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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 OR 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

One West Exchange Street, Suite 5A, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

(Address of principal executive offices)

(401) 454-2880

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted to its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes o No x

This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by (i) LIN TV Corp. and (ii) LIN Television Corporation. LIN Television Corporation meets the conditions set forth in general instruction H (1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is, therefore, filing this form with the reduced disclosure format permitted by such instruction.

LIN TV Corp. Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of April 25, 2011: 31,706,406 shares

LIN TV Corp. Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of April 25, 2011: 23,502,059 shares.

LIN TV Corp. Class C common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of April 25, 2011: 2 shares.

LIN Television Corporation common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of April 25, 2011: 1,000 shares.

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

LIN TV Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIN TV Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIN TV Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit and Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements

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LIN TV Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit and Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements

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LIN TV Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LIN TV Corp.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

LIN TV Corp. (“LIN TV”), together with its subsidiaries, including LIN Television Corporation (“LIN Television”), is a local television and digital media company operating in the United States. LIN TV and its subsidiaries are affiliates of HM Capital Partners LLC (“HMC”). In these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean LIN TV Corp. and all subsidiaries included in our consolidated financial statements.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to state fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used for the allowance for doubtful accounts in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of program rights and intangible assets, stock-based compensation, pension costs, barter transactions, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment, contingencies, litigation and net assets of businesses acquired.

Net Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is based upon net income divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted shares only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive.

The following is a reconciliation of income available to common shareholders from operations and weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted income per common share (in thousands):

We apply the treasury stock method to measure the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock option and restricted stock awards and include the respective common share equivalents in the denominator of our diluted income per common share calculation. Potentially dilutive securities representing 0.4 million shares and 0.7 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted income per common share for these periods because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The net income per share amounts are the same for our class A, class B and class C common stock because the holders of each class are legally entitled to equal per share distributions whether through dividends or in liquidation.

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Comprehensive Income

Our total comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income items listed in the table below (in thousands):

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, there were revisions to the accounting standard for revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. The revisions address how to separate deliverables and how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration to one or more units of accounting. The revisions are effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2011, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Note 2 — Equity Investments

Joint Venture with NBCUniversal

We own an approximate 20% interest in Station Venture Holdings, LLC (“SVH”), a joint venture with NBCUniversal Media, LLC (“NBCUniversal”), and account for our interest using the equity method as we do not have a controlling interest. SVH holds a 99.75% interest in Station Venture Operations, LP (“SVO”), which is the operating company that manages KXAS-TV and KNSD-TV, the television stations that comprise the joint venture. The following presents summarized financial information of SVH and SVO (in thousands):

In 2008, we recorded an impairment charge that reduced the carrying value of our investment in SVH to $0. At the SVO level, there continues to exist net equity of which we have a proportional share.  Subsequent to the reduction of the SVH carrying value to $0, and as a result of our guarantee of the debt of SVH, we continue to track our share of the income or loss of SVH, but currently are not recording such loss in our financial statements until, or unless, our commitments to fund losses exceeds previously recognized impairment charges.  When SVH generates income, we will begin recording our proportionate share of such income once it exceeds the operating losses not previously recognized in our financial statements.

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We record any shortfall liability, pursuant to the shortfall funding agreements described further in Note 10 — “Commitments and Contingencies”, when it is probable and estimable that there will be a shortfall at the SVH level requiring funding from us.  As of December 31, 2010, we had a shortfall liability of $1.9 million recognized for any potential shortfall loans to the joint venture through March 31, 2012 under the shortfall funding agreements. Based on the most recent 2011 forecast information provided by joint venture management and our estimate of joint venture cash flows through March 31, 2012, we estimate our share of shortfall funding to be approximately $2.5 million through March 31, 2012.  We therefore recognized an additional shortfall liability of $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.  Actual cash shortfalls at the joint venture could vary from our current estimates. Cash shortfalls at the joint venture beyond March 31, 2012 are not currently estimable or probable; therefore, we have not accrued for any additional shortfalls beyond $2.5 million.

