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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

OR

for the transition period from                      to                      .

Commission File Number: 333-62916-02

MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that it was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ¨ No x

As of June 30, 2004, Mission Broadcasting, Inc. had one shareholder, David S. Smith. Mr. Smith held all 1,000 shares of the outstanding common stock of Mission Broadcasting, Inc. at June 30, 2004.

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General

As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and unless the context indicates otherwise, “Mission” refers to Mission Broadcasting, Inc. Mission has entered into time brokerage, shared services and joint sales agreements with certain television stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (“Nexstar”), but Mission does not own any equity interests in Nexstar. For a description of the relationship between Mission and Nexstar, see “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”

On December 30, 2003, Mission completed the acquisition of television stations KOLR, the CBS affiliated station in Springfield, Missouri; KHMT, the Fox affiliated station in Billings, Montana; and KAMC, the ABC affiliated station in Lubbock, Texas, from VHR Broadcasting, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“VHR”) and the acquisition of television stations KCIT, the Fox affiliated station in Amarillo, Texas, and KCPN-LP, an independent station in Amarillo, Texas, from Mission Broadcasting of Amarillo, Inc. (“Mission of Amarillo”). VHR merged with and into two affiliates of Mission of Amarillo, and then Mission of Amarillo and such affiliates merged with and into Mission. Prior to December 30, 2003, Quorum Broadcast Holdings, LLC (“Quorum”) provided management, sales or other services to KOLR, KHMT, KAMC, KCIT and KCPN-LP under local service agreements with VHR and Mission of Amarillo, as applicable, that were substantially similar to Nexstar’s local service agreements described below with Mission. On December 30, 2003, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Nexstar’s ultimate parent, completed its acquisition of all the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Quorum. The Quorum acquisition was structured as a merger of Quorum’s direct subsidiaries into Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and a subsequent contribution and merger of Quorum’s indirect subsidiaries with and into Nexstar. Upon completion of the Quorum acquisition and the Mission mergers, Nexstar became a party to the local service agreements as successor to the Quorum subsidiaries and Mission became a party to such agreements as the successor to VHR and Mission of Amarillo. Mission also entered into option agreements with Nexstar for the purchase of these stations.

ABRY Partners LLC, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.’s principal stockholder through its various funds both before and after the merger, held more than 50% of the voting ownership of both Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and Quorum. Although Nexstar and Quorum did not own Mission, Mission of Amarillo or VHR and did not operate the television stations owned by Mission, Mission of Amarillo or VHR, Nexstar and Quorum were deemed to have controlling financial interests under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) in Mission, Mission of Amarillo and VHR due to their guarantees of Mission’s, Mission of Amarillo’s and VHR’s debt and the service and purchase options agreements described below with Mission, Mission of Amarillo and VHR. Due to these relationships and the common financial control therein, Mission’s acquisition of Mission of Amarillo and VHR were accounted for as a combination of entities under common control in a manner similar to pooling of interests. This conclusion is based on the guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 141 “Business Combinations” and EITF 02-05 “Definition of ‘Common Control’ in Relation of FASB Statement No. 141”. Accordingly, Mission’s financial statements herein have been restated to include the financial results of the VHR and Mission of Amarillo stations for all periods prior to 2004.

There are 210 generally recognized television markets, known as Designated Market Areas, or DMAs, in the United States. DMAs are ranked in size according to various factors based upon actual or potential audience. DMA rankings contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are from the Investing in Television Market Report 2004 3^rd Edition, as published by BIA Financial Network, Inc.

Unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) the term “station” or “commercial station” means a television broadcast station and does not include non-commercial television stations, cable program services or networks (for example, CNN, MTV and ESPN) or stations that do not meet the minimum Nielsen reporting standards; and (2) the term “independent” describes a commercial television station that is not affiliated with the ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB, PAX or UPN television networks.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including: any projections or expectations of earnings, revenue, financial performance, liquidity and capital resources or other financial items; any assumptions or projections about the television broadcasting industry; any statements of our plans, strategies and objectives for our future operations, performance, liquidity and capital resources or other financial items; any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and other similar words.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ from a projection or assumption in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial position and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties discussed under Item 1. “Business – Risks Related to Our Company” and “Business – Risks Related to Our Industry” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are made only as of the date hereof, we do not have or undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances unless otherwise required by law.

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Overview

Mission Broadcasting, Inc. (“Mission”, the “Company”, or also referenced as “we” “us” and “our”), formerly known as Mission Broadcasting of Wichita Falls, Inc. (“Mission of Wichita Falls”), completed a merger with Bastet Broadcasting, Inc. (“Bastet”) and Mission Broadcasting of Joplin, Inc. (“Mission of Joplin”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mission of Wichita Falls, on September 30, 2002. Bastet and Mission were separate entities, 100% owned by the same third party at the beginning of fiscal year 2002.

Bastet was formed in 1997 to own and operate television stations in small- and medium-sized markets across the United States. Bastet completed its first acquisition in January 1998, with the purchase of WYOU, the CBS affiliate in Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania. Bastet subsequently purchased WFXP, the Fox affiliate in Erie, Pennsylvania in November 1998. Mission of Wichita Falls was incorporated in 1998, and commenced operations on June 1, 1999, with its acquisition of KJTL, a Fox affiliated station, and KJBO-LP, a UPN affiliated station, both in Wichita Falls, Texas. In December 2001, Mission of Joplin entered into a Time Brokerage Agreement (“TBA”) with GOCOM Broadcasting of Joplin, L.L.C. (“GOCOM”), a subsidiary of the company currently known as Piedmont Television Holdings, LLC, to provide certain programming to and to sell the advertising time of KODE, the ABC affiliate in Joplin, Missouri, pending the acquisition of certain of the station’s assets, which closed on September 30, 2002.

In January 2003, Mission entered into operations under a local marketing agreement with LIN Television Corporation and two of its subsidiaries, with regard to KRBC, the NBC affiliated station in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas, and KSAN (formerly KACB), the NBC affiliated station in San Angelo, Texas. Operations under the local marketing agreement terminated on June 13, 2003 in conjunction with Mission’s purchase of substantially all of the stations’ assets. Mission entered into a shared services agreement (“SSA”) with Nexstar for KRBC and KSAN on that date.

In May 2003, Mission entered into a TBA with Bahakel Communications to provide certain programming to and to sell the advertising time of WBAK, the Fox affiliated station in Terre Haute, Indiana. Operations under the TBA terminated on April 6, 2004 in conjunction with Mission’s purchase of substantially all of station’s assets. Mission entered into an SSA and a joint sales agreement (“JSA”) with Nexstar for WBAK on that date.

In December 2003, Mission entered into a purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications to acquire substantially all of the assets of WUTR, the ABC affiliated station in Utica, New York. The acquisition closed on April 1, 2004. In addition, on April 1, 2004, Mission entered into an SSA and a JSA with Nexstar for WUTR.

In October 2004, Mission entered into a purchase agreement with Young Broadcasting, Inc. and Winnebago Television Corporation to acquire substantially all of the assets of WTVO, the ABC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois. In November 2004, Mission entered into a TBA with Young Broadcasting, Inc. and Winnebago Television Corporation to provide certain programming to and sell the advertising time of WTVO. In addition, in November 2004, Mission entered into an SSA and a JSA with Nexstar for WTVO Mission’s operations under the TBA terminated on January 4, 2005 in conjunction with the acquisition.

On December 30, 2003, Mission completed the acquisition of television stations KOLR, the CBS affiliated station in Springfield, Missouri; KHMT, the Fox affiliated station in Billings, Montana; and KAMC, the ABC affiliated station in Lubbock, Texas, from VHR Broadcasting, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“VHR”) and the acquisition of television stations KCIT, the Fox affiliated station in Amarillo, Texas, and KCPN-LP, an independent station in Amarillo, Texas, from Mission Broadcasting of Amarillo, Inc. (“Mission of Amarillo”). VHR merged with and into two affiliates of Mission of Amarillo, and then Mission of Amarillo and such affiliates merged with and into Mission. Prior to December 30, 2003, Quorum Broadcast Holdings, LLC (“Quorum”) provided management, sales or other services to KOLR, KHMT, KAMC, KCIT and KCPN-LP under local service agreements with VHR and Mission of Amarillo, as applicable, that were substantially similar to Nexstar’s local service agreements described below with Mission. On December 30, 2003, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Nexstar’s ultimate parent, completed its acquisition of all the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Quorum. The Quorum acquisition was structured as a merger of Quorum’s direct subsidiaries into Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and a subsequent contribution and merger of Quorum’s indirect subsidiaries with and into Nexstar. Upon completion of the Quorum acquisition and the Mission mergers, Nexstar became a party to the local service agreements as successor to the Quorum subsidiaries and Mission became a party to such agreements as the successor to VHR and Mission of Amarillo. Mission also entered into option agreements with Nexstar for the purchase of these stations.

ABRY Partners LLC, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.’s principal stockholder through its various funds both before and after the merger, held more than 50% of the voting ownership of both Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and Quorum. Although Nexstar and Quorum did not own Mission, Mission of Amarillo or VHR and did not operate the television stations owned by Mission, Mission of Amarillo or VHR, Nexstar and Quorum were deemed to have controlling financial interests under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) in Mission, Mission of Amarillo and VHR due to their guarantees of Mission’s, Mission of Amarillo’s and VHR’s debt and the service and purchase options agreements described below with Mission, Mission of Amarillo and VHR. Due to these relationships and the common financial control therein, Mission’s acquisition of Mission of

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Amarillo and VHR were accounted for as a combination of entities under common control in a manner similar to pooling of interests. This conclusion is based on the guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 141 “Business Combinations” and EITF 02-05 “Definition of ‘Common Control’ in Relation of FASB Statement No. 141”. Accordingly, Mission’s financial statements herein have been restated to include the financial results of the VHR and Mission of Amarillo stations for all periods prior to 2004.

Local Service Agreements and Purchase Options

The following table summarizes the various local service agreements Mission’s stations have implemented with Nexstar-owned stations as of December 31, 2004:

The arrangements under these agreements have had the effect of Nexstar receiving substantially all of the available cash, after debt service costs, generated by the above listed stations. Mission anticipates that Nexstar will continue to receive substantially all of Mission’s available cash, after payments for debt service costs, generated by the above listed stations.

In addition to providing certain services to our television stations, Nexstar also guarantees the obligations incurred under our senior credit facility. We are a guarantor of the senior credit facility entered into by Nexstar and the senior subordinated notes issued by Nexstar.

Mission’s sole shareholder has granted Nexstar purchase options to acquire the assets and liabilities of each Mission television station, subject to FCC consent, for consideration equal to the greater of (1) seven times the station’s broadcast cash flow as defined in the option agreement less the amount of its indebtedness as defined in the option agreement or (2) the amount of its indebtedness. These option agreements are freely exercisable or assignable by Nexstar without consent or approval by Mission’s sole shareholder.

Nexstar does not own or control Mission or its television stations. However, Nexstar is deemed under U.S. GAAP to have a controlling financial interest in Mission due to Nexstar’s guarantee of the obligations incurred under Mission’s senior credit facility and the local service agreements and purchase option agreements described above. In order for both Nexstar and Mission to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rules regarding ownership limits in television markets, Mission maintains complete responsibility for and control over programming, finances, personnel and operations of its stations.

Our principal offices are at 7650 Chippewa Road, Suite 305, Brecksville, Ohio 44141. Our telephone number is (440) 526-2227.

Business Strategy

The operating revenue of our stations is derived primarily from advertising revenue collected by Nexstar and paid to us under the JSAs, which in turn depends on the economic conditions of the markets in which we operate, the demographic makeup of those markets and the marketing strategy we employ in each market. Our primary operating expenses consist of fixed monthly fees paid to Nexstar for news production and technical and other services.

Local Service Agreements. As of December 31, 2004, we have local service agreements with Nexstar in all of our markets as discussed below.

In Erie, Pennsylvania, Mission and Nexstar are parties to an amended TBA as of April 1, 1996, which expires on August 16, 2006 and may be renewed for one term of five years with 90 days notice. This agreement allows Nexstar to program most of WFXP’s broadcast time, sell the station’s advertising time and retain the advertising revenue, in return for monthly payments to us.

In Wichita Falls, Texas-Lawton, Oklahoma, Mission and Nexstar are parties to an SSA dated as of June 1, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Mission agreed with Nexstar to share the costs of certain services that Nexstar’s station KFDX and Mission’s stations KJTL and KJBO-LP, individually incur. These shared services include news production, technical maintenance and security, among other services, but do not include the services of senior management personnel, programming or sales.

