1 EXHIBIT 3.45 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 09:00 AM 09/27/2000 001489882 -- 3294620 CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC NAME The name of the limited liability corporation is WWLP Broadcasting, LLC. REGISTERED AGENT AND OFFICE The address of the initial registered office of this corporation is 2711 Centerville Rd. Ste 400, Wilmington, DE and the name of the registered agent of the corporation in the State of Delaware is the Corporation Service Company. Date: September 26, 2000 /s/ MARCIA L. GREENE ---------------------------- Marcia L. Greene 2 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 09:00 AM 11/13/2000 001568811 -- 3294620 CERTIFICATE OF MERGER MERGING WGRC, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTO WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The undersigned limited liability company organized and existing under and by virtue of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the name and state of formation or organization of each of the domestic limited liability companies or other business entities which are to merge (the "Constituent Entities") are as follows: <Table> <Caption> State of Formation or Name Organization ---- --------------------- WGRC, LLC ("WGRC") Delaware WWLP Broadcasting, LLC ("WWLP") Delaware </Table> SECOND: That a Plan and Agreement of Merger has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the Constituent Entities in accordance with the requirements of Section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. THIRD: That the name of the surviving limited liability company of the merger is WWLP Broadcasting, LLC. FOURTH: That the executed Agreement of Merger is on file at an office of the surviving domestic limited liability Company, the address of which is Four Richmon Square, Providence, Rhode Island, 02906. FIFTH: That a copy of the Agreement of Merger will be furnished by the surviving domestic limited liability company, on request and without cost, to any stockholder or member of the Constituent Entities. SIXTH: The effective date and time of the merger shall be the time of the filing of this Certificate of Merger with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Merger is hereby executed as of the 10th day of November, 2000. WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC By: LIN TELEVISION CORPORATION as its sole member. By: /s/ DEBORAH R. JACOBSON ---------------------------- Deborah R. Jacobson Vice President & Treasurer 2