Because of uncertainty surrounding the joint venture’s ability to repay shortfall loans, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the additional amount recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2011 for accrued shortfall loans will not be recovered within a reasonable period of time, if at all. Accordingly, we recognized a charge of $0.6 million to reflect the impairment of the future loans, which has been classified as share of loss in equity investments in our consolidated statement of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2011. Additionally, during 2009 and 2010 we fully impaired any amounts recognized for shortfall loans to the joint venture. Therefore, the amounts receivable under the shortfall loans, and all accrued interest due from the joint venture, are carried at zero on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010. For further information on recognition of shortfall funding liabilities, see Note 10 — “Commitments and Contingencies”.

During the three months ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the shortfall funding agreement with NBCUniversal as further described in Note 10 — “Commitments and Contingencies”, we funded the shortfall loans accrued at December 31, 2009 in the aggregate principal amount of $3.1 million to our joint venture, representing our approximate 20% share in cumulative debt service shortfalls at the joint venture. Concurrent with our funding of the shortfall loans, NBCUniversal funded shortfall loans in the aggregate principal amounts of $12.2 million to the joint venture, in respect of its approximate 80% share in cumulative debt service shortfalls at the joint venture. No shortfall loans were made to the joint venture during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Note 3 — Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of intangible assets (in thousands):

(1)                      Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis and include acquired customer relationships, brand names, non-compete agreements, internal-use software, favorable operating leases, tower rental income leases, option agreements and network affiliations.

There were no events during the three months ended March 31, 2011 that warranted an interim impairment test of our indefinite-lived intangible assets.

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Note 4 — Debt

We guarantee all of LIN Television’s debt. All of the consolidated 100% owned subsidiaries of LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantee LIN Television’s senior secured credit facility, 8⅜% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Notes”), 6½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and 6½%  Senior Subordinated Notes — Class B due 2013 (together the “Senior Subordinated Notes”) on a joint-and-several basis.

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we repaid $0.5 million of principal on our term loans, related to mandatory quarterly payments under our senior secured credit facility. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2011, we made a $3.5 million mandatory principal payment on our term loans, and our revolving credit commitments decreased from $76.1 million to $48.7 million, based on a computation of excess cash flow for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.1 million.

The fair values of our long-term debt are estimated based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, or based on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities. The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):

Note 5 — Derivative Financial Instruments

We use derivative financial instruments in the management of our interest rate exposure for our long-term debt, principally our credit facility. In accordance with our policy, we do not enter into derivative instruments unless there is an underlying exposure and we do not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.

During the second quarter of 2006, we entered into a contract to hedge a notional amount of the declining balances of our term loans (the “2006 interest rate hedge”) to mitigate changes in our cash flows resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. The 2006 interest rate hedge effectively converted the floating LIBOR rate-based-payments to fixed payments at 5.33% plus the applicable margin rate calculated under our senior secured credit facility, which expires in November 2011.

We have historically designated the 2006 interest rate hedge as a cash flow hedge. However, as a result of a repayment of $45.9 million of principal on our term loans during 2010, the interest rate hedge ceased to be highly effective in hedging the variable rate cash flows associated with our term loans; accordingly, all changes in fair value are now recorded to our consolidated statement of operations. As a result, we recorded a gain on derivative instruments of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we recorded a charge of $9 thousand to our consolidated statement of operations, associated with the ineffective portion of this swap.

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The fair value of the 2006 interest rate hedge liability was $1.3 million and $2.0 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheet. The fair value is calculated using the discounted expected future cash outflows from a series of three-month LIBOR strips through November 4, 2011, the same maturity date as our senior secured credit facility. The fair value of this derivative was calculated by using observable inputs (Level 2) as defined under the three-level fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes our derivative activity during the three months ended March 31 (in thousands):

Note 6 — Fair Value Measurements

We record the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities on a recurring basis. The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the accompanying financial statements using the three-level fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

As of the dates presented, we had no financial assets or liabilities for which the fair value was determined using Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value of our deferred compensation related investments is based on the cash surrender values of life insurance policies underlying our supplemental income deferral plan, as well as the fair value of the investments selected by employees. The fair value of our deferred compensation related liabilities is determined based on the fair value of the investments selected by employees.

For a description of how the fair value of our 2006 interest rate hedge is determined, see Note 5 — “Derivative Financial Instruments.”