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In consideration of services provided to KJTL and KJBO-LP by Nexstar personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a monthly service fee, which was amended on January 1, 2004, to a flat fee of $70 thousand per month.

In Wichita Falls, Texas-Lawton, Oklahoma, Mission and Nexstar are parties to a JSA dated as of June 1, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this JSA, Nexstar purchases advertising time on KJTL and KJBO-LP and retains the advertising revenue in return for payments to Mission, which were amended on January 1, 2004, to be 70% of the KJTL/KJBO-LP net revenue collected each month.

In Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mission and Nexstar are parties to an SSA dated as of January 5, 1998, which has an initial term of ten years. The terms of this agreement are substantially similar to the terms of Mission’s SSA with Nexstar for KJTL and KJBO-LP and provides for the parties to share the costs of certain services that Nexstar’s station, WBRE, and Mission’s station, WYOU, otherwise would separately incur. In consideration of the services provided by Nexstar personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a flat monthly fee.

Also in Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mission and Nexstar have a JSA for the sale of commercial time for WYOU dated as of June 30, 2003, the term of which began on October 1, 2004. The terms of this agreement are substantially similar to the terms of Mission’s JSAs in Wichita Falls. Nexstar pays Mission 70% of the net revenue collected each month.

In Joplin, Missouri-Pittsburg, Kansas, effective April 1, 2002, Mission entered into an SSA with Nexstar which has an initial term of ten years, whereby Nexstar’s station KSNF provides certain services to KODE. In consideration for certain services provided to KODE by Nexstar personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a monthly service fee, which was amended on October 1, 2004 to a flat fee of $150 thousand per month.

Also in Joplin, Missouri-Pittsburg, Kansas, Mission and Nexstar have a JSA for the sale of commercial time for KODE dated as of June 30, 2003, the term of which began on October 1, 2004. The terms of this agreement are substantially similar to the terms of Mission’s JSAs in Wichita Falls. Nexstar pays Mission 70% of the net revenue collected each month.

On June 13, 2003, Mission entered into an SSA with Nexstar, which has an initial term of ten years, whereby its station, KTAB, provides news production, technical maintenance and security for KRBC and KSAN (formerly KACB). In consideration for the services provided by Nexstar personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a flat monthly fee. The SSA was amended effective June 1, 2004, to exclude KSAN. Mission also entered into a JSA for KRBC, effective July 1, 2004, whereby KTAB purchases all of the advertising time on KRBC and retains the advertising revenue in return for payments to Mission equal to 70% of the KRBC net revenue collected each month.

In San Angelo, Texas, Mission entered into an SSA with Nexstar, effective June 1, 2004, whereby Nexstar’s station KLST provides certain services to KSAN including news production, technical maintenance and security in exchange for a flat fee of $50 thousand per month from Mission. Mission also entered into a JSA, effective June 1, 2004, whereby Nexstar’s station KLST purchases all of the advertising time on KSAN and retains the advertising revenue in return for payments to Mission equal to 70% of the KSAN net revenue collected each month.

In Terre Haute, Indiana, Mission entered into an SSA with Nexstar, effective May 9, 2003, whereby Nexstar-owned WTWO provides certain services to WBAK including news production, technical maintenance and security in exchange for monthly payments of $100 thousand per month from Mission. Mission also entered into a JSA, effective May 9, 2003, whereby Nexstar-owned WTWO purchases all of the advertising time on WBAK and retains the advertising revenue in return for payments to Mission, which were amended on January 13, 2004, to be 70% of the WBAK net revenue collected each month. The initial term of these agreements is ten years.

In Amarillo, Texas, Mission has an SSA, dated as of May 1, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar shares the costs of certain services that Nexstar’s station, KAMR, and Mission’s stations, KCIT and KCPN-LP, individually incur. These shared services include news production, technical maintenance and security but do not include the services of senior management personnel, programming and sales. In consideration of services provided to KCIT and KCPN-LP by KAMR personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a monthly fee, which was amended on December 30, 2003 to a flat fee of $60 thousand per month.

Also in Amarillo, Texas, Mission has a JSA, dated as of May 1, 1999, which has an initial term of nine years. Under this agreement, Nexstar purchases all of the advertising time on KCIT and KCPN-LP and retains the advertising revenue for monthly payments, which were amended on December 30, 2003 to be 70% of the KCIT/KCPN-LP net revenue collected each month.

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In Billings, Montana, Mission has a TBA, dated as of December 14, 1994 (as amended), which had an initial term of 10 years. This agreement allows Nexstar to program most of KHMT’s broadcast time, sell the advertising time and retain the advertising revenue in exchange for monthly payments to Mission. On June 1, 2004, Nexstar notified Mission of its intent to extend the TBA for an additional ten year term effective December 14, 2004.

In Lubbock, Texas, Mission has an SSA, dated as of February 16, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar shares the costs of certain services that Nexstar’s station, KLBK, and Mission’s station, KAMC, individually incur. These shared services include news production, technical maintenance and security but do not include the services of senior management personnel, programming and sales. In consideration of services provided to KAMC by KLBK personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a monthly fee, which was amended on December 30, 2003 to a flat fee of $150 thousand per month.

Also in Lubbock, Texas, Mission has a JSA, dated February 16, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar purchases all of the advertising time on KAMC and retains the advertising revenue for monthly payments (which may be adjusted according to KAMC’s expenses) to Mission, which were amended on December 30, 2003 to be 70% of the KAMC net revenue collected each month.

In Springfield, Missouri, Mission has an SSA, dated as of February 16, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. The terms of this agreement are substantially similar to the terms of Mission’s SSA in Lubbock. The agreement obligates Nexstar’s station, KSFX (formerly KDEB), to perform certain services for Mission’s Springfield station, KOLR. On December 30, 2003, the shared services fee was amended to a flat fee of $150 thousand per month.

Also in Springfield, Missouri, Mission has a JSA, dated February 16, 1999, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar purchases all of the advertising time on KOLR and retains the advertising revenue for monthly payments (which may be adjusted according to KOLR’s expenses) to Mission. On December 30, 2003, the fee related to the JSA was amended to be 70% of the KOLR net revenue collected each month.

In Utica, New York, Mission has an SSA, dated as of April 1, 2004, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar shares the costs of services that Nexstar’s station WFXV and Mission’s station WUTR, individually incur. These shared services include news production, technical maintenance and security, but do not include the services of senior management personnel, programming and sales. In consideration of services provided to WUTR by WFXV personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a monthly fee of $10 thousand per month.

Also in Utica, New York, Mission has a JSA, dated April 1, 2004, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar’s station WFXV, purchases all of the advertising time on WUTR and retains the advertising revenue in return for payments to Mission equal to 70% of the WUTR net revenue collected each month.

In Rockford, Illinois, Mission has an SSA, dated as of November 1, 2004, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar shares the costs of services that Nexstar’s station WQRF and Mission’s station WTVO, individually incur. These shared services include news production, technical maintenance and security, but do not include the services of senior management personnel, programming and sales. In consideration of services provided to WTVO by WQRF personnel, Mission pays Nexstar a monthly fee of $10 thousand per month.

Also in Rockford, Illinois, Mission has a JSA, dated November 1, 2004, which has an initial term of 10 years. Under this agreement, Nexstar’s station WQRF, purchases all of the advertising time on WTVO and retains the advertising revenue in return for payments to Mission equal to 70% of the WTVO net revenue collected each month.

Under these agreements, Mission is responsible for certain operating expenses of the respective stations and therefore may have unlimited exposure to any potential operating losses. Mission will continue to operate the stations under the time brokerage, shared services and joint sales agreements until the termination of such agreements. The shared services and joint sales agreements generally have a term of ten years. Nexstar indemnifies Mission from Nexstar’s activities pursuant to the various time brokerage, shared services and joint sales agreements.

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The Stations

The following chart sets forth general information about the stations that we own and operate as of December 31, 2004:

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Industry Background

Industry Overview

All television stations in the country are grouped by A.C. Nielsen Company, a national audience measuring service, into 210 generally recognized television markets, known as designated market areas (“DMAs”), that are ranked in size according to various metrics based upon actual or potential audience. Each DMA is an exclusive geographic area consisting of all counties in which the home-market commercial stations receive the greatest percentage of total viewing hours. A.C. Nielsen periodically publishes data on estimated audiences for the television stations in the various television markets throughout the country. The estimates are expressed in terms of a “rating,” which is a station’s percentage of the total potential audience in the market, or a “share,” which is the station’s percentage of the audience actually watching television. A.C. Nielsen provides these data on the basis of local television households and selected demographic groupings in the market. A.C. Nielsen uses two methods to determine a station’s ratings. In larger geographic markets, A.C. Nielsen uses a combination of meters connected directly to selected television sets and weekly diaries of television viewing, while in smaller markets A.C. Nielsen uses only weekly diaries.

Whether or not a station is affiliated with one of the four major networks (NBC, ABC, CBS or Fox) has a significant impact on the composition of the station’s revenue, expenses and operations. A typical network affiliate receives a significant part of its programming including prime-time hours from the network. This programming, along with cash payments for NBC, ABC and CBS affiliates, is provided to the affiliate by the network in exchange for a substantial majority of the advertising time during network programs. The network then sells this advertising time and retains the revenue. The affiliate retains the revenue from the remaining advertising time sold during network programs and from advertising time sold during non-network programs.

Broadcast television stations compete for advertising revenue primarily with other commercial broadcast television stations, and, to a lesser extent, with newspapers, radio stations and cable system operators serving the same market. Non-commercial, religious and Spanish-language broadcasting stations in many markets also compete with commercial stations for viewers. In addition, the Internet and other leisure activities may draw viewers away from commercial television stations.

Television Broadcasting History

Commercial television broadcasting began in the United States on a regular basis in the 1940s. There are a limited number of channels available for broadcasting in any one geographic area. Television stations can be distinguished by the frequency on which they broadcast. Television stations that broadcast over the very high frequency or VHF band (channels 2-13) of the spectrum generally have some competitive advantage over television stations which broadcast over the ultra-high frequency or UHF band (channels above 13) of the spectrum because the former usually have better signal coverage and operate at a lower transmission cost. However, the improvement of UHF transmitters and receivers, the complete elimination from the marketplace of VHF-only receivers and the expansion of cable television systems have reduced the VHF signal advantage. Any disparity between VHF and UHF is likely to diminish even further in the coming era of digital television.

Through the 1970s, network television broadcasters enjoyed virtual dominance in viewership and television advertising revenue because network-affiliated stations competed only with each other in most local markets. Beginning in the 1980s and continuing through today, however, this level of dominance changed as more local stations were authorized by the FCC and marketplace choices expanded with the growth of independent stations, new networks such as UPN, WB and PAX, and cable and satellite television services.

Cable television systems, which grew at a rapid rate beginning in the early 1970s, were initially used to retransmit broadcast television programming to paying subscribers in areas with poor broadcast signal reception. In the aggregate, cable-originated programming has emerged as a significant competitor for viewers of broadcast television programming. With the increase in cable penetration, the advertising share of cable networks has increased. Notwithstanding these increases in cable viewership and advertising, over-the-air broadcasting remains the primary distribution system for mass market television advertising. Basic cable penetration (the percentage of television households which are connected to a cable system) in our television markets ranges from 44.0% to 80.0%.

Direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) systems have also rapidly increased their penetration rate in the last decade, reaching approximately 20% of U.S. households. DBS services provide nationwide distribution of video programming (including in some cases pay-per-view programming and programming packages unique to DBS) using small receiving dishes and digital transmission technologies. In November 2004, Congress passed the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act, which permits DBS operators to continue to distribute the signals of local television stations to subscribers in the stations’ local market areas, or local-into-local service. DirecTV currently provides satellite carriage of our station in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton market. EchoStar currently provides satellite carriage of our stations in the Abilene, Amarillo, Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS, Rockford, Springfield, Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK and Wilkes Barre-Scranton markets.

In acquiring programming to supplement network programming, network affiliates compete with other broadcasting stations in their markets. Cable systems generally do not compete with local stations for programming. In the past, the cost of programming

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increased dramatically, primarily because of an increase in the number of new independent stations and a shortage of desirable programming. Recently, however, program prices have stabilized as a result of increases in the supply of programming.

