DallasNews history

In 1857, Willard Richardson, who had replaced Bangs as publisher of the fledgling Daily News, created the Texas Almanac.

1865 - Alfred Horatio Belo joins The Daily News, now the most powerful newspaper in Texas.

Upon Richardson’s death, Belo acquires full ownership of the Company in 1875.

In 1881, Belo incorporated the Galveston Daily News.

1882 - The Company incorporates.

1885 – The first edition of The Dallas Morning News is published on October 1.

Dealey is elected vice president in 1906.

Dealey's prominence grew with the paper's, and in 1920 he became president.

In 1922, WFAA went on the air as the Dallas Morning News's radio service and the first network radio station in Texas.

In 1923 the company sold its interest in the Galveston Daily News, focusing its newspaper operations entirely on the Dallas Morning News.

1926 – G. B. Dealey acquires control of the Company from the Belo heirs, incorporating it as A. H. Belo Corporation in honor of his mentor A. H. Belo.

By 1930, WFAA would become the first superpower radio station in the South and Southwest, broadcasting at 50,000 watts.

1946 – George Bannerman Dealey dies after 72 years devoted to the Company.

1950 - Belo furthers its leadership in broadcasting by purchasing Dallas TV station KBTV and renamed it WFAA-TV. Today the ABC affiliate is the leading television station in Dallas/Fort Worth and the flagship of Belo's Television Group.

Seeking to further improve its product, the Morning News commissioned a study of the interests of Dallas readers in 1978.

1981 - Belo's stock is publicly traded over the counter.

In 1983 Belo shed its publishing-only orientation by making the largest broadcast purchase in national history.

However, Belo's revenues reached $354 million in 1984, with KHOU-TV and the flagship station WFAA contributing two-thirds of the company's total revenues.

1985 – The Dallas Morning News celebrates 100 years of publication on October 1.

In 1989, Belo syndicated "Mr.

By 1990, the formerly troubled KHOU-TV had risen in the ratings from a distant third to number two, giving Belo a number one or two rating for all of its television stations.

1991 – The Dallas Morning News wins the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.

Net earnings were $51.1 million, 37.3 percent more than in 1992.

In 1993, Belo's stock reached $53 per share and sales were $545 million.

In June 1994 it acquired the employee-owned New Orleans CBS affiliate WWL-TV for $110 million.

In February 1995 Belo acquired television station KIRO in Seattle, Washington, for $162.5 million from Bonneville International.

Belo had acquired a 38.5 percent interest in the company in 1996 from Dow Jones & Co. and other minority shareholders.

1997 - In the biggest transaction in its history, Belo acquires The Providence Journal Company.

Corporate profits in 1998 were also affected by a slowdown in advertising demand in both newspapers and television.

2001 - The Company's official name is changed from A. H. Belo Corporation to Belo Corp.

2003 – The Dallas Morning News launches Al Dia, a general information Spanish language news and information source, online daily and in print weekly.

2004 - The Providence Journal celebrates its 175th anniversary on July 21.

Dechard also planned to use state-of-the-art technology to equip Belo's television stations to transmit high-definition television, something the Federal Communications Commission had mandated for all television stations by the year 2006.

2008 – Belo Corp. spins off its newspaper business to form a publicly traded company called A. H. Belo Corporation.

2010 – The Dallas Morning News wins the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.

By the time the Company sells its broadcast operations to Gannett in 2013, WFAA has become a nationally-recognized model of integrity in broadcast journalism.

2021 – A. H. Belo Corporation announces the Company’s name will change to DallasNews Corporation and be listed on the NASDAQ.