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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2005

                                   BELO CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             DELAWARE                     1-8598               75-0135890
   (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)

                    P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, Texas 75265-5237
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 977-6606

                                      None.
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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     Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 7.01.      REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On May 13, 2005, Belo announced that the Audit Bureau of Circulations has
released its audit of circulation figures filed by The Dallas Morning News in
its Publisher's Statement for the six-month period ended March 31, 2005. The
full text of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

        (c)     Exhibits.

                Exhibit No.     Description
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                99.1            Press Release of Belo Corp. dated May 13, 2005
                                regarding Audit Bureau of Circulations' audit of
                                The Dallas Morning News' circulation.



                                    SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:   May 13, 2005

                                        BELO CORP.

                                        By:  /s/ Carey Hendrickson
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                                             Carey P. Hendrickson
                                             Vice President /Investor Relations



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press Release dated May 13, 2005 regarding Audit Bureau of
                Circulations' audit of The Dallas Morning News' circulation.