The FCC finalized its allotment of new advanced television channels to existing broadcast stations in the first half of 1998. Advanced television is a digital television (“DTV”) transmission system that delivers improved video and audio signals including high definition television and also has substantial multiplexing and data transmission capabilities. For each licensed television station, the FCC allocated a matching DTV channel. Network affiliated stations in the top 10 markets were required to begin digital broadcasting by May 1999, and in the top 30 markets by November 1, 1999. All other commercial television station operators were required to complete construction of and begin broadcasting with their digital transmission systems no later than May 1, 2002. By a date to be determined, the FCC will require television broadcasters to cease non-digital broadcasting and return one of their channels to the U.S. government.

Network Affiliations

Each of our stations is affiliated with its network pursuant to an affiliation agreement, as described in the following table:

Each affiliation agreement provides the affiliated station with the right to broadcast all programs transmitted by the network with which it is affiliated. In exchange, the network has the right to sell a substantial majority of the advertising time during these broadcasts. In addition, for each hour that the station elects to broadcast network programming, the network pays the station a fee (with the exception of Fox and UPN), specified in each affiliation agreement, which varies with the time of day. Typically, prime-time programming (Monday through Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Standard time and Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Standard time) generates the highest hourly rates.

Competition in the Television Industry

Competition in the television industry takes place on several levels: competition for audience, competition for programming (including news) and competition for advertisers. Additional factors that are material to a television station’s competitive position include signal coverage and assigned frequency. The broadcasting industry is continually faced with technological change and innovation, the possible rise in popularity of competing entertainment and communications media, and governmental restrictions or actions of federal regulatory bodies, including the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission, any of which could have a material effect on our operations.

Audience. Stations compete for viewership generally against other leisure activities in which one could choose to engage rather than watch television. Broadcast stations compete for audience share specifically on the basis of program popularity, which has a direct effect on advertising rates. A portion of the daily programming on the NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and UPN affiliated stations that we own is supplied by the network with which each station is affiliated. In those periods, the stations are dependent upon the performance of the network programs in attracting viewers. Stations program non-network time periods with a combination of self-produced news, public affairs and other entertainment programming, including movies and syndicated programs purchased for cash, cash and barter, or barter only.

Through the 1970s, network television broadcasting enjoyed virtual dominance in viewership and television advertising revenue because network-affiliated stations competed only with each other in most local markets. However, the development of methods of video transmission other than over-the-air broadcasting, and in particular the growth of cable television, has significantly altered

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competition for audience share in the television industry. In addition, DBS providers, such as DirecTV and EchoStar, offer nationwide distribution of video programming (including, in some cases, pay-per-view programming and programming packages unique to DBS) using small receiving dishes and digital transmission technology. These other transmission methods can increase competition for a broadcasting station by bringing into its market distant broadcasting signals not otherwise available to the station’s audience. Other sources of competition include home entertainment systems, such as VCRs, DVDs and television game devices. Transmission of video programming over broadband Internet may be a future source of competition to television broadcasters.

Although cable television systems were initially used to retransmit broadcast television programming to subscribers in areas with poor broadcast signal reception, significant increases in cable television penetration and cable programming services occurred throughout the 1970s and 1980s in areas that did not have signal reception problems. As the technology of satellite program delivery to cable systems advanced in the late 1970s, development of programming for cable television accelerated dramatically, resulting in the emergence of multiple, national-scale program alternatives and the rapid expansion of cable television and higher subscriber growth rates. Historically, cable operators have not sought to compete with broadcast stations for a share of the local news audience. Recently, however, certain cable operators have elected to compete for these audiences and the increased competition could have an adverse effect on our advertising revenue.

Further advances in technology may increase competition for household audiences and advertisers. The increased use of digital technology by cable systems and DBS, along with video compression techniques, will reduce the bandwidth required for television signal transmission. These technological developments are applicable to all video delivery systems, including over-the-air broadcasting, and have the potential to provide vastly expanded programming to highly targeted audiences. Reductions in the cost of creating additional channel capacity could lower entry barriers for new channels and encourage the development of increasingly specialized “niche” programming. This ability to reach very narrowly defined audiences is expected to alter the competitive dynamics for advertising expenditures. We are unable to predict the effect that these or other technological changes will have on the broadcast television industry or on the future results of our operations.

Programming. Competition for programming involves negotiating with national program distributors or syndicators that sell first-run and rerun packages of programming. Stations compete against in-market broadcast station operators for exclusive access to off-network reruns (such as Seinfeld, owned by Columbia Tristar Television Distribution, a unit of Sony Pictures) and first-run product (such as Entertainment Tonight, owned by Paramount Distribution, a division of Viacom, Inc.) in their respective markets. In addition, stations are competing against other networks with respect to first-run programming. The broadcast networks are rerunning the same episode of a network program on affiliated cable or broadcast networks, often in the same week that it aired on a local station. Cable systems generally do not compete with local stations for programming, although various national cable networks from time to time have acquired programs that would have otherwise been offered to local television stations. AOL Time Warner, Inc., General Electric Company, Viacom Inc., The News Corporation Limited and the Walt Disney Company each owns a television network and also owns or controls major production studios, which are the primary source of programming for the networks. It is uncertain whether in the future such programming, which is generally subject to short-term agreements between the studios and the networks, will be moved to the networks. Television broadcasters also compete for non-network programming unique to the markets they serve. As such, stations strive to provide exclusive news stories, unique features such as investigative reporting and coverage of community events and to secure broadcast rights for regional and local sporting events.

Federal Regulation of Television Broadcasting

The following is a brief discussion of certain provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“Communications Act”), and the FCC’s regulations and policies that affect the business operations of television broadcasting stations. For more information about the nature and extent of the FCC regulation of television broadcasting stations you should refer to the Communications Act and FCC’s rules, public notices, and rulings. Over the years, Congress and the FCC have added, amended and deleted statutory and regulatory requirements to which station owners are subject. Some of these changes have a minimal business impact whereas others may significantly affect the business or operation of individual stations or the broadcast industry as a whole. The following discussion summarizes statutory and regulatory rules and policies currently in effect.

License Grant and Renewal. Television broadcast licenses are granted for a maximum term of eight years and are subject to renewal upon application to the FCC. The FCC is required to grant an application for license renewal if during the preceding term the station served the public interest, the licensee did not commit any serious violations of the Communications Act or the FCC’s rules, and the licensee committed no other violations of the Communications Act or the FCC’s rules which, taken together, would constitute a pattern of abuse. The vast majority of renewal applications are routinely granted under this standard. If a licensee fails to meet this standard the FCC may still grant renewal on terms and conditions that it deems appropriate, including a monetary forfeiture or renewal for a term less than the normal eight-year period.

During certain limited periods after a renewal application is filed, interested parties, including members of the public, may file petitions to deny a renewal application, to which the licensee/renewal applicant is entitled to respond. After reviewing the pleadings, if the FCC determines that there is a substantial and material question of fact whether grant of the renewal application would serve the public interest, the FCC is required to hold a trial-type hearing on the issues presented. If, after the hearing, the FCC determines that the renewal applicant has met the renewal standard the FCC must grant the renewal application. If the licensee/renewal applicant fails to meet the renewal standard or show that there are mitigating factors entitling it to renewal subject to appropriate sanctions, the FCC can

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deny the renewal application. In the vast majority of cases where a petition to deny is filed against a renewal application, the FCC ultimately grants the renewal without a hearing.

No competing application for authority to operate a station and replace the incumbent licensee may be filed against a renewal application.

Our stations will begin to submit renewal of license applications beginning in April 2005 and will continue to do so through April 2007.

In addition to considering rule violations in connection with a license renewal application, the FCC may sanction a station operator for failing to observe FCC rules and policies during the license term, including the imposition of a monetary forfeiture.

The FCC prohibits the assignment or the transfer of control of a broadcast license without prior FCC approval.

Ownership Restrictions. The FCC has rules which establish limits on the ownership of broadcast stations. These ownership limits apply to attributable interests in a station licensee held by an individual, corporation, partnership or other entity. In the case of corporations, officers, directors and voting stock interests of 5% or more (20% or more in the case of qualified investment companies, such as insurance companies and bank trust departments) are considered attributable interests. For partnerships, all general partners and non-insulated limited partners are attributable. Limited liability companies are treated the same as partnerships. The FCC also considers attributable the holder of more than 33% of a licensee’s total assets (defined as total debt plus total equity), if that person or entity also provides over 15% of the station’s total weekly broadcast programming or has an attributable interest in another media entity in the same market which is subject to the FCC’s ownership rules, such as a radio or television station, cable television system or daily newspaper.

Local Ownership (Duopoly Rule). On June 2, 2003, the FCC modified its local television (duopoly) ownership rule to provide greater opportunities for television duopolies in certain circumstances. The modified rule allows common ownership of two television stations in markets (defined using A.C. Nielsen Company’s DMAs) with 17 or fewer television stations, and ownership of up to three stations in markets with 18 or more television stations; provided, however, a single entity may not acquire an attributable interest in more than one station that is ranked among the top-four stations in the market based on audience share. Therefore, these rules prohibit same market combinations in markets with fewer than five stations. In determining how many television stations are in a market, the FCC counts commercial and noncommercial stations.

The modified rule allows the FCC to consider waivers of the duopoly rule. The FCC will consider waivers to allow common ownership for failed, failing and unbuilt stations. In addition, the FCC will consider waivers to allow common ownership of two top-four ranked stations in markets with 11 or fewer television stations. The FCC will consider a wavier of the top-four station prohibition if a merger between stations will reduce a significant competitive disparity between the merging stations and a more dominant station; if the merger will assist the merging stations with their transition to digital operations; if the merger will significantly increase news and local programming; if one or both of the stations to be merged are UHF stations; and if the merger will produce significant public interest benefits.

The FCC’s June 2, 2003 decision was to become effective on September 4, 2003. However, on September 3, 2003, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit stayed the effectiveness of the new rules and on June 24, 2004, the Court remanded this proceeding back to the FCC for further consideration. On January 31, 2005, the National Association of Broadcasters and several industry parties requested the United States Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit’s decision. The new rule also is subject to petitions for reconsideration filed with the FCC. In addition, Congress may consider modification of this rule as part of its planned revisions to the Communications Act during the current term. The current duopoly rule, adopted in 1999, continues to govern local television ownership pending the outcome of the Court proceedings and any further FCC proceedings.

Under the 1999 duopoly rule, a single entity is allowed to own or have attributable interests in two television stations in a market if (1) the two stations do not have overlapping service areas, or (2) after the combination there are a least eight independently owned and operating full-power television stations and one of the combining stations is not ranked among the top four stations in the DMA. The 1999 rule allows the FCC to consider waivers to permit the ownership of a second station only in cases where the second station has failed or is failing or unbuilt.

Under the 2003 modified rule and the 1999 rule, the FCC attributes toward the local television ownership limits another in-market station when one station owner programs a second in-market station pursuant to a time brokerage or local marketing agreement, if the programmer provides more than 15 percent of the second station’s weekly broadcast programming. However, local marketing agreements entered into prior to November 5, 1996 are exempt attributable interests until at least some time in 2005. This “grandfathered” period likely will be reviewed in either 2005 or 2006 and is subject to possible extension or termination.

In certain of our markets, we own and operate both full power and low power television broadcast stations (in Wichita Falls, we own and operate KJTL and KJBO-LP; and in Amarillo, we own and operate KCIT and KCPN-LP). The FCC’s duopoly rules and policies regarding ownership of television stations in the same market apply only to full power television stations and not low power television stations such as KJBO-LP and KCPN-LP.

We currently do not operate any stations that meet the 2003 modified local duopoly rule (and the 1999 rule) that allow us to own two stations in the same market.

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National Ownership. There is no nationwide limit on the number of television stations which a party may own. However, the FCC’s rules limit the percentage of U.S. television households which a party may reach through its attributable interests in television stations. This rule provides that when calculating a party’s nationwide aggregate audience coverage, the ownership of a UHF station is counted as 50 percent of a market’s percentage of total national audience. In 2004, Congress determined that one party may have an attributable interest in television stations which reach, in the aggregate, 39 percent of all U.S. television households; and the FCC thereafter modified its corresponding rule. The FCC currently is considering whether this act has any impact on the FCC’s authority to examine and modify the UHF discount.

Mission’s stations have a combined national audience reach of 1.6 percent of television households with the UHF discount.

Cross Media Ownership. On June 2, 2003, the FCC voted to eliminate its Radio/Television Cross-Ownership Rule and its Local/Television Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule, replacing both with a new single cross media ownership rule. Under this new cross media ownership rule, in markets with three or fewer television stations, no cross-ownership is permitted among TV, radio and newspapers. In markets with four through eight television stations, one entity may own or have attributable interests in (1) a daily newspaper, one TV station and up to one-half of the radio station limit for the market under the local radio rules; or (2) a daily newspaper and up to the radio station limit for the market; or (3) two TV stations (if permissible under the duopoly rule) and up to the radio station limit for that market. In markets with nine or more television stations, there are no cross media limits.

