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LIN TV completes $130M sale
of its stations in Puerto Rico

PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL) today announced it has completed the sale of its Puerto Rico operations to InterMedia Partners VII LP for $130 million in cash, “subject to certain adjustments.”

The transaction includes both WAPA-TV, a full-power independent station branded as MTV Puerto Rico, and the Spanish-language cable channel WAPA America.

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LIN said it plans to use the sale proceeds to reduce its outstanding debt.

LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL) owns and operates 29 television stations, plus 30 Web sites, in 17 mid-sized markets. Additional information is available at www.lintv.com.

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