Tribune to Fight Ruling on Hartford Holdings

Tribune Co. said a federal judge ruled that its holdings of newspaper and television assets in the Hartford, Conn., market violated federal media ownership rules.

Chicago-based Tribune said that the ruling was “wrong and seriously flawed” and that it would seek a stay of the decision pending appeal. The company owns the Hartford Courant and stations WTIC and WTXX in that market.

Tribune owns the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times; it also owns the Los Angeles television station KTLA Channel 5, in addition to several other stations in other markets.

The decision comes as Tribune, News Corp. and two other television network owners are seeking a Supreme Court review of a decision that blocked the loosening of restrictions on media companies’ growth.