EXHIBIT 32.1

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

      In connection with the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Gray
Television, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(the "Periodic Report"), the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
hereby certifies pursuant to Title 18, Section 1350 United States Code, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003, to the best
of his individual knowledge and belief, that the Periodic Report fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and that the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.

Dated: August 6, 2004

       /s/ J. Mack Robinson
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J. Mack Robinson,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

      A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Gray Television, Inc. and will be retained by Gray Television,
Inc. and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.