UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 OR 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
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Commission file number: 001-31311
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Commission file number: 000-25206
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LIN TV Corp.
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LIN Television Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as
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(Exact name of registrant as
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specified in its charter)
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specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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incorporation or organization)
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incorporation or organization)
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05-0501252
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13-3581627
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(I.R.S. Employer
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(I.R.S. Employer
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Identification No.)
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Identification No.)
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Four Richmond Square, Suite 200, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
(Address of principal executive offices)
(401) 454-2880
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-
accelerated filer. (See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes
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No
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This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by (i) LIN TV Corp. and (ii) LIN Television Corporation. LIN
Television Corporation meets the conditions set forth in general instruction H(1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-Q
and is, therefore, filing this form with the reduced disclosure format permitted by such instruction.
LIN TV Corp. Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding at
November 2, 2007: 27,307,345 shares
LIN TV Corp. Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding at
November 2, 2007: 23,502,059 shares.
LIN TV Corp. Class C common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding at
November 2, 2007: 2 shares.
LIN Television Corporation common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding at November 2, 2007:
1,000 shares.
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements
LIN TV Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2007
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2006
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(in thousands, except share data)
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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32,677
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$
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6,085
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Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2007 - $1,195; 2006 - $1,208)
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87,988
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90,576
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Program rights
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5,545
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18,139
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Assets held for sale
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353
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20,176
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Other current assets
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4,214
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2,963
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Total current assets
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130,777
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137,939
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Property and equipment, net
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182,339
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199,154
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Deferred financing costs
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15,321
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17,717
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Equity investments
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60,897
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62,744
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Program rights
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6,671
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12,065
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Goodwill
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534,915
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532,972
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Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net
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1,025,742
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1,041,153
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Assets held for sale
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9,480
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105,989
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Other assets
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14,726
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16,113
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Total assets
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$
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1,980,868
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$
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2,125,846
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LIABILITIES, PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Current portion of long-term debt
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$
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28,500
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$
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10,313
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Accounts payable
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5,618
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16,099
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Accrued compensation
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6,174
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11,379
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Accrued interest expense
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15,175
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5,144
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Accrued contract costs
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5,149
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5,339
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Other accrued expenses
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15,901
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17,201
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Program obligations
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11,950
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25,939
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Liabilities held for sale
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577
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12,933
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Total current liabilities
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89,044
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104,347
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Long-term debt, excluding current portion
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837,873
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936,485
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Deferred income taxes, net
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361,422
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361,980
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Program obligations
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13,209
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16,836
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Liabilities held for sale
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212
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2,162
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Other liabilities
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47,525
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105,284
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Total liabilities
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1,349,285
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1,527,094
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Preferred stock of Banks Broadcasting, Inc., $0.01 par value, 173,822 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
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9,735
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10,031
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Stockholders equity:
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Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
29,113,773 shares at September 30, 2007 and 29,053,302 shares at
December 31, 2006, respectively, issued and outstanding
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292
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290
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Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
23,502,059 shares at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
issued and outstanding; convertible into an equal number
of shares of Class A or Class C common stock
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235
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235
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Class C common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
2 shares at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively,
issued and outstanding; convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock
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Treasury stock, 1,806,428 shares of Class A common stock
at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, at cost
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(18,005
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(18,005
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Additional paid-in capital
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1,093,940
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1,087,396
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Accumulated deficit
