In documents filed to the Supreme Court and the government's media regulator, Clarín said it would voluntarily divide its profitable cable-television business into three companies, two of which would contain TV and radio stations.
The other three companies would offer a mix of broadcast, cable-TV and radio stations around the country.
There was no immediate response from the government to Clarín's proposal.
The move comes a week after the top court declared the country's 2009 media law constitutional, ending a three-year legal battle. President Cristina Kirchner and proponents of the law say it is aimed at breaking up media monopolies by limiting the number of cable-TV and broadcast licenses one company can hold. But Clarín and government critics say it is aimed at muzzling a free press.
Clarín said breaking the company up was the "least desirable" outcome, but said it was being "steamrolled under the threat of confiscation" by the government.
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