The new cross media ownership rule adopted on June 2, 2003 was to become effective on September 4, 2003. However, on September 3, 2003, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit stayed the effectiveness of the new rule and on June 24, 2004, the Court remanded this rule back to the FCC for further consideration. On January 31, 2005, the National Association of Broadcasters and several industry parties requested the United States Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit’s decision. The new rule is also subject to petitions for reconsideration at the FCC and to Congressional review and potential modification. So long as the new cross media ownership rule is stayed, or in the event that it is repealed or vacated, the current Radio/Television Cross-Ownership Rule and Local Television/Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule continue to govern cross media ownership.

Radio/Television Cross-Ownership Rule (One-to-a-Market Rule). The FCC voted to eliminate this rule when it adopted its new cross media ownership rule on June 2, 2003. However, so long as the new cross media ownership rule is stayed, or in the event that it is repealed or vacated, the one-to-a-market rule continues to govern common ownership of radio and television stations in the same market. In markets with at least 20 independently owned media outlets, ownership of one television station and up to seven radio stations, or two television stations (if allowed under the television duopoly rule) and six radio stations is permitted. If the number of independently owned media outlets is fewer than 20 but greater than or equal to 10, ownership of one television station (or two if allowed) and four radio stations is permitted. In markets with fewer than 10 independent media voices, ownership of one television station (or two if allowed) and one radio station is permitted. In calculating the number of independent media voices in a market, the FCC includes all radio and television stations, independently owned cable systems (counted as one voice), and independently owned daily newspapers which have circulation that exceeds five percent of the households in the market.

Local Television/Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule. The FCC voted to eliminate this rule when it adopted its new cross media ownership rule on June 2, 2003. However, so long as the new cross media ownership rule is stayed, or in the event that it is repealed or vacated, the local television/newspaper cross-ownership rule continues to govern common ownership of newspapers and television stations in the same market. Under this rule, a party is prohibited from having an attributable interest in a television station and a daily newspaper if the television station’s Grade A analog (NTSC) signal contour encompasses the entire community in which the newspaper is published.

Local Television/Cable Cross-Ownership. There is no longer any FCC rule prohibiting co-ownership of a cable television system and a television broadcast station in the same area.

Cable “Must-Carry” or Retransmission Consent Rights. Every three years television broadcasters are required to make an election between “must-carry” or retransmission consent in connection with the carriage of their analog signal on cable television systems within their DMA. For a majority of our stations, the most recent election was made October 1, 2002, and is effective for the three-year period that began January 1, 2003. The next election date is October 1, 2005, for the three-year period beginning January 1, 2006.

If a broadcaster chooses to exercise must-carry rights, it may request cable system carriage on the station’s over-the-air channel or another channel on which it was carried on the cable system as of a specified date. A cable system generally must carry a station’s signal in compliance with the broadcaster’s carriage request, and in a manner that makes the signal available to all cable subscribers. However, must-carry rights are not absolute, and whether a cable system is required to carry the station on its system, or in the specific manner requested, depends on variables such as the location, size and number of activated channels of the cable system and whether the station’s programming duplicates, or substantially duplicates the programming of another station carried on the cable system. If certain conditions are met, a cable system may decline to carry a television station that has elected must-carry status, although it is unusual for all the required conditions to exist.

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If a broadcaster chooses to exercise retransmission consent rights, a cable television system which is subject to that election may not carry a station’s signal without the broadcaster’s consent. This generally requires the cable system and television broadcaster to negotiate the terms under which the broadcaster will consent to the cable system’s carriage of its station.

Some of our stations have elected to exercise retransmission consent rights, while other of our stations have opted for must-carry status. One of our stations has both retransmission consent agreements and must-carry status. The majority of our stations have elected retransmission consent rather than must-carry status in most instances and have either negotiated carriage agreements or interim carriage agreements which provide for the carriage of the stations’ signals.

On December 31, 2004, our retransmission consent agreement with subsidiaries of Cox Communications, Inc. (“Cox”) for KRBC (Abilene) expired. Also on December 31, 2004, our retransmission consent agreement with Cable One, Inc. (“Cable One”) for KODE (Joplin) expired. Therefore, Cox and Cable One are no longer permitted by law to carry these stations’ signals.

We have has requested that Cox and Cable One pay a cash per subscriber fee in exchange for their rights to carry the stations’ signals. Cox and Cable One have informed us that they will not pay any cash fees for the carriage of the stations on their systems. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. also has expired retransmission consent agreements with Cox and Cable One for its stations’ KLST, KSNF and KTAL. On January 19, 2005, Cox submitted a Complaint for Enforcement to the FCC requesting that the FCC instruct us and Nexstar to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent agreements for their stations. On February 8, 2005, we and Nexstar submitted a joint response to the Complaint. On February 24, 2005, Cox filed a response to the filing made by Nexstar and us. This matter remains pending before the FCC.

Direct-to-Home Satellite Services and Carriage Rights. In November 2004, Congress enacted the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act (“SHVERA”), allowing direct broadcast satellite providers to continue carrying local channels and extending the requirement that direct broadcast satellite services such as DirecTV and EchoStar carry, upon request, the signals of all local television stations in a DMA in which the satellite service provider is carrying at least one local television station’s signal. In addition, satellite providers also may carry “significantly viewed” out-of-market stations and may continue to provide network service from a station outside a local market to subscribers in the market who are “unserved” by a local station affiliated with the same network under certain circumstances. Unserved generally refers to a satellite subscriber who is unable, using a conventional outdoor rooftop antenna, to receive a “Grade B” signal of a local network affiliated station. If a subscriber is able to receive a Grade B quality signal from a local network affiliate then, subject to certain exceptions, the subscriber is not eligible to receive that network’s programming from an out-of-market affiliate carried on the satellite service. SHVERA also allows subscribers who were not receiving a digital signal as of December 8, 2004 to receive distant signals for digital television programming if the subscriber is receiving the local analog signal and the subscriber cannot receive a local digital signal over-the-air.

Satellite carriers that provide any local-into-local service in a market must carry, upon request, all stations in that market that have elected mandatory carriage, and DBS operators are now carrying other local stations in local-into-local markets, including some noncommercial, independent and foreign language stations. SHVERA also now permits satellite providers to carry “significantly viewed” out-of-market stations in certain circumstances when local-into-local service is provided.

Commercial television stations were required to make initial elections for retransmission consent or must-carry status with DBS operators in July 2001, for a four-year period. Beginning in 2006, the cable and satellite election periods will coincide and occur every three years. Satellite market areas are based on A.C. Nielsen’s DMAs. Satellite carriers are not required to carry duplicative network signals from a local market unless the stations are licensed to different communities in different states. Satellite carriers are required to carry all local television stations in a contiguous manner on their channel line-up and may not discriminate in their carriage of stations. DirecTV currently provides satellite carriage of our stations in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton and Springfield markets. EchoStar currently provides satellite carriage of our stations in the Abilene, Amarillo, Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS, Lubbock, Rockford, Springfield, Terre Haute, Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK and Wilkes Barre-Scranton markets. We have long-term carriage agreements with both DirecTV and EchoStar that provide for the carriage of the currently carried stations, as well as those subsequently added in new local-to-local markets or those added by acquisition or other means.

Digital Television. Advanced television is a DTV transmission system that delivers video and audio signals of higher quality (including high definition television) than the existing analog transmission system. DTV also has substantial capabilities for multiplexing (the broadcast of several programs concurrently) and data transmission. The FCC assigned new channels for advanced television to existing broadcast stations in the first half of 1997. For each licensed television station the FCC allocated a DTV channel which is different from the station’s analog channel. In general, the DTV channels assigned to television stations are intended to provide stations with DTV coverage areas that replicate their analog coverage areas. However, there are a number of variables which will ultimately determine the extent to which a station’s DTV operation will provide such replication. Under certain circumstances, a station’s DTV operation may cover less geographic area than the station’s current analog signal. The introduction of digital television will require consumers to purchase new televisions that are capable of receiving and displaying DTV signals, or adapters to receive DTV signals and convert them to an analog signal for display on their existing receivers.

Stations affiliated with the four largest networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) in the top 10 markets were required to begin digital broadcasting by May 1, 1999, and in the top 30 markets by November 1, 1999. The FCC required all remaining commercial television stations in the United States to start broadcasting with at least a low-power digital signal by May 1, 2002, unless the FCC granted an extension of time. Stations may broadcast both analog and DTV signals until at least

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December 31, 2006. After December 31, 2006, subject to certain conditions described below, the FCC expects to reclaim one of the channels and each broadcaster will operate a single DTV channel. Beginning April 1, 2005, a station must simulcast 100% of its analog programming on its DTV channel.

Channels now used for analog broadcasts range from 2 through 69. The FCC designated Channels 2 through 51 as the “core” channels which will be used for DTV broadcasts. However, because of the limited number of available core DTV channels currently available, the FCC assigned many stations DTV channels above Channel 51 (Channels 52 through 69) for use during the transition from simultaneous digital and analog transmission to DTV-only operations. At the end of the transition these stations will have to change their DTV operation to one of the DTV core channels. This has created three categories of television stations with respect to analog and DTV channel assignments: (1) stations with both their analog and DTV channels within the core channels; (2) stations with either an analog or DTV channel inside the core and the other outside the core; and (3) stations with both their analog and DTV channels outside the core. All of our stations fall within the first or second group. Only one of our stations has its DTV channel outside the core. We do not operate or provide services to any stations for which both the analog and DTV channels are outside the core.

Television station operators may use their DTV signals to provide ancillary services, such as computer software distribution, internet, interactive materials, e-commerce, paging services, audio signals, subscription video, or data transmission services. To the extent a station provides such ancillary services it is subject to the same regulations as are applicable to other analogous services under the FCC’s rules and policies. Commercial television stations also are required to pay the FCC 5% of the gross revenue derived from all ancillary services provided over their DTV signals for which a station received a fee in exchange for the service or received compensation from a third party in exchange for transmission of material from that third party, not including commercial advertisements used to support broadcasting.

On August 4, 2004, the FCC adopted rules setting the dates by which all television stations must be broadcasting a full-power DTV signal. Under these rules, stations affiliated with the four largest networks in the top-100 markets are required to construct full-power DTV facilities by July 1, 2005; provided that if the permanent DTV channel elected is different from the DTV channel on which the station currently is operating, then the station need only construct DTV facilities that serve 100 percent of the population (based on the 2000 census) that their 1997 DTV allocation would serve. All other stations are required to construct full-power DTV facilities by July 1, 2006; provided that the remaining stations whose final elected DTV channel will be different from the DTV channel on which the station currently is operating need only construct DTV facilities that serve 80 percent of the population (based on the 2000 census) that their 1997 DTV allocation would serve. Stations that fail to meet these build-out deadlines will lose interference protection for their signals outside the low-power coverage area.

The Communications Act provides that under certain conditions the DTV transition period may be extended beyond December 31, 2006. The transition is to be extended in any market in which one of the following conditions is met: (1) a station licensed to one of the four largest networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) is not broadcasting a digital signal and that station has qualified for an extension of the FCC’s DTV construction deadline; (2) digital-to-analog converter technology is not generally available in the market; or (3) 15% or more of the television households in the market do not subscribe to a multichannel video programming distributor (cable, direct broadcast satellite) that carries the digital channel of each of the television stations in the market broadcasting a DTV signal, and do not have at least one television receiver capable of receiving the stations’ DTV broadcasts or an analog television receiver equipped with a digital-to-analog converter capable of receiving the stations’ DTV broadcasts. The FCC is working to establish a date certain for the end of the transition. In addition, Congress is currently considering whether to revise this criteria or set a date certain.

DTV Channel Election. On August 4, 2004, the FCC adopted a multi-step channel election process to determine the final DTV channel allotment for every television station. This channel election process will encompass three selection rounds. We elected permanent DTV channels for all of our stations on February 10, 2005.

DTV MVPD Carriage. With respect to cable system carriage of television stations that are broadcasting both analog and DTV signals, such stations may choose must-carry status or retransmission consent for their analog signals, but only retransmission consent for their digital signals. Such stations do not have the right to assert must-carry rights for both their analog and DTV signals or to assert must-carry rights for their DTV signals in lieu of analog carriage. If a television station operates only as a DTV station, or returns its analog channel to the FCC and converts to digital-only operations, it may assert must-carry rights for its DTV signal. Digital television signals carried on a cable system must be available to subscribers on the system’s basic service tier.

