TVL Broadcasting Of Rhode Island S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

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Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands)

			Six Months Ended June 30,				Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
			2010		2009		2009			2008			2007		2006			2005
Fixed charges:
	Interest expense, including amortization of debt issue costs and discounts		$	25,143	$	21,164	$	44,405		$	55,872		$	65,467	$	71,289		$	47,780
	Fixed charges pursuant to the two shortfall funding agreements with NBC Universal (the "shortfall agreements")(1)			—		—		6,000			—			—		—			—
	Estimate of interest within rental expense(2)			288		326		700			733			733		733			500
		Total fixed charges	$	25,431	$	21,490	$	51,105		$	56,605		$	66,200	$	72,022		$	48,280
Earnings:
	Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss before equity investees		$	11,063	$	7,981	$	29,528		$	(999,849	)	$	44,664	$	(304,456	)	$	(28,815	)
	Fixed charges (calculated above)			25,431		21,490		51,105			56,605			66,200		72,022			48,280
	Impairment of equity investment(3)			—		—		—			(53,549	)		—		—			—
	Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges(1)			—		—		(6,000	)		—			—		—			—
		Total Earnings	$	36,494	$	29,471	$	74,633		$	(996,793	)	$	110,864	$	(232,434	)	$	19,465
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges				1.44		1.37		1.46			NM	(4)		1.67		NM	(4)		NM	(4)

(1)

For the year ended December 31, 2009, fixed charges include $6.0 million pursuant to probable obligations under the shortfall agreements. Additionally, because of probable obligations under the shortfall agreements, the Company's share of losses in Station Venture Holdings, LLC has been included in the earnings calculation.

(2)

Management believes one third of the Company's rent expense is a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.

(3)

The impairment of the Company's investment in Station Venture Holdings, LLC is deducted from earnings as it does not represent the Company's share of losses in the joint venture.

(4)

Due to the Company's loss during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2006 and 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have needed to generate additional earnings of $1,053.4 million, $304.5 million and $28.8 million to acheive a coverage of 1:1 in 2008, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Note:    LIN TV Corp. currently has no outstanding preferred securities and, therefore, has not included a ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends.

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Exhibit 12.1