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(436,429
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(462,408
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(18,185
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(18,787
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Total stockholders equity
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621,848
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588,721
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Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders equity
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$
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1,980,868
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$
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2,125,846
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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LIN TV Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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(in thousands, except per share data)
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Net revenues
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$
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93,740
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$
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102,398
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$
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287,297
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$
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292,815
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Operating costs and expenses:
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Direct operating (excluding depreciation of $6.9 million and
$8.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively, and $23.1 million and $27.1 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively)
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28,889
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27,983
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86,042
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82,627
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Selling, general and administrative
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27,050
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30,410
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84,489
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88,361
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Amortization of program rights
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6,382
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6,112
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18,526
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18,502
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Corporate
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5,848
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6,075
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16,383
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24,331
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Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
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7,399
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8,760
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24,757
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27,771
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Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
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318,071
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Restructuring benefit
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(165
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(74
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Total operating costs and expenses
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75,403
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79,340
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230,123
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559,663
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Operating income (loss)
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18,337
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23,058
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57,174
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(266,848
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Other expense (income):
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Interest expense, net
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15,567
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18,274
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49,213
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52,408
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Share of income in equity investments
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(420
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(696
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(1,172
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(1,705
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Gain on derivative instruments
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(1,384
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(1,446
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(918
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(954
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Loss on extinguishment of debt
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-
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-
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551
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-
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Other, net
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839
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(279
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1,276
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4,652
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Total other expense, net
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14,602
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15,853
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48,950
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54,401
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for
(benefit from) income taxes
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3,735
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7,205
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8,224
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(321,249
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Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
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1,177
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3,501
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3,155
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(87,637
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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2,558
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3,704
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5,069
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(233,612
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Discontinued operations:
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(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of provision
for (benefit from) income taxes of $0.1 million and $0.0
million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006, respectively and $(0.3) million and $(1.0) million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively
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(324
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149
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(1,256
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(11,211
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(Loss) gain from the sale of discontinued operations, net of benefit
from income taxes of $0.4 million and $2.6 for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007
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(501
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-
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22,166
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-
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Net income (loss)
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$
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1,733
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$
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3,853
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$
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25,979
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$
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(244,823
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Basic income (loss) per common share:
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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$
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0.05
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.10
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$
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(4.76
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
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(0.01
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-
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(0.03
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(0.23
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(Loss) gain from the sale of discontinued operations, net of
tax
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(0.01
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)
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-
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0.46
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-
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Net income (loss)
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$
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0.03
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.53
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$
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(4.99
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)
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Weightedaverage number of common shares outstanding
used in calculating basic income (loss) per common share
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49,687
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48,944
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49,300
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49,049
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Diluted income (loss) per common share:
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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$
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0.05
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.11
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$
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(4.76
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)
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
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(0.01
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-
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(0.02
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)
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(0.23
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)
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(Loss) gain from the sale of discontinued operations, net of
tax
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(0.01
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)
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-
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0.40
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-
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Net income (loss)
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$
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0.03
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.49
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$
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(4.99
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Weightedaverage number of common shares outstanding
used in calculating diluted income (loss) per common share
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51,232
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48,999
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54,792
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49,049
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
LIN TV CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(unaudited)
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Accumulated
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Common Stock
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Treasury
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Additional
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Other
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Total
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
Class B
|
|
|
Class C
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Stockholders
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
(at cost)
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
(in thousands, except for share data)
|
Balance at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
29,053,302
|
|
|
$
|
290
|
|
|
|
23,502,059
|
|
|
$
|
235
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(18,005
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,087,396
|
|
|
$
|
(462,408
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,787
|
)
|
|
$
|
588,721
|
|
|
$
|
(233,797
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost, net of tax
and discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
Amortization of net loss, net of tax and
discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges net of tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
Recognition
of accumulated benefit obligation
for discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
Exercises of stock options and phantom stock units
and employee stock purchase plan issuances
|
|
|
157,129
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,746
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,748
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
(96,658
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,798
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,798
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
25,979
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
25,979
|
|
|
|
25,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income - 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
26,581
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
29,113,773
|
|
|
$
|
292
|
|
|
|
23,502,059
|
|
|
$
|
235
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(18,005
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,093,940
|
|
|
$
|
(436,429
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,185
|
)
|
|
$
|
621,848
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
4
LIN TV Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
25,979
|
|
|
$
|
(244,823
|
)
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
1,256
|
|
|
|
11,211
|
|
Gain from sale of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(22,166
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
24,757
|
|
|
|
27,771
|
|
Amortization of financing costs and note discounts
|
|
|
6,420
|
|
|
|
6,495
|
|
Amortization of program rights
|
|
|
18,526
|
|
|
|
18,502
|
|
Program payments
|
|
|
(20,745
|
)
|
|
|
(18,687
|
)
|
Gain on derivative instruments
|
|
|
(918
|
)
|
|
|
(954
|
)
|
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
318,071
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Share of income in equity investments
|
|
|
(1,172
|
)
|
|
|
(1,705
|
)
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
6,916
|
|
|
|
(87,184
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
4,488
|
|
|
|
7,076
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
1,168
|
|
|
|
1,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
2,575
|
|
|
|
(8,840
|
)
|
Other assets
|
|
|
275
|
|
|
|
(1,304
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(10,433
|
)
|
|
|
2,738
|
|
Accrued interest payable
|
|
|
10,031
|
|
|
|
9,066
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
(6,209
|
)
|
|
|
10,569
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities, continuing operations
|
|
|
41,299
|
|
|
|
49,112
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities, discontinued operations
|
|
|
(14,342
|
)
|
|
|
5,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
26,957
|
|
|
|
54,231
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(9,074
|
)
|
|
|
(8,789
|
)
|
Distributions from equity investments
|
|
|
2,806
|
|
|
|
3,871
|
|
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(52,265
|
)
|
|
|
(3,003
|
)
|
Acquisition of broadcast licenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
Deposit on acquisition of business
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,750
|
)
|
USDTV investment and other investments, net
|
|
|
(605
|
)
|
|
|
(2,341
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities, continuing operations
|
|
|
(59,138
|
)
|
|
|
(12,975
|
)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities, discontinued operations
|
|
|
135,781
|
|
|
|
(595
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
76,643
|
|
|
|
(13,570
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds on exercises of employee stock options and phantom stock units and
employee stock purchase plan issuances
|
|
|
1,748
|
|
|
|
550
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
|
|
|
(145,000
|
)
|
|
|
(20,000
|
)
|
Cash expenses associated with early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
Treasury stock purchased
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(13,228
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities, continuing operations
|
|
|
(83,252
|
)
|
|
|
(32,802
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(83,252
|
)
|
|
|
(32,802
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
20,348
|
|
|
|
7,859
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
|
|
|
12,329
|
|
|
|
11,135
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
|
|
|
32,677
|
|
|
|
18,994
|
|
Less cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,292
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of the period
|
|
$
|
32,677
|
|
|
$
|
12,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
5
LIN TV Corp.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
LIN TV Corp. (LIN TV),
together with its subsidiaries, including LIN Television Corporation (LIN
Television), is a television station group operator in the United States. LIN TV and its
subsidiaries are affiliates of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated, now known as HM Capital
Partners LLC (Hicks Muse). In these notes, the terms Company, LIN TV,
we, us or our
mean LIN TV Corp. and all subsidiaries included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
We guarantee all of LIN Televisions debt.
All of the consolidated 100%-owned subsidiaries of LIN
Television fully and unconditionally guarantee all our debt on a joint and several basis.
Certain changes in classifications have been
made to the prior period financial statements to
conform to the current financial statement presentation. Our condensed consolidated financial
statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the Puerto Rico operations and the
operations of Banks Broadcasting, Inc. (Banks Broadcasting) as discontinued under the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144 Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, (SFAS 144) for all periods presented. The assets
and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30,
2007. (see Note 3 Discontinued Operations for further discussion of our discontinued
operations.)
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or
omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, including the year-end condensed balance sheet
data, which was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures
required by GAAP. We included audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 15,
2007.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all
adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash
flows for the periods presented. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year.
In
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Interpretation No. 46, Revised (FIN 46R),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, our 50%,
non-voting interest in Banks Broadcasting, which is now presented as discontinued operations,
was consolidated in our financial statements effective March 31, 2004 and our interest in KASA-TV
was consolidated in our financial statements effective July 26, 2006 (see Note 2 Acquisitions
for further discussion of KASA-TV, and see Note 3 Discontinued Operations for further
discussion of the reclassification of Banks Broadcasting to discontinued operations in the third
quarter of 2007).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements and the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for the
collectability of receivables, valuation of intangible assets, amortization of program rights,
stock-based compensation, employee medical insurance claims, pension
costs, barter transactions, tax valuation allowances, useful lives of
property and equipment and net assets of businesses
acquired.