With respect to direct-to-the-home satellite service providers, the FCC will address the DTV carriage issue at a later time.

The exercise of must-carry rights by a digital-only television station for its DTV signal applies only to a single programming stream and other program-related content. If a television station is concurrently broadcasting more than one program stream on its DTV signal it may select which program stream is subject to its must-carry election. Cable systems and DBS providers are not required to carry internet, e-commerce or other ancillary services provided over DTV signals if those services are not related to the station’s primary video programming carried on the cable system and if they are not provided to viewers for free.

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Other New DTV Requirements. The FCC also adopted new Program System and Information Protocol (“PSIP”) requirements. All DTV stations were required to comply with the new PSIP requirements, which required the installation of new equipment, by February 1, 2005. We requested a short extension of time from the FCC to comply with the new PSIP requirements due to vendor delivery issues. The installation of the equipment necessary to meet the new PSIP requirements cost approximately $0.4 million in total for our stations. These expenditures were funded in 2005 through available cash on hand and cash generated from operations.

Programming and Operation. The Communications Act requires broadcasters to serve “the public interest.” Since the late 1970s, the FCC gradually has relaxed or eliminated many of the more formalized procedures it had developed to promote the broadcast of certain types of programming responsive to the needs of a station’s community of license. However, television station licensees are still required to present programming that is responsive to community problems, needs and interests and to maintain certain records demonstrating such responsiveness. The FCC may consider complaints from viewers concerning programming when it evaluates a station’s license renewal application, although viewer complaints also may be filed and considered by the FCC at any time. Stations also must follow various rules promulgated under the Communications Act that regulate, among other things:

The FCC’s EEO rules, which became effective on March 10, 2003, require broadcasters to provide broad outreach for all full-time (greater than 30 hours per week) job vacancies. In addition, broadcasters with five or more full-time employees must engage in two long-term recruitment initiatives over each two-year period, and broadcasters in larger markets with more than ten full-time employees must engage in four long-term recruitment initiatives every two years.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 directed the FCC to establish, if the broadcast industry did not do so on a voluntary basis, guidelines and procedures for rating programming that contains sexual, violent, or other indecent material. A multi-industry task force developed a ratings plan which the FCC has ratified. The FCC also has issued rules that require television manufacturers to install appropriate technology, such as a “V-Chip” that can block programming based on an electronically encoded rating, to facilitate the implementation of the ratings guidelines. Congress currently is holding hearings on other measures to strengthen the FCC’s indecency regulations. These new measures may impact our stations due to our agreements with the networks.

The FCC imposes restrictions on the terms of network affiliation agreements. Among other things, these rules prohibit a television station from entering into any affiliation agreement that: (i) requires the station to clear time for network programming that the station previously scheduled for other use; and (ii) precludes the preemption of network programs that the station determines are unsuitable for its audience and the substitution of network programming with a program the station believes is of greater local or national importance. The FCC is currently reviewing several of its rules governing the relationship between networks and their affiliates. We are unable to predict the outcome of this review.

Proposed Legislation and Regulations. The FCC’s ongoing rule making proceeding concerning implementation of the transition from analog to digital television broadcasts is likely to have a significant impact on the television industry and the operation of our stations. The FCC also has initiated proceedings to determine whether to make TV joint sales agreements attributable interests under its ownership rules and to determine whether it should establish formal rules under which broadcasters will be required to serve the local public interest. In addition, the FCC may decide to initiate other new rule making proceedings, on its own or in response to requests from outside parties, any of which might have such an impact. Congress also may act to amend the Communications Act in a manner that could impact our stations or the television broadcast industry generally.

Employees

As of December 31, 2004, we had a total of 31 employees, comprised of 30 full-time employees and 1 part-time employee. As of December 31, 2004, none of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that our employee relations are satisfactory, and we have not experienced any work stoppages at any of our facilities.

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Risks Related to Our Company

Our substantial debt could limit our ability to grow and compete.

As of December 31, 2004, we had $172.7 million of debt which represented 185.8% of our total capitalization. Our high level of debt could have important consequences to our business. For example it could:

In addition, our high level of debt requires us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on debt which will reduce the funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. We could also incur additional debt in the future. The terms of our senior credit facilities limit, but do not prohibit us from incurring substantial amounts of additional debt. To the extent we incur additional debt, we would become even more susceptible to the leverage-related risks described above.

The agreement governing our debt contains various covenants that limit our management’s discretion in the operation of our business.

Our senior credit facility contains various covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things:

In addition, our senior credit facility requires us to maintain or meet certain financial ratios, including consolidated leverage ratios and interest coverage ratios. Future financing agreements may contain similar, or even more restrictive, provisions and covenants. As a result of these restrictions and covenants, our management’s ability to operate our business at its discretion is limited, and we may be unable to compete effectively, pursue acquisitions or take advantage of new business opportunities, any of which could harm our business.

If we fail to comply with the restrictions in present or future financing agreements, a default may occur. A default could allow creditors to accelerate the related debt as well as any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. A default could also allow creditors to foreclose on any collateral securing such debt.

We guarantee $285.0 million of Senior Subordinated Notes and $82.6 million of outstanding bank loans issued or drawn by Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

If Nexstar, which is highly leveraged with debt, is unable to meet its obligations under the indenture governing its senior subordinated notes or its senior credit facility agreement, we can be held liable for those obligations under guarantees. Additionally, Nexstar has $50.0 million unused commitments available under its senior credit facility.

Our broadcast operations could be adversely affected if we fail to renew on favorable terms, if at all, our network affiliation agreements.

We have affiliation agreements with NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and UPN. Each of NBC, CBS and ABC generally provide our stations with up to 22 hours of prime time programming per week, while Fox and UPN provide up to 15 hours of prime time programming per week. With respect to our affiliation agreements with NBC, CBS and ABC, our stations broadcast network-inserted commercials during the programming and receive cash network compensation. Although network affiliates generally have achieved higher ratings than unaffiliated independent stations in the same market, we cannot assure you of the future success of the network’s programming or the continuation of that programming. Our network affiliation agreements are subject to termination by the networks under certain

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circumstances. We believe that we enjoy a good relationship with NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and UPN. However, we cannot assure you that our affiliation agreements will be renewed or that each network will continue to provide programming or compensation to our NBC, CBS and ABC affiliates on the same basis as it currently provides programming or compensation. The non-renewal or termination of a network affiliation agreement could adversely affect our business. We are currently in negotiation with ABC regarding the network affiliation agreement for one of our stations. The affiliation agreement for this station expired in January 2005. ABC has granted a short-term extension of the existing agreement as renewal discussions continue. For information about when we must renew our network affiliation agreements, see “Business—Network Affiliations.”

Our growth may be limited if we are unable to implement our acquisition strategy.

We intend to continue our growth by selectively pursuing acquisitions of television stations. The television broadcast industry is undergoing consolidation, which may reduce the number of acquisition targets and increase the purchase price of future acquisitions. Some of our competitors may have greater financial or management resources with which to pursue acquisition targets. Therefore, even if we are successful in identifying attractive acquisition targets, we may face considerable competition and our acquisition strategy may not be successful.

FCC rules and policies may also make it more difficult for us to acquire or enter into local service agreements with additional television stations. Television station acquisitions are subject to the approval of the FCC and, potentially, other regulatory authorities. The need for FCC and other regulatory approvals could restrict our ability to consummate future transactions if, for example, the FCC or other government agencies believe that a proposed transaction would result in excessive concentration in a market, even if the proposed combinations may otherwise comply with FCC ownership limitations.

Growing our business through acquisitions involves risks and if we are unable to manage effectively our rapid growth, our operating results will suffer.

We have experienced rapid growth. Since January 1, 2003, we have more than doubled the number of stations that we operate, having acquired 10 stations. We will continue to actively pursue additional acquisition opportunities. To manage effectively our growth and address the increased reporting requirements and administrative demands that will result from future acquisitions, we will need, among other things, to continue to develop our financial and management controls and management information systems. We will also need to continue to identify, attract and retain highly skilled finance and management personnel. Failure to do any of these tasks in an efficient and timely manner could seriously harm our business.

There are other risks associated with growing our business through acquisitions. For example, with any past or future acquisition, there is the possibility that:

The occurrence of any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, particularly during the period immediately following any acquisition.

The FCC may decide to terminate “grandfathered” time brokerage agreements.

The FCC attributes toward the local television ownership limits in-market stations when one station owner programs a second in-market station pursuant to a time brokerage agreement (“TBA”) or local marketing agreement, if the programmer provides more than 15 percent of the second station’s weekly broadcast programming. However, local marketing agreements entered into prior to November 5, 1996 are exempt attributable interests for now.

The FCC likely will review these “grandfathered” TBAs during 2005 or 2006. During this review, the FCC may determine to terminate the “grandfathered” period and make all TBAs fully attributable to the programmer. If the FCC does so, Nexstar and Mission will be required to terminate the TBAs for stations WFXP and KHMT, unless the FCC simultaneously changes its duopoly rules to allow ownership of two stations in the applicable markets.

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Failure to construct full-power DTV facilities may lead to a loss of station coverage area or other FCC sanctions.

FCC regulations required all commercial television stations in the United States to commence digital operations by May 1, 2002, in addition to continuing their analog operations, unless an extension of time was granted. All of the television stations we own and operate are broadcasting at least a low power digital television signal.

The digital transmissions may initially be low-power, but full-power transmission will be required by July 1, 2005 for stations affiliated with the four largest networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) affiliates in the top-100 markets and by July 1, 2006 for all other stations. Stations that fail to meet these build-out deadlines will lose interference protection for their signals outside the low-power coverage area.

The FCC stated it plans to establish a limited waiver process for stations that cannot meet the full-power DTV deadlines due to severe financial constraints or circumstances beyond licensee control (such as zoning issues). For each of our stations that do not obtain a waiver and are not broadcasting a full-power digital signal by the deadlines set by the FCC, such station may lose its interference protection, which could have a material adverse effect on the station.

FCC actions may restrict our ability to enter into local service agreements with Nexstar, which would harm our operations.

We have entered into local service agreements with Nexstar for our stations. While all of our existing local service agreements comply with FCC rules and policies, we cannot assure you that the FCC will continue to permit local service agreements as a means of creating substantial operating efficiencies, or that the FCC will not challenge our existing arrangements with Nexstar in the future. On August 2, 2004, the FCC initiated a rule making proceeding to determine whether to make TV joint sales agreements attributable under its ownership rules. Comments and reply comments were filed in this proceeding in the fourth quarter of 2004. The FCC has not yet issued a decision in this proceeding. However, if the FCC adopts a JSA attribution rule for TV stations we will be required to comply with the rule. In addition, if in response to a third party complaint, the FCC were to challenge our existing arrangements with Nexstar and determine that such arrangements violate the FCC’s rules or policies, we may be required to terminate such arrangements and we could be subject to sanctions, fines and/or other penalties.

We have a history of net losses and a substantial accumulated deficit.

We had net losses of $5.5 million, $13.2 million and $10.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, primarily as a result of amortization of intangible assets and debt service obligations. In addition, as of December 31, 2004, we had an accumulated deficit of $79.8 million. We may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.

We are highly leveraged, which makes us vulnerable to changes in general economic conditions. Our ability to repay or refinance our debt will depend on, among other things, financial, business, market, competitive and other conditions, many of which are beyond our control. Based on current operations, anticipated future growth, and the continuation of the various service arrangements with Nexstar, we believe that our available cash, anticipated cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our senior credit facility will be sufficient to fund our working capital, capital expenditure requirements, interest payments and scheduled principal payments for at least the next twelve months.

We have a material amount of goodwill and intangible assets, and if we are required to write down goodwill and intangible assets in future periods in compliance with new accounting standards, it would reduce our net income, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Approximately $98.8 million, or 73.2%, of our total assets as of December 31, 2004, consists of goodwill and unamortized intangible assets. Intangible assets principally include network affiliation agreements and FCC licenses. In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”), which became effective for us on January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 requires, among other things, the discontinuance of the amortization of goodwill and FCC licenses, and the introduction of impairment testing in its place. SFAS No. 142 also required us to complete a transitional test of our goodwill and FCC licenses for impairment. Impairment tests conducted by Mission for the year ended December 31, 2002, resulted in an impairment loss of $2.0 million, net of taxes, which has been accounted for as a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle. We completed our annual tests for impairment of goodwill and FCC licenses as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 with no impairment being recognized in 2004 and 2003 from this testing.

