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LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL) and Cox Communications today announced that the companies have reached an agreement for retransmission consent of broadcast stations in both analog and in high-definition. �We are pleased with the outcome of our negotiations,� said Vincent L. Sadusky, president and chief executive officer of LIN TV Corp. �Our stations are leaders in their markets and we�ve made substantial investments to bring our viewers high definition digital programming. The agreement reflects fair value to both parties and is in the best interest of the consumer.� �LIN stations are important to our mutual customers, and Cox is pleased to finalize an agreement providing for long-term carriage of both the analog and digital signals of those stations in the applicable Cox markets,� said Bob Wilson, senior vice president of programming for Cox. The deal enables hundreds of thousands of viewers to watch LIN TV�s award-winning news, sports and entertainment programs in high-definition from the affiliate stations of WALA-TV (FOX) and WBPG-TV (CW) in the Mobile, Alabama � Pensacola, Florida DMA; WAVY-TV (NBC) and WVBT-TV (FOX) in the Norfolk, Virginia DMA; WNAC-TV (FOX) and WPRI-TV (CBS) in the Providence, Rhode Island DMA; WWLP-TV (NBC) in the Springfield, Massachusetts DMA, and WTNH-TV (ABC) and WCTX-TV (MyNetworkTV) in the Hartford - New Haven, Connecticut DMA. The agreement also grants Cox Communications the right to LIN TV�s locally produced content for Video on Demand (VOD) and a new �Local Weather Station� will be available for viewers in Hartford and Florida�s Gulf Coast, featuring the stations� trusted meteorologists delivering hyper-local weather conditions, forecasts and live, local Doppler radar. �Local Weather Stations� offer continuous local weather information, up-to-the-minute, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Cox Cable subscribers in Rhode Island and Norfolk currently have this resource with the WPRI Eyewitness News Pinpoint Weather Station and the WAVY Weather Station. About LIN TV LIN TV (NYSE: TVL) delivers quality television, digital media and online news operations through 31 owned and operated television stations in 18 cities located primarily in the top 100 markets, servicing 9.25% of U.S. television households. LIN TV has and continues to identify and implement innovative business strategies, including being an early adopter of digital television in order to provide superior viewing quality to our customers. Financial information and overviews of our stations are available at www.lintv.com. About Cox Communications Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million total residential and commercial customers. Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services in partnership with Sprint (NYSE: S). Cox Business Services is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com.