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Note 7 — Retirement Plans

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension (benefit) cost and the contributions to the 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans (in thousands):

We expect to make contributions of $3.5 million to our defined benefit retirement plans during the remainder of 2011. See Note 11 — “Retirement Plans” included in Item 15 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K  for the year ended December 31, 2010 (“10-K”) for a full description of our retirement plans.

Note 8 — Restructuring

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recorded a restructuring charge of $3.3 million as a result of the consolidation of certain activities at our stations and our corporate headquarters, which resulted in the termination of 66 employees. As of December 31, 2010, we had a remaining accrual of $0.9 million related to these restructuring actions. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we made cash payments of $0.7 million related to these restructuring actions and expect to make cash payments of $0.2 million during the remainder of 2011.

Note 9 — Income Taxes

We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.0 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our effective income tax rate was 38.0% and 33.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The decrease in the tax provision was primarily a result of the decrease in income from operations before taxes as compared to the same period last year.  The increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily a result of an income adjustment included in operations during the three months ended March 31, 2010 that had no tax effect and did not recur during the same period in 2011.

Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

GECC Note

General Electric Credit Corporation (“GECC”) provided debt financing for a joint venture between NBCUniversal and us, in the form of an $815.5 million non-amortizing senior secured note due 2023 bearing interest at an initial rate of 8% per annum until March 2, 2013 and 9% per annum thereafter (“GECC Note”). The GECC Note is an obligation of the joint venture. We have an approximate 20% equity interest in the joint venture and NBCUniversal has the remaining approximate 80% equity interest, in which we and NBCUniversal each have a 50% voting interest. NBCUniversal operates two television stations, KXAS-TV, an NBC affiliate in Dallas, and KNSD-TV, an NBC affiliate in San Diego, pursuant to a management agreement. LIN TV has guaranteed the payment of principal and interest on the GECC Note.

In January 2011, Comcast Corporation acquired control of the business of NBCUniversal, Inc. through acquisition of a 51% interest in NBCUniversal, LLC, while General Electric Company (“GE”) owns the remaining 49%. GECC remains a majority-owned subsidiary of GE, and LIN TV remains the guarantor of the GECC Note.

In light of the adverse effect of the economic downturn on the joint venture’s operating results, in 2009 we entered into an agreement with NBCUniversal, which covered the period from March 6, 2009 through April 1, 2010 (the “Original Shortfall Funding Agreement”) and in 2010 we entered into a second agreement, which covered the period from April 2, 2010 through April 1, 2011 (“2010 Shortfall Funding Agreement”). These agreements provided that: i) we and NBCUniversal waived the requirement that the joint venture maintain debt service reserve cash balances of at least $15 million; ii) the joint venture would use a portion of its

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existing debt service reserve cash balances to fund interest payments on the GECC Note in 2009 and 2010; iii) NBCUniversal agreed to defer its receipt of 2008, 2009 and 2010 management fees; and iv) we agreed that if the joint venture does not have sufficient cash to fund interest payments on the GECC Note through April 1, 2011, we and NBCUniversal would each provide the joint venture with a shortfall loan on the basis of our percentage of economic interest in the joint venture.

Because of anticipated future cash shortfalls at the joint venture, on March 14, 2011, we and GE entered into an agreement (the “2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement” and together with the Original Shortfall Funding Agreement and the 2010 Shortfall Funding Agreement the “Shortfall Funding Agreements”) covering the period from April 2, 2011 through April 1, 2012. Under the terms of the 2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement, we agreed that if the joint venture does not have sufficient cash to fund interest payments on the GECC Note through April 1, 2012, we and GE would each provide the joint venture with a shortfall loan.  Any shortfall loans funded by LIN under the 2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement will be calculated on the basis of our percentage of economic interest in the joint venture, and GE’s share of shortfall loans will be calculated on the basis of NBCUniversal’s percentage of economic interest in the joint venture.  GE’s obligation to fund shortfall loans under the 2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement is conditioned upon (i) amending both the Credit Agreement with GECC and the LLC Agreement governing operation of our joint venture with NBCUniversal, to allow for the joint venture to obtain shortfall loans from GE, and (ii) the consent of Comcast Corporation to the terms and conditions on which GE provides its proportionate share of any shortfall; provided that Comcast’s consent may not be unreasonably withheld.