Risks Related to Our Industry

Foreign hostilities and further terrorist attacks may affect our revenue and results of operations.

We may experience a loss of advertising revenue and incur additional broadcasting expenses in the event the United States of America engages in foreign hostilities or in the event there is a terrorist attack against the United States of America. A significant news event like a war or terrorist attack will likely result in the preemption of regularly scheduled programming by network news coverage of the event. As a result, advertising may not be aired and the revenue for such advertising may be lost unless the broadcasting station is able to run the advertising at agreed-upon times in the future. There can be no assurance that advertisers will agree to run such

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advertising in future time periods or that space will be available for such advertising. We cannot predict the duration of such preemption of local programming if it occurs. In addition, our broadcasting stations may incur additional expenses as a result of expanded news coverage of the local impact of a war or terrorist attack. The loss of revenue and increased expenses could negatively affect our results of operations.

The industry-wide mandatory conversion to digital television will require us to make significant capital expenditures for which we might not see a return on our investment.

It will be expensive to convert from the current analog format to digital format. This conversion required an average initial capital expenditure of approximately $0.2 million per station for low-power transmission of digital signal programming, and we estimate that it will require an average additional capital expenditure of approximately $1.5 million per station (for 11 stations) to modify our stations’ DTV transmitters for full-power digital signal transmission, including costs for the transmitter, transmission line, antenna and installation, and estimated costs for tower upgrades and/or modifications. Digital conversion expenditures were $32 thousand and $1.2 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. Stations that fail to meet the FCC’s build-out deadlines will lose interference protection for their signals outside the low-power coverage area.

The transition to DTV eventually will require consumers to purchase new televisions that are capable of receiving and displaying DTV signals, or adapters to receive DTV signals and convert them to analog signals for display on their existing receivers. Currently, very few households have either a digital television or an adapter. It is possible that most households will never make the switch to digital television. Such households would not be able to view our stations’ signals over-the-air if the FCC requires us to cease broadcasting analog signals. If this happens our investment in upgrading our stations to broadcast digitally will have been largely wasted with respect to such households.

In addition, digital technology could expose us to additional competition since digital technology allows broadcasting of multiple channels within the additional allocated spectrum, compared to only one channel today using analog technology. We do not know what effect this will have on the competitive landscape in our industry.

If direct broadcast satellite companies do not carry the stations that we own and operate, we could lose revenue and audience share.

The Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act allows direct broadcast satellite television companies to continue to transmit local broadcast television signals to subscribers in local markets provided that they offer to carry all local stations in that market. However, satellite providers have limited satellite capacity to deliver local station signals in local markets. Satellite providers, such as DirecTV and EchoStar, carry our stations in only some of our markets and may choose not to carry local stations in any of our other markets. DirecTV currently provides satellite carriage of our stations in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton market. EchoStar currently provides satellite carriage of our stations only in the Abilene, Amarillo, Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS, Rockford, Springfield, Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK and Wilkes Barre-Scranton markets. In those markets in which the satellite providers do not carry local station signals, subscribers to those satellite services are unable to view local stations without making further arrangements, such as installing antennas and switches. Furthermore, when direct broadcast satellite companies do carry local television stations in a market, they are permitted to charge subscribers extra for such service. Some subscribers may choose not to pay extra to receive local television stations. In the event subscribers to satellite services do not receive the stations that we own and operate or provide services to, we could lose audience share which would adversely affect our revenue and earnings.

If we are unable to reach retransmission consent agreements with cable companies for the carriage of our stations’ signals, we could lose audience share and revenue.

The Communications Act permits stations to elect between retransmission consent and mandatory carriage (must-carry) in connection with the carriage of their stations’ signals by cable companies. Some of our stations have elected to exercise their retransmission consent rights and have negotiated agreements with cable companies for the carriage of our stations’ signals.

On December 31, 2004, our retransmission consent agreement with Cox Communications, Inc. for the carriage of station KRBC expired. Also on December 31, 2004, our retransmission consent agreement with Cable One, Inc. for KODE expired. We have been unable to reach new agreements with Cox or Cable One for the carriage of these stations. If new agreements with Cox or Cable One are not reached, we could lose audience share which would affect our revenue. We are currently unable to determine the outcome of these matters, but do not believe they will have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

The FCC can sanction us for programming on our stations which it finds to be indecent.

In 2004, the FCC imposed substantial fines on television broadcasters for the broadcast of indecent material in violation of the Communications Act and its rules. The FCC also revised its indecency review analysis to more strictly prohibit the use of certain language on broadcast television. Because our stations’ programming is in large-part comprised of programming provided by the networks with which the stations are affiliated, we do not have full control over what is broadcast on our stations, and we may be subject to the imposition of fines if the FCC finds such programming to be indecent.

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In addition, Congress currently is considering legislation that will substantially increase the maximum amount the FCC can fine broadcasters for the broadcast of indecent programming and may consider permitting the FCC to institute license revocation proceedings against any station which repeatedly violates the indecency regulations.

Intense competition in the television industry could limit our growth and impair our ability to become profitable.

As a television broadcasting company, we face a significant level of competition, both directly and indirectly. Generally we compete for our audience against all the other leisure activities in which one could choose to engage in rather than watch television. Specifically, stations we own or provide services to compete for audience share, programming and advertising revenue with other television stations in their respective markets and with other advertising media, including newspapers, radio stations, cable television and the Internet.

The entertainment industry, and particularly the television industry, is highly competitive and is undergoing a period of consolidation. Many of our current and potential competitors have greater financial, marketing, programming and broadcasting resources than we do. The markets in which we operate are also in a constant state of change arising from, among other things, technological improvements and economic and regulatory developments. Technological innovation and the resulting proliferation of television entertainment, such as cable television, wireless cable, satellite-to-home distribution services, pay-per-view and home video and entertainment systems, have fractionalized television viewing audiences and have subjected free over-the-air television broadcast stations to increased competition. We may not be able to compete effectively or adjust our business plans to meet changing market conditions. We are unable to predict what form of competition will develop in the future, the extent of the competition or its possible effects on our businesses.

In addition, on February 19, 2002, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit directed the FCC to repeal in its entirety the local television/cable cross-ownership rule, which prohibits any cable television system from carrying the signal of any television broadcast station with a predicted service area that overlaps, in whole or in part, the cable system’s service area, if the cable system (or any of its attributable principals) has an attributable interest in the television station. As a result of such repeal, cable systems and co-located television stations now may be commonly-owned. This means that the operator of a cable system that carries one of the stations we own or provide services to could become the owner of a competing station in the market.

On June 2, 2003, the FCC eliminated its radio/television cross-ownership rule and its local television/newspaper cross-ownership rule, replacing both with a new single cross media ownership rule. Under this new rule, a daily newspaper, under certain circumstances, may be able to own a television station in the same market. This means that the owner of a local newspaper could become the owner of a competing station in the market. This rule was to become effective on September 4, 2003. However, on September 3, 2003, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit stayed the effectiveness of the new rule and on June 24, 2004, the Court remanded the rule back to the FCC for further consideration. On January 31, 2005, the National Association of Broadcasters and several industry parties requested the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit’s decision. For more information about this rule, which also remains subject to petitions for reconsideration and Congressional review and modification, see “Business—Federal Regulation of Television Broadcasting—Cross Media Ownership.”

We own and lease facilities in the following locations:

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From time to time, we are involved in litigation that arises from the ordinary operations of our business, such as contractual or employment disputes or other general actions. In the event of an adverse outcome of these proceedings, we believe the resulting liabilities would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We did not submit any matter to a vote of our shareholder during the fourth quarter of 2004.

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PART II

Market Information

As of December 31, 2004, Mission’s common stock was not traded on any market and David S. Smith, the sole shareholder of Mission, held 1,000 shares of common stock. Mission has never paid any dividends.

The selected historical financial data presented below for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 has been derived from our financial statements. The following financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Item 6 “Selected Financial Data” and the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including: any projections or expectations of earnings, revenue, financial performance, liquidity and capital resources or other financial items; any assumptions or projections about the television broadcasting industry; any statements of our plans, strategies and objectives for our future operations, performance, liquidity and capital resources or other financial items; any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and other similar words.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ from this projection or assumption in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial position and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are made only as of the date hereof, and we do not have or undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances unless otherwise required by law.

On December 30, 2003, Mission completed the acquisition of television stations KOLR, the CBS affiliated station in Springfield, Missouri; KHMT, the Fox affiliated station in Billings, Montana; and KAMC, the ABC affiliated station in Lubbock, Texas, from VHR Broadcasting, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“VHR”) and the acquisition of television stations KCIT, the Fox affiliated station in Amarillo, Texas, and KCPN-LP, an independent station in Amarillo, Texas, from Mission Broadcasting of Amarillo, Inc. (“Mission of Amarillo”). VHR merged with and into two affiliates of Mission of Amarillo, and then Mission of Amarillo and such affiliates merged with and into Mission. Prior to December 30, 2003, Quorum Broadcast Holdings, LLC (“Quorum”) provided management, sales or other services to KOLR, KHMT, KAMC, KCIT and KCPN-LP under local service agreements with VHR and Mission of Amarillo, as applicable, that were substantially similar to Nexstar’s local service agreements described below with Mission. On December 30, 2003, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Nexstar’s ultimate parent, completed its acquisition of all the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Quorum. The Quorum acquisition was structured as a merger of Quorum’s direct subsidiaries into Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and a subsequent contribution and merger of Quorum’s indirect subsidiaries with and into Nexstar. Upon completion of the Quorum acquisition and the Mission mergers, Nexstar became a party to the local service agreements as successor to the Quorum subsidiaries and Mission became a party to such agreements as the successor to VHR and Mission of Amarillo. Mission also entered into option agreements with Nexstar for the purchase of these stations.

ABRY Partners LLC, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.’s principal stockholder through its various funds both before and after the merger, held more than 50% of the voting ownership of both Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and Quorum. Although Nexstar and Quorum did not own Mission, Mission of Amarillo or VHR and did not operate the television stations owned by Mission, Mission of Amarillo or VHR, Nexstar and Quorum were deemed to have controlling financial interests under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) in Mission, Mission of Amarillo and VHR due to their guarantees of Mission’s, Mission of Amarillo’s and VHR’s debt and the service and purchase options agreements described below with Mission, Mission of Amarillo and VHR. Due to these relationships and the common financial control therein, Mission’s acquisition of Mission of Amarillo and VHR were accounted for as a combination of entities under common control in a manner similar to pooling of interests. This conclusion is based on the guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141”) and FASB Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 02-05 “Definition of ‘Common Control’ in relation to SFAS No. 141”. Accordingly, Mission’s financial statements herein have been restated to include the financial results of the VHR and Mission of Amarillo stations for 2003 and 2002.

We make references throughout our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” to comparisons on a “same station basis” in order to provide a more meaningful comparison of annual growth from internal operations which may be masked by growth from acquisitions. Same station basis refers to the television markets in which we owned a television station at the beginning and end of a particular period. Television markets in the United States of America are generally recognized as Designated Market Areas, or DMAs, as reported by the A.C. Nielsen Company. In particular, references to a comparison on a same station basis for the year ended December 31, 2004, versus the year ended December 31, 2003 include the following stations: WYOU, WFXP, KJTL, KJBO-LP, KODE, KOLR, KCIT, KCPN-LP, KAMC and KHMT. References to a comparison on a same station basis for the year ended December 31, 2003 versus the year ended December 31, 2002 include the following stations: WYOU, WFXP, KJTL, KJBO-LP, KOLR, KCIT, KCPN-LP, KAMC and KHMT. As used in the report, unless the context indicates otherwise, “Mission” refers to Mission Broadcasting, Inc., and all references to “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to Mission.

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Introduction

As of December 31, 2004, we own and operate the following 14 television stations: WYOU, WFXP, KODE, KJTL, KJBO-LP, KRBC, KSAN (formerly KACB), KOLR, KCIT, KCPN-LP, KAMC, KHMT, WUTR and WBAK. We have various local service agreements with certain television stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (“Nexstar”), through which Nexstar provides various programming, sales or other services to our television stations. In order for both Nexstar and us to comply with Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) regulations, we maintain complete responsibility for and control over programming, finances, personnel and operations of our stations.

The following table summarizes the various local service agreements our stations have implemented as of December 31, 2004 with Nexstar-owned stations:

The arrangements under the SSAs and JSAs have had the effect of Nexstar receiving substantially all of the available cash, after debt service costs, generated by the above listed stations. The arrangements under the TBAs have the effect of Nexstar receiving substantially all of the available cash generated by the remaining stations listed above. Mission anticipates that Nexstar will continue to receive substantially all of Mission’s available cash, after payments for debt service costs, generated by the above listed stations.

