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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DECHERD ROBERT W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol A. H. Belo CORP [AHC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) A. H. BELO CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 224866 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2012 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75222-4866 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Series A Common Stock 05/10/2012   P   24,226 A $ 4.22 (1) 297,857 D   Series A Common Stock 05/11/2012   P   13,099 A $ 4.25 (4) 310,956 D   Series A Common Stock 05/14/2012   P   2,675 A $ 4.18 (5) 313,631 D   Series A Common Stock               240 I By Spouse (2) Series A Common Stock               1,093 I By 401k Account (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DECHERD ROBERT W A. H. BELO CORPORATION P.O. BOX 224866 DALLAS, TX 75222-4866	X		Chairman, President & CEO

Signatures

Christine Larkin, Attorney-in-Fact		05/14/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the average purchase price per share. Shares purchased in the open market on May 10, 2012 as follows: 61 shares @ $4.11 per share; 100 shares @ $4.12 per share; 200 shares @ $4.14 per share; 1,300 shares @ $4.15 share; 1,500 shares @ $4.16 per share; 900 shares @ $4.17 per share; 1,300 shares @ $4.18 per share; 600 shares @ $4.19 per share; 1,500 shares @ $4.20 per share; 3,091 shares @ $4.21 per share; 1,109 shares @ $4.22 per share; 1,391 shares @ $4.23 per share; 3,360 shares @ $4.24 per share; 100 shares @ $4.2497 per share; and 7,714 shares @ $4.25 per share.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(3)	Held by the A. H. Belo Savings Plan as of the date of this statement.
(4)	All shares were purchased in the open market on May 11, 2012 at $4.25 per share.
(5)	Represents the average purchase price per share. Shares purchased in the open market on May 14, 2012 as follows: 400 shares @$4.14 per share; 200 shares @ $4.15 per share; 300 shares @ $4.16 per share; 100 shares @ $4.17 per share; 775 shares @ $4.19 per share; 500 shares @ $4.20 per share; 100 shares @ $4.2088 per share; 100 shares @ $4.2098 per share; and 200 shares @ $4.21 per share.

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