UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):January 18, 2005
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LIN TV Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | | LIN Television Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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| Delaware | | 001-31311 | | 05-0501252 | | Delaware | | 000-25206 | | 13-3581627 |
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) | | (State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| Four Richmond Square, Suite 200, Providence, Rhode Island | | 02906 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(401) 454-2880
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events
LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LIN TV”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, LIN Television Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LIN Television”), are jointly filing this current report on Form 8-K for the purpose of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission LIN TV’s press release dated January 18, 2005 announcing that LIN Television has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 8% Senior Notes due 2008 (the “Notes”). In conjunction with the tender offer, LIN Television is also soliciting consents to amend the indenture under which the Notes were issued to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain of the events of default contained in the indenture.
A copy of the press release relating to the announcement of the tender offer and consent solicitation for the Notes is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated January 18, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| | LIN TV Corp.
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| Date: January 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Name: | William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Title: | Vice President and Controller | |
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| | LIN Television Corporation
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| Date: January 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Name: | William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Title: | Vice President and Controller | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| | 99.1 | | | Press Release dated January 18, 2005. |