For more information about our local service agreements with Nexstar, see Note 4 to the Financial Statements.

In addition to providing certain services to our television stations, Nexstar also guarantees the obligations incurred under our senior credit facility. Similarly, we are a guarantor of the senior credit facility entered into by Nexstar and the senior subordinated notes issued by Nexstar.

Our sole shareholder has granted Nexstar purchase options to acquire the assets and liabilities of each Mission television station, subject to FCC consent, for consideration equal to the greater of (1) seven times the station’s broadcast cash flow as defined in the option agreement less the amount of its indebtedness as defined in the option agreement or (2) the amount of its indebtedness. These option agreements are freely exercisable or assignable by Nexstar without consent or approval by our sole shareholder.

The operating revenue of our stations is derived primarily from advertising revenue collected by Nexstar and paid to us under the JSAs, which in turn depends on the economic conditions of the markets in which we operate, the demographic makeup of those markets and the marketing strategy we employ in each market. Our primary operating expenses consist of fixed monthly fees paid to Nexstar for news production and technical and other services.

Each of our stations, except for KCPN-LP, has a network affiliation agreement pursuant to which the network provides programming to the station during specified time periods, including prime time. Each of NBC, CBS and ABC compensates our affiliated stations for distributing the network’s programming over the air and for allowing the network to keep a portion of advertising inventory during those time periods. The affiliation agreements with Fox and UPN do not provide for compensation. Each station acquires licenses to broadcast programming in non-news and non-network time periods. The licenses are either purchased from a program distributor for cash or the program distributor is allowed to sell some of the advertising inventory as compensation to eliminate or reduce the cash cost for the license. The latter practice is referred to as barter broadcast rights. The station records the estimated fair market value of the licenses, including any advertising inventory given to the program distributor, as a broadcast right asset and liability. The assets are amortized as a component of amortization of broadcast rights. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method based on the license period or usage, whichever is greater. The cash broadcast rights liabilities are reduced by monthly payments while the barter liability is amortized over the life of the contract as a component of trade and barter revenue.

Industry Trends

Two significant industry-wide factors influenced our performance during 2003. Although historical market trends would have dictated a slight increase in revenue for 2003, the U.S. advertising market experienced a significant slowdown during 2003 as evidenced

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by a 2.3% decrease in market time sales for television as reported by the Television Bureau of Advertising (“TVB”). This was primarily the result of the war in Iraq, which began in the first quarter of 2003. The market began to stabilize and showed signs of recovery towards the end of 2003 and continued throughout 2004.

Also, political revenue is a factor when comparing our results for the three-year period. During an election year (even numbered years), political revenue makes up a significant portion of the increase in revenue in that year. Our 2002 results include the impact of additional advertising related to regional elections for governorships and congressional seats. Since 2004 was an election year, a portion of our revenue growth in 2004 was attributable to political revenue. Political revenue was $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, a significant increase over the $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2003. However, even during an election year, political revenue is influenced by geography and competitiveness of the election races.

Local Service Agreements and Acquisitions

The local service agreements and acquisitions described below, which were entered into by us during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004, affect the year-to-year comparability of the operating results discussed below:

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Recent Developments

WTVO Acquisition

On January 4, 2005, we consummated the acquisition of WTVO, the ABC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois, from Young Broadcasting, Inc. and Winnebago Television Corporation for $20.75 million, exclusive of transaction costs. Pursuant to terms of the purchase agreement, we paid $15.0 million against the purchase price on November 1, 2004, to acquire substantially all of the assets of WTVO, except its FCC license and certain transmission equipment which was funded with borrowings under our senior credit facility. We paid the remaining $5.75 million on January 4, 2005, exclusive of transaction costs, for the purchase of WTVO’s FCC license and certain transmission equipment, which was funded with borrowings under our senior credit facility.

Cable Television Retransmission

On December 31, 2004, retransmission consent agreements expired for Mission’s television stations KRBC (Abilene) and KODE (Joplin). As a result, two of the cable television system operators (the “Cable Operators”) in these markets are no longer permitted by law to carry these stations’ signals.

We have requested that the Cable Operators pay a cash per subscriber fee in exchange for the Cable Operators’ rights to carry the stations’ signals under new agreements. The Cable Operators have informed Mission that they will not pay any cash fees for the carriage of the stations’ signals on their systems. On January 19, 2005, one of the Cable Operators submitted a Complaint for Enforcement to the FCC requesting that the FCC instruct us to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent agreements for KRBC and KODE. On February 8, 2005, we submitted our response to the complaint. On February 24, 2005, one of the Cable Operators filed a response to the filing made by us. This matter remains pending before the FCC. If we do not reach new agreements with the Cable Operators, the stations in the affected markets could lose audience share which may impact the stations’ revenue. We are currently unable to determine the ultimate outcome of these matters, but do not believe they will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Refinancing of Mission Credit Facility

On March 14, 2005, we entered into a binding commitment with a syndicate of commercial banks to refinance our bank credit facility. In connection with the refinancing, we will enter into a new senior secured credit facility agreement which will replace our previous bank credit facility agreement. As of March 24, 2005, the new credit facility will consist of a $172.7 million term loan and a $47.5 million revolving loan. All borrowings outstanding under this new credit facility are due to mature in 2012. Financial covenants under the new credit facility agreement will include a maximum total combined leverage ratio of Nexstar Broadcasting and the Company of 7.50 times the last twelve months operating cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement) through June 30, 2006 and a maximum combined senior leverage ratio of Nextstar Broadcasting and the Company of 5.25 times the last twelve months operating cash flow through June 30, 2006. Covenants will also include a minimum combined interest coverage ratio of 1.50 to 1.00 through June 30, 2008 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.15 to 1.00.

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Historical Performance

Revenue

The following table sets forth the principal types of revenue received by our stations for the periods indicated and each type of revenue (other than trade and barter, and revenue from Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) as a percentage of total gross revenue, as well as agency and national sales representative commissions:

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth a summary of our operations for the periods indicated and their percentages of total net revenue:

Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2003.

Revenue

Total net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004, increased by $8.1 million, or 28.3% over the same period of 2003. On a same station basis, the increase was $6.2 million, or 26.2%.

Local and national advertising revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004, decreased by $4.8 million, or 30.0% compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was primarily attributed to the JSA effective in June 2004 at KSAN, the JSA effective in July 2004 at KRBC and the JSAs effective in October 2004 at each of WYOU and KODE.

Political advertising revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004, was $1.3 million as compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2003, an increase of $0.9 million, or 197.0%. The increase was primarily attributed to presidential and/or statewide races held in 2004 in Pennsylvania and Missouri.

Revenue from Nexstar for the year ended December 31, 2004, increased by $11.0 million, or 107.6% over the same period in 2003. Of the $11.0 million increase, $3.8 million was primarily attributed to our acquisitions of WBAK and WUTR and the related JSAs with Nexstar. On a same station basis, revenue from Nexstar increased $7.2 million as a result of restructuring and amending the JSA

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effective in January 2004 at each of KOLR, KAMC, KCIT, WBAK and KJTL, the JSA effective in June 2004 at KSAN, the JSA effective in July 2004 at KRBC and the JSAs effective in October 2004 at each of WYOU and KODE.

Operating Expenses

Corporate expenses are costs associated with the centralized management of our stations. For the year ended December 31, 2004, corporate expenses decreased by $0.3 million, or 26.2% compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was attributed to the elimination of the VHR corporate office after the merger was completed.

Station direct operating expenses, consisting primarily of news, engineering and programming, and selling, general and administrative expenses, net of trade, decreased by $1.6 million, or 17.7% for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003. The $1.6 million decrease was attributed to a reduction in salary expense for production, technical and administrative personnel for services that are now provided by Nexstar under the SSAs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses paid to Nexstar relate to the fees as designated by the SSAs for services provided in the production of newscasts, technical maintenance, promotional and administrative support. For the year ended December 31, 2004, these expenses increased $7.3 million, or 122.8% over the same period in 2003. Of the $7.3 million increase, $2.2 million is attributed to the SSAs of WBAK, WUTR, WTVO, KRBC and KSAN that were not in place for all or a part of the year ended December 31, 2003. On a same station basis, a $5.1 million increase was attributed to the restructuring and amending of the SSAs effective January 1, 2004, at each of KOLR, KAMC, KCIT and KJTL.

Depreciation of property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2004, decreased by $1.0 million, or 28.0% compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was primarily attributed to assets at certain stations becoming fully depreciated during the first quarter of 2004.

Amortization of intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2004, decreased by $0.4 million, or 7.4% compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was a result of short lived intangible assets at KODE being fully amortized in 2003.

Amortization of broadcast rights, excluding barter, for the year ended December 31, 2004, increased by $0.4 million, or 19.5% over the same period in 2003. The increase was attributed to amortization of broadcast rights on KRBC and KSAN, which were purchased in June 2003, and from newly acquired or initially consolidated television stations WUTR, WBAK and WTVO.

Income (Loss) from Operations

Income from operations was $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $3.9 million over the loss of operations of $1.7 million for the same period of 2003.

Interest Expense

Interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs, decreased in the year ended December 31, 2004, by $1.7 million as compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was attributed to lower cost of capital from debt refinanced at reduced rates in the fourth quarter of 2003 along with a reduction in the amortization of debt financing costs.

Other Income

Other income for the year ended December 31, 2003 includes the marking-to-market of the interest rate swap agreement which resulted in recognition of a gain of $0.9 million. The change in market values was due to a fluctuation in market interest rates. The interest rate swap was terminated on June 13, 2003.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 represented the write off of certain debt financing costs related to the amendment of our senior secured credit facility in August 2004. Loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 represented the write off of financing costs related to debt that was refinanced in 2003.

Income Taxes

Income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2004, decreased by $1.6 million, or 59.1% as compared to the same period in 2003. The decrease was attributed to providing for an uncertain tax position for the year ended December 31, 2003. Our provision for income taxes is primarily created by an increase in the deferred tax liabilities position during the year arising from the amortization of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for income tax purposes which are not amortized for financial reporting purposes. This expense has no impact on our cash flows. Based primarily on our recent history of net operating losses, we do not consider the realization of our net deferred tax assets to be more likely than not. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets excluding deferred tax liabilities attributable to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. No tax benefit was recorded with respect to the losses for 2004, as the utilization of such loss is not likely to be realized in the foreseeable future.

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Minority Interest in Consolidated Entity

The minority interest of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, relates to the recognition of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of expenses due to the application of FIN No. 46 as it pertains to the local service arrangement we had with WBAK from May 9, 2003 to April 6, 2004 and with WTVO since November 1, 2004 (see Note 4 of the financial statements).

Year Ended December 31, 2003 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2002.

Revenue

Net broadcast revenue for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $15.7 million, an increase of $2.5 million, compared to $13.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Of this increase, $4.0 million was attributed to stations acquired or for which a local service agreement was entered into after January 1, 2002, offset by $1.1 million of reductions net broadcast revenue at stations owned longer than one year. On a same station basis, net broadcast revenue was $7.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 as compared to $8.5 million for the same period in 2002. The decline in net revenue was primarily attributable to the decline in political revenue.

Operating Expenses

Station direct operating expenses, consisting primarily of news, engineering and programming, and selling, general and administrative expenses, net of trade, for the year ended December 31, 2003 were $15.1 million, an increase of $3.1 million, compared to $12.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Of this increase, $3.9 million was attributable to the stations acquired or for which a local service agreement was entered into after January 1, 2002, offset by $0.8 million of reductions in direct operating expenses at stations owned longer than one year. On a same station basis, direct operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses, net of trade, were $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 as compared to $8.6 million for the same period in 2002, a decrease of $0.8 million, or 9.3%, which resulted primarily from reduced payments under an outsourcing arrangement and reduced health benefit costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2003.

Corporate expenses, related to costs associated with the centralized management of our stations, for the year ended December 31, 2003 were $1.0 million, compared to $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, an increase of $0.4 million. The increase was primarily attributed to an increase in personnel and personnel related costs.

Amortization of broadcast rights, excluding barter, was $2.1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.

Depreciation of property and equipment was $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared with $3.7 million for the comparable period in 2002, a decrease of $0.1 million.

Amortization of intangibles was $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared with $5.3 million for the comparable period in 2002, an increase of $0.6 million. The increase was attributable to the stations acquired after January 1, 2002.

