 News at 11's household share of the Spokane audience is more than 40% greater than KHQ, its nearest competitor and almost double the audience of KXLY.

KREM 2 News is also the #1 newscast weekend evenings and late night, winning every newscast time period Saturdays and Sundays at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. 

The May ratings reflect KREM 2 News' commitment to outstanding journalism and follow KREM 2 winning regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Best Newscast, Breaking News Coverage, Hard News Reporting, Investigative Reporting and Sports Reporting.

Consumers turn to their favorite news source across all devices, including computers, smart phones and tablets.  KREM 2 News dominates across platforms with breaking news posts, Facebooks updates, tweets and multiple tablet apps.  KREM.com attracts more than 4 million page views per month and has grown mobile page views more than 200% in the past year, making it comScore's #1 site among all local news operations - television, radio or newspaper. 

"Viewers across the Inland Northwest trust KREM 2 and once again have made this organization their top news source across every platform," says Noah Cooper, Executive News Director.  "Our outstanding team of journalists work hard to keep our audiences safe, secure and informed at any time, anywhere.  So it is especially gratifying to see audiences across the Inland Northwest make KREM 2 their #1 choice for news year after year."

About Belo Corp.
KREM 2 and KREM.com are part of Belo Corp. (BLC), one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, that 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.  Belo stations rank first or second in nearly all of their local markets.  Additional information is available at www.belo.com or by contacting Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at 214-977-6835.