Under the terms of the joint venture’s TV Master Service Agreement with NBCUniversal, management fees incurred by the joint venture to NBCUniversal during the term of the 2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement will continue to accrue, but are not payable if any existing joint venture shortfall loans remain outstanding.  Management fees payable in arrears attributable to 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are also not payable to NBCUniversal if any joint venture shortfall loans remain outstanding.

We recognize shortfall funding liabilities to the joint venture on our consolidated balance sheet when those liabilities become both probable and estimable, which results when joint venture management provides us with budget or forecast information of operating cash flows and working capital needs indicating that a debt service shortfall is probable to occur and when we have reached or intend to reach a shortfall funding agreement covering the budgeted or forecasted period.  Based on the most recent 2011 forecast information provided by joint venture management, and our estimate of joint venture cash flows through March 31, 2012, we estimate our share of shortfall funding under the 2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement to be approximately $2.5 million through March 31, 2012.  As of December 31, 2010, we had an accrued shortfall liability of $1.9 million recognized for any potential shortfall loans through March 31, 2012. We therefore recognized an additional shortfall liability of $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. Due to uncertainty surrounding the joint venture’s ability to repay shortfall loans, we recognized a charge of $0.6 million to reflect the impairment of the future loans, during the three months ended March 31, 2011, as further described in Note 2 — “Equity Investments”. Actual cash shortfalls at the joint venture could vary from our current estimates. Cash shortfalls at the joint venture beyond March 31, 2012 are not currently estimable or probable; therefore, we have not accrued for any shortfall obligations beyond $2.5 million. No shortfall loans were made to the joint venture during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Our ability to honor our shortfall loan obligations under the Shortfall Funding Agreements is limited by certain covenants contained in our amended credit agreement and the indentures governing our Senior Notes and our Senior Subordinated Notes. Based on the current 2011 forecast provided by joint venture management, and our forecast of total leverage and consolidated EBITDA during 2011 and 2012, we expect to have the capacity within these restrictions to provide shortfall funding under the Shortfall Funding Agreements in proportion to our approximate 20% economic interest in the joint venture through the April 1, 2012 expiration of the 2011 Shortfall Funding Agreement. However, there can be no assurance that we will have the capacity to provide such funding. If we are unable to make payments under the Shortfall Funding Agreements, the joint venture may be unable to fund interest obligations under the GECC Note, resulting in an event of default. In addition, if the joint venture experiences further cash shortfalls beyond April 1, 2012, we may decide to fund such cash shortfalls, or to fund such shortfalls through further loans or equity contributions to the joint venture.

An event of default under the GECC Note will occur if the joint venture fails to make any scheduled interest payment within 90 days of the date due and payable, or to pay the principal amount on the maturity date. If the joint venture fails to pay interest on the GECC Note, and no shortfall loan to fund the interest payment is made within 90 days of the date due and payable, an event of default would occur and GECC could accelerate the maturity of the entire amount due under the GECC Note. Other than the acceleration of the principal amount upon an event of default, prepayment of the principal of the note is prohibited unless agreed upon by both NBCUniversal and us. Upon an event of default under the GECC Note, GECC’s only recourse is to the joint venture, our equity interest in the joint venture and, after exhausting all remedies against the assets of the joint venture and the other equity interests in the joint venture, to LIN TV pursuant to its guarantee of the GECC Note.

Under the terms of its guarantee of the GECC Note, LIN TV would be required to make a payment for an amount to be determined upon occurrence of the following events: i) there is an event of default; ii) the default is not remedied; and iii) after GECC exhausts all remedies against the assets of the joint venture, the total amount realized upon exercise of those remedies is less than the $815.5 million principal amount of the GECC Note. Upon the occurrence of such events, the amount owed by LIN TV to GECC pursuant to the guarantee would be calculated as the difference between i) the total amount at which the joint venture’s assets were sold and ii) the principal amount and any unpaid interest due under the GECC Note. As of December 31,

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2010, we estimated the fair value of the television stations in the joint venture to be approximately $254.1 million less than the outstanding balance of the GECC Note of $815.5 million.

