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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Preview Travel, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
74137R 10 1
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 74137R 10 1 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Landmark Communications, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Virginia
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
635,457
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 635,457
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
635,457
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 74137R 10 1 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Landmark Broadcasting, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Virginia
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
635,457
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY
------ ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 635,457
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
635,457
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 74137R 10 1 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Landmark Television, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
635,457
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY
------ ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 635,457
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
635,457
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 74137R 10 1 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
KLAS, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
635,457
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY
------ ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 635,457
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
635,457
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Preview Travel, Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices:
747 Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal
and (b). Business Office:
This Statement is being filed on behalf of
Landmark Communications, Inc., a Virginia
corporation ("Landmark"), and its wholly
owned subsidiaries Landmark Broadcasting,
Inc., a Virginia corporation
("Broadcasting"), Landmark Television, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation ("Television"), and
KLAS, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("KLAS," and
together with Landmark, Broadcasting and
Television, the "Reporting Persons"). KLAS is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Television,
which is wholly owned by Broadcasting, which
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark.
Pursuant to regulations promulgated under
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
each of Landmark, Broadcasting and Television
may be deemed a beneficial owner of the
shares of Common Stock held by KLAS and
reported herein.
Each of Landmark and Broadcasting has its
principal office at 150 West Brambleton
Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-2075. Each of
Television and KLAS has its principal office
at 3228 Channel 8 Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada
89109.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Not Applicable
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Common Stock")
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
74137R 10 1
Item 3. Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) 635,457 shares of Common Stock, as
of December 31, 1997.
(b) 5.8%
(c) (i) 635,457
(ii) -0-
(iii) 635,457
(iv) -0-
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 13, 1998
LANDMARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Executive Vice President,
General Counsel &
Secretary
LANDMARK BROADCASTING, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Vice President & Secretary
LANDMARK TELEVISION, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Assistant Secretary
KLAS, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page
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1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated 10
February 13, 1998, among the
signatories to this Schedule 13G.
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(f)(1)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf
of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint
filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible
for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy
of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible
for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others,
except to the extent it knows or has reason to believe that such information is
inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
Dated: February 13, 1998
LANDMARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Executive Vice President,
General Counsel &
Secretary
LANDMARK BROADCASTING, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Vice President & Secretary
LANDMARK TELEVISION, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Assistant Secretary
KLAS, INC.
By:/s/ Louis F. Ryan
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Name: Louis F. Ryan
Title: Secretary
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