Income (Loss) from Operations

Loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $1.7 million as compared to a gain from operations of $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, a decrease of $3.6 million. A $1.3 million loss from operations was attributable to stations acquired after January 1, 2002. On a same station basis, income from operations was $6.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 as compared to $1.1 million for the same period of 2002. The decrease in income from operations was due primarily to increased cost of operation.

Interest Expense

Interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs, for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $7.6 million, compared to $8.9 million for the same period in 2002, a decrease of $1.3 million. The decrease was attributable lower cost of financing due to interest rate reductions in 2003.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $2.6 million, compared to $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, and increase of $2.3 million. The increase was due to the write-off of financing costs related to debt that was refinanced in 2003.

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Income Taxes

Income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2003 were $2.7 million, compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2002, an increase of $1.8 million. The increase was attributed to providing for an uncertain tax position for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Minority Interest in Consolidated Entity

The minority interest of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 relates to the recognition of $0.4 million of expenses due to the application of FIN No. 46 as it pertains to the local service arrangement we had with WBAK (see Note 4 of the financial statements).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We are highly leveraged, which makes us vulnerable to changes in general economic conditions. Our ability to repay or refinance our debt will depend on, among other things, financial, business, market, competitive and other conditions, many of which are beyond our control. Based on current operations, anticipated future growth, and the continuation of the various service arrangements with Nexstar as described in the Letter of Support dated March 22, 2005, we believe that our available cash, anticipated cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our senior credit facility will be sufficient to fund working capital, capital expenditure requirements, interest payments and scheduled principal payments for at least the next twelve months.

Sources and Uses of Cash for the Year Ended December 31, 2004

Cash Flows - Overview

As of December 31, 2004, cash and cash equivalents were $7.0 million, compared to $1.9 million as of December 31, 2003, an increase of $5.1 million. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities, including the timing of our payments from Nexstar, and the senior credit facility.

Cash Flows – Operating Activities

Cash flows used for operating activities were $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Cash flows from operating activities include net loss adjusted for non-cash items and the effects of changes in working capital, including changes in accounts receivable, accounts payable, broadcast rights asset and liability and other accrued assets and liabilities.

The comparative decrease in cash flows from operating activities of $11.8 million was primarily due to the timing of payments made to Nexstar.

Cash Flows – Investing Activities

Cash flows used for investing activities were $22.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to $13.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2003. Cash flows from investing activities consist primarily of cash used for capital additions and funding of acquisitions.

Cash flows used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2004 included (1) the $3.7 million payment, exclusive of transaction costs, for the acquisition of WUTR, (2) the remaining $1.5 million payment, exclusive of transaction costs, for the acquisition of WBAK, (3) the initial payment of $15.0 million, exclusive of transaction costs, for the acquisition of WTVO, (4) the payment of $0.9 million for the accounts receivable of WTVO as of November 1, 2004, and (5) ongoing capital expenditures. Cash flows used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2003 included (1) the remaining $8.5 million payment, exclusive of transaction costs, for the acquisition of KRBC and KSAN, (2) the down payment of $1.5 million against the purchase price of WBAK, (3) the payment of $0.6 million for the purchase of KHMT, and (4) ongoing capital expenditures.

Cash Flows – Financing Activities

Cash flows provided by financing activities were $29.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to $4.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2004 was primarily the result of (1) borrowings under the senior credit facility of $182.5 million, and (2) the repayment of $152.8 million of term loans under the senior credit facility, and (3) the payment of transaction and debt financing costs of approximately $0.4 million. Cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2003 was the result of (1) borrowings under the senior credit facility of $211.2 million, (2) the repayment of $202.0 million of previous borrowings, (3) the repayment of a $2.0 million note payable to a related party as a result of the merger with VHR,

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and (4) the payment of transaction and debt financing costs of approximately $2.3 million. As of December 31, 2004, there was approximately $8.5 million of unused commitments under our senior credit facility, all of which could be drawn in compliance with the financial covenants under the senior credit facility. We believe that we were in compliance with all covenants contained in the credit agreement governing our senior credit facility at December 31, 2004. Our credit agreement was refinanced in February 2003 and amended in December 2003 as a result of our various acquisitions. Our credit agreement was also amended in August 2004. The terms of the amended credit facility are described below.

Future Sources of Liquidity and Cash Requirements

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents of $7.0 million at December 31, 2004 and net cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to meet the future cash requirements and obligations described below. Our ability to meet the future cash requirements described below depends on our ability to generate cash in the future, which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We believe that cash generated through future operations and availability of borrowings under our credit facility will be sufficient to fund our debt service and working capital requirements for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our capital expenditures and acquisitions will be financed through cash flow generated from operations and borrowings available under our credit facility. In order to meet future cash needs we may, from time to time, borrow under our credit facility.

We will continue to evaluate the best use of our operating cash flow among capital expenditures, acquisitions and debt reduction. Our credit facility does not allow for the payment of cash dividends, therefore, we have not declared or paid a cash dividend and the payment of cash dividends is not anticipated in the foreseeable future.

Future Sources of Financing and Debt Service Requirements

As of December 31, 2004, we had debt of $172.7 million, which represented 185.8% of our total capitalization. Our high level of debt requires that a substantial portion of cash flow be dedicated to pay principal and interest on debt which will reduce the funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes.

The following table summarizes the approximate aggregate amount of principal indebtedness scheduled to mature for the periods referenced as of December 31, 2004:

The terms of our senior credit facility limit, but do not prohibit us from incurring substantial amounts of additional debt in the future.

The bank credit facility agreement described below contains various restrictive covenants which require us to comply with certain financial ratios, capital expenditure limits, cash payments for broadcast rights limits and other restrictions. The covenants, which are formally calculated on a quarterly basis, are based on the combined results of Nexstar Broadcasting and us. We do not foresee any difficulty in continuing to comply with the restrictions and covenants of our credit facility.

We do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of our debt. However, a downgrade in our credit rating could adversely affect our ability to renew existing, or obtain access to, new credit facilities in the future and could increase the cost of such facilities.

We do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of our debt. However, a downgrade in our credit rating could adversely affect our ability to renew existing, or obtain access to, new credit facilities in the future and could increase the cost of such facilities.

The major components of our long-term debt are discussed below.

Senior Credit Facility

On February 13, 2003, we entered into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Mission Facility”) with a group of commercial banks. The Mission Facility, which replaced our previous bank credit agreement, then consisted of a $55.0 million Term Loan B and a $30.0 million revolving loan. On December 30, 2003, the Mission Facility was amended and restated to provide for a $140.0 million Term Loan C and a $30.0 million revolving loan. On August 13, 2004, the Mission Facility was further amended to provide for a $152.0 million Term Loan D and a $30.0 million revolving loan. Also under the amendment, the applicable margin component of the term loan interest rate was decreased by 50 basis points, representing one-half of one percent. Proceeds obtained under the Term Loan D were used to repay our existing Term Loan C in the amount of $139.3 million plus accrued interest and repay outstanding

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borrowings under the revolving loan in the amount of $12.0 million plus accrued interest. As of December 31, 2004, we had $151.2 million outstanding on its Term Loan D and $21.5 million of borrowings were outstanding under our revolving loan.

The Term Loan D, which is due December 31, 2010, is payable in consecutive quarterly installments amortized at 1% annually in years 2004 through 2009, with the remaining 94% due in 2010. The revolving loan, which is not subject to incremental reduction, matures on December 31, 2009. We are required to prepay borrowings outstanding under the Mission Facility with certain net proceeds and recoveries as defined in the credit agreement.

The Term Loan D bears interest at either the higher of the prevailing prime rate or the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% (the “Base Rate”), plus an applicable margin ranging between 0.50% and 1.75%; or LIBOR plus 1.75%. The revolving loan bears interest at either the Base Rate plus an applicable margin ranging between 0.50% and 1.75%; or LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.75% and 3.00%. Interest rates are selected at our option and the applicable margin is adjusted quarterly as defined in the credit agreement. The total weighted-average interest rate of the Mission Facility was 4.43% at December 31, 2004. Interest is payable periodically based on the type of interest rate selected. Additionally, we are required to pay commitment fees on the unused portion of its revolving loan commitment ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum, based on the combined leverage ratio of Nexstar and Mission for a particular quarter.

Collateralization and Cross Guarantees of Debt

Nexstar and its subsidiaries guarantee full payment of any obligations under the Mission Credit Facility in the event of our default. Similarly, we are a guarantor of the Nexstar Credit Facility and the senior subordinated notes issued by Nexstar Broadcasting. The bank credit facilities are collateralized by a security interest in substantially all the combined assets, excluding FCC licenses, of Nexstar and Mission. As of December 31, 2004, Nexstar has a maximum commitment of $132.6 million under its senior credit facility, of which $82.6 million of debt is outstanding.

Credit Facility Debt Covenants

The bank credit facility agreements described above contain covenants which require the Company to comply with certain financial ratios, including: (a) maximum total and senior leverage ratios, (b) minimum interest coverage ratio, and (c) minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the credit facility agreements limit the amount of capital expenditures, cash payments for broadcast rights and impose other restrictions. The covenants, which are formally calculated on a quarterly basis, are based on the combined results of Nexstar Broadcasting and Mission. As of December 31, 2004, the Company believes that it was in compliance with all of the covenants included in the credit facility agreement. Management of the Company anticipates compliance with all the covenants through December 31, 2005. For a listing of the financial covenant ratios to our credit facility agreement and discussion of the subsequent modification of these ratios, we refer you to Note 7 and Note 15, respectively, of our financial statements accompanying this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

On June 13, 2003, Quorum/VHR/Mission of Amarillo terminated its notional interest rate swap contract in the amount of $80.0 million. The notional interest rate swap agreement, while being used to mitigate the impact of the variability of interest rates on the credit facilities, did not qualify for SFAS No. 133 hedge accounting and, thus, was recorded on the balance sheet at fair value with changes in fair value each period reported in other income and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2003, other income and expense includes a gain of $0.9 million from marking-to-market of this derivative instrument.

On June 13, 2003, Quorum/VHR/Mission of Amarillo entered into an interest rate collar agreement for a notional amount of $60.0 million through September 13, 2003 and $40.0 million from September 13, 2003 through December 13, 2004. Under the agreement the ceiling and floor interest rates were 2.5% and 0.88%, respectively. This agreement was terminated on April 5, 2004 with no gain or loss being recognized.

Guarantor of Senior Subordinated Notes

We also are a guarantor of Nexstar’s $160.0 million of 12% senior subordinated notes (the “12% Notes”). The 12% Notes mature on April 1, 2008. Interest is payable every six months in arrears on April 1 and October 1. The 12% Notes are general unsecured senior subordinated obligations subordinated to all of our senior debt.

We also are a guarantor of Nexstar’s $125.0 million of 7% senior subordinated notes (the “7% Notes”). The 7% Notes mature on January 15, 2014. Interest is payable every six months in arrears on January 15 and July 15. The 7% Notes are general unsecured senior subordinated obligations subordinated to all of our senior debt.

Future Cash Requirements for Digital Television (“DTV”) Conversion

DTV Conversion

It will be expensive to convert our stations from the current analog format to the digital broadcast format. This conversion required an average initial capital expenditure of approximately $0.2 million per station for low-power transmission of digital signal

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programming. All of the television stations we own and operate are broadcasting at least a low power digital television signal. Digital conversion expenditures were $32 thousand and $1.2 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

Full-Power DTV Facilities Construction

We estimate that it will require an average capital expenditure of approximately $1.5 million per station (for 11 stations) to modify our stations’ DTV transmitters for full-power digital signal transmission, including costs for the transmitter, transmission line, antenna and installation, and estimated costs for tower upgrades and/or modifications. We anticipate these expenditures will be funded through available cash on hand and cash generated from operations as incurred in future years. Stations that fail to meet FCC’s build-out deadlines will lose interference protection for their signals outside the low-power coverage area. As of December 31, 2004, only our stations WUTR and WTVO were transmitting a full-power digital signal.

Other New DTV Requirements

The FCC also adopted new Program System and Information Protocol (“PSIP”) requirements. All DTV stations were required to comply with the new PSIP requirements by February 1, 2005. We requested a short extension of time from the FCC to comply with the new PSIP requirements due to vendor delivery issues. The installation of the equipment necessary to meet the new PSIP requirements cost approximately $0.4 million in total for our stations. These expenditures were funded in 2005 through available cash on hand and cash generated from operations.

No Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. We are, therefore, not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

Contractual Obligations

The following summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2004, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods: