DallasNews history

Following are some of our most significant milestones over the years: 1842 - The Daily News begins publishing in Galveston, Texas.

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.