6
LIN TV Corp.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 2 Acquisitions
KASA-TV Station Acquisition
On July 26, 2006, we signed a definitive agreement to acquire the operating assets, including the
broadcast licenses, of KASA-TV, the FOX affiliate in Albuquerque, from Raycom Media for $55.0
million in cash. On September 15, 2006, we began providing programming, sales and other related
services to the station under a local marketing agreement. The acquisition was completed on
February 22, 2007 (the KASA-TV Acquisition). We have closed the studio facilities of KASA-TV
and relocated the station operations to KRQE-TV, the television station we already owned in
Albuquerque, thereby eliminating certain operating costs of KASA-TVs studio facilities and other
redundant operating costs of the combined station operations. In addition, KRQE-TV began providing
news programming to KASA-TV, which had previously received news production services from another
local television station in the Albuquerque market at a higher cost.
As required under FIN 46R, our Company, as the primary beneficiary of KASA-TV, consolidated
KASA-TVs assets and liabilities into our financial statements effective July 26, 2006. Because the
nature of the transaction is that of an asset purchase, in accordance with SFAS No. 141 Business
Combinations (SFAS No. 141), the purchase price was allocated to KASA-TVs operating assets and
liabilities to be acquired by us based on the preliminary estimates of fair value at July 26, 2006.
A final valuation was performed to assess the values of the assets and liabilities purchased,
including property and equipment, program rights and obligations and intangible assets and
program rights liabilities. The excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the net
assets acquired was recorded as goodwill in the amount of $12.0 million.
Acquisition Reserves
In connection with our acquisitions of television stations and local marketing agreements, we
record certain accruals and liabilities relating to employee severance costs, buy-out of operating
agreements and other transaction costs. The following summarizes the activity related to
acquisition reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):
7
LIN TV Corp.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Acquisition Date
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Sunrise Television Corp.
|
|
May 2, 2002
|
|
$
|
136
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stations acquired from Viacom
|
|
March 31, 2005
|
|
|
295
|
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stations acquired from Emmis
|
|
November 30, 2005
|
|
|
6,157
|
|
|
|
831
|
|
|
|
(413
|
)(1)
|
|
|
4,913
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,588
|
|
|
$
|
1,012
|
|
|
$
|
(413
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,163
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Represents the adjustment to write off a) the outstanding reserve for operating agreement
payments for our traffic system upon conversion to a new traffic system and b) other
transactional costs related to the acquisition.
|
Pro-Forma
The results of KASA-TV are included in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
after July 26, 2006. The following table sets forth
unaudited pro forma information for our
Company as if the KASA-TV Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2006 (in thousands, except per
share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
105,591
|
|
|
$
|
302,628
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
23,329
|
|
|
|
(266,158
|
)
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
3,357
|
|
|
|
(234,855
|
)
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
(11,211
|
)
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3,506
|
|
|
$
|
(246,065
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net
income (loss) per common share, pro-forma:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
$
|
(4.79
|
)
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
$
|
(5.02
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
48,944
|
|
|
|
49,049
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
net income (loss) per common share, pro-forma:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
$
|
(4.79
|
)
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
$
|
(5.02
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
48,999
|
|
|
|
49,049
|
|
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 3 Discontinued Operations
Our condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of
the Puerto Rico operations and the operations of Banks Broadcasting as discontinued under SFAS 144
for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as
discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30, 2007.
Banks Broadcasting
Our Company owns preferred stock that represents a 50% non-voting interest in Banks Broadcasting,
which currently owns and operates one television station: KNIN-TV, a CW affiliate in Boise. As the
primary beneficiary of Banks Broadcasting, as determined by FIN 46R, we have consolidated the
assets, liabilities and non-controlling interests into our financial statements since March 31,
2004.
On July 19, 2007 Banks Broadcasting sold the operating assets, including the broadcast license, of
KSCW-TV, a CW affiliate in Wichita, to Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. for $6.8 million, of which $5.4
million was paid in cash at the closing and the remaining $1.4 million is being held in escrow
pending satisfaction of certain indemnification obligations. Our third quarter consolidated operating
results include a $0.5 million loss from the sale of KSCW-TV, net of an income tax benefit of $0.4
million.