Although we believe the probability is remote that there would be an event of default and therefore an acceleration of the principal amount of the GECC Note during 2011, there can be no assurances that such an event of default will not occur. There are no financial or similar covenants in the GECC Note.  In addition, since both GE and LIN Television have agreed to fund interest payments through April 1, 2012, if the joint venture is unable to generate sufficient cash to service interest payments on the GECC Note, GE and LIN Television are able to control the occurrence of a default under the GECC Note.

If an event of default occurs under the GECC Note, LIN TV, which conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries, could experience material adverse consequences, including:

·                  GECC, after exhausting all remedies against the joint venture, could enforce its rights under the guarantee, which could cause LIN TV to determine that LIN Television should seek to sell material assets owned by it in order to satisfy LIN TV’s obligations under the guarantee;

·                  GECC’s initiation of proceedings against LIN TV under the guarantee could result in a change of control or other material adverse consequences to LIN Television, which could cause an acceleration of LIN Television’s senior secured credit facility and other outstanding indebtedness; and

·                  if the GECC Note is prepaid because of an acceleration on default or otherwise, LIN TV would incur a substantial tax gain of approximately $815.5 million related to its deferred gain associated with the formation of the joint venture.  This amount of gain, exclusive of any potential utilization of net operating loss carryforwards, would be subject to U.S. Federal and various State tax rates of 35% and approximately 3% (net of Federal benefit), respectively.

Note 11 — Related Party

We have a non-controlling investment in an interactive service provider that hosts our web sites.  We incurred charges of $0.7 million and $0.4 million for web hosting services from the provider during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Additionally, we made cash payments of $0.7 million and $0.5 million to the provider for web site development and customization during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Note 12 — Subsequent Event

On April 8, 2011, the FCC approved applications from ACME Television Inc. and its affiliate ACME Television Licenses of Ohio, LLC to assign the FCC license of WCWF-TV in the Green-Bay-Appleton, WI market to a subsidiary of LIN Television, and to assign the license of WBDT-TV in the Springfield, OH market to a third party, WBDT Television, LLC. Our share of the purchase price, less amounts already funded, is approximately $10.0 million. We expect these acquisitions to close during the second quarter of 2011. See Note 2 — “Acquisitions” in Item 15 of our 10-K for more information related to these acquisitions.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Special Note about Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business, including statements under this caption Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management, which, although we believe them to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance upon such estimates and statements. We cannot assure you that any of such estimates or statements will be realized and actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include those discussed under the caption Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (“10-K”).

Many of these factors are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Executive Summary

Our Company owns, operates or services 32 broadcast television stations and interactive television station and niche web sites in 17 mid-sized markets. Our operating revenues are derived primarily from the sale of advertising time to local, national and political advertisers and, to a lesser extent, from digital revenues, network compensation, barter and other revenues.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, net revenues were $92.6 million compared to $91.8 million for the same quarter in 2010.  The $0.8 million increase in net revenues compared to the prior year is primarily due to an increase in net digital revenues of $3.9 million, more than offsetting a combined $3.4 million decrease in net local, national, and political advertising sales, compared to the same quarter in 2010.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we recognized an additional shortfall liability of $0.6 million for potential shortfall loan obligations to our joint venture with NBCUniversal.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Certain of our accounting policies, as well as estimates we make, are critical to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations since they are particularly sensitive to our judgment. Some of these policies and estimates relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. The estimates and judgments we make affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to intangible assets and goodwill, receivables and investments, program rights, income taxes, stock-based compensation, employee medical insurance claims, pensions, useful lives of property and equipment, contingencies, barter transactions, acquired asset valuations and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and it is possible that such differences could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. For a more detailed explanation of the judgments made in these areas and a discussion of our accounting policies, refer to “Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements” included in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 1 - “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” included in Item 15. “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of our 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, there were revisions to the accounting standard for revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. The revisions address how to separate deliverables and how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration to one or more units of accounting. The revisions are effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2011, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

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Results of Operations

Set forth below are key components that contributed to our operating results (in thousands):