EXHIBIT 99.1



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



         In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of LIN TV Corp. for
the year ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Gary R. Chapman,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, William A. Cunningham, Vice President
and Controller, Deborah R. Jacobson, Vice President of Corporate Development and
Treasurer, and Peter E. Maloney, Vice President of Finance, each hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                           /s/Gary R. Chapman
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Dated: March 11, 2003      Gary R. Chapman
                           Chief Executive Officer


                           /s/William A. Cunningham
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Dated: March 11, 2003      William A. Cunningham
                           Vice President and Controller


                           /s/Deborah R. Jacobson
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Dated: March 11, 2003      Deborah R. Jacobson
                           Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer


                           /s/Peter E. Maloney
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Dated: March 11, 2003      Peter E. Maloney
                           Vice President of Finance