In addition, in September 2007, the Board of Directors of Banks Broadcasting authorized
the sale of the remaining operating assets including those of KNIN-TV and licenses for 700MHz
spectrum, which Banks Broadcasting acquired in an FCC Auction. Upon the completion of these sales
and the release of the KSCW-TV escrow, Banks Broadcasting will be liquidated.
Puerto
Rico Operations (WAPA-TV, WJPX-TV and WAPA America)
On
March 30, 2007, we sold the Puerto Rico operations to InterMedia Partners VII, L.P. for $131.9
million in cash and, as a result, we recorded a gain on the sale of $22.7 million, net of income
tax benefit, in our 2007 operating results.
The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities segregated on our balance sheet as Held for Sale
under the provisions of SFAS 144, are as follows (in thousands):
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Banks Broadcasting
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,244
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,567
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
336
|
|
|
|
4,192
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
2,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
353
|
|
|
|
20,176
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
731
|
|
|
|
29,130
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,828
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
8,545
|
|
|
|
68,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
9,833
|
|
|
$
|
126,165
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
933
|
|
Accrued sales volume
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,018
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
3,826
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
|
4,156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
577
|
|
|
|
12,933
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
|
1,247
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$
|
789
|
|
|
$
|
15,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following presents summarized information for the discontinued operations for the periods shown
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
12,015
|
|
|
$
|
1,340
|
|
|
$
|
13,355
|
|
Operating
(loss) income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(408
|
)
|
|
|
(408
|
)
|
|
|
357
|
|
|
|
(380
|
)
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(324
|
)
|
|
|
(324
|
)
|
|
|
512
|
|
|
|
(363
|
)
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
9,868
|
|
|
$
|
3,671
|
|
|
$
|
13,539
|
|
|
$
|
34,985
|
|
|
$
|
4,172
|
|
|
$
|
39,157
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
1,094
|
|
|
|
(834
|
)
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
|
(16,609
|
)
|
|
|
(16,377
|
)
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(368
|
)
|
|
|
(888
|
)
|
|
|
(1,256
|
)
|
|
|
(1,609
|
)
|
|
|
(9,602
|
)
|
|
|
(11,211
|
)
|
10
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 4 Investments
We have investments in a number of ventures with third parties that have interests in other
television stations. The following presents our basis in these ventures (in thousands) as of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
NBC Universal joint venture
|
|
$
|
54,739
|
|
|
$
|
55,413
|
|
WAND(TV) Partnership
|
|
|
6,029
|
|
|
|
6,831
|
|
Other
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
60,897
|
|
|
$
|
62,744
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joint Venture with NBC Universal
: We own a 20.38% interest in Station Venture Holdings, LLC, a
joint venture with NBC Universal, and account for our interest using the equity method as we do
not have a controlling interest. We received distributions of $0.6 million and $1.8 million from
the joint venture for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and
received distributions of $2.0 million and $3.9 million from the joint venture for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The following presents the summarized financial
information of the NBC Universal joint venture (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
18,738
|
|
$
|
19,360
|
|
|
$
|
55,984
|
|
|
$
|
67,207
|
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
16,310
|
|
|
16,301
|
|
|
|
49,292
|
|
|
|
49,154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
2,428
|
|
$
|
3,059
|
|
|
$
|
6,692
|
|
|
$
|
18,053
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Current assets
|
|
$
|
17,774
|
|
|
$
|
11,860
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
224,457
|
|
|
|
233,861
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
544
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|
|
815,500
|
|
|
|
815,500
|
|
Our members deficit account in the financial statements of Station Venture Holdings, LLC was
$845.8 million as of September 30, 2007. The difference between the
carrying value of our investment and this amount is a permanent accounting item and results from
the fair valuation of this investment in connection with the formation of our Company in 1998.
WAND(TV) Partnership:
We have a 33.33% interest in WAND(TV) Partnership, the balance of which is
owned by Block Communications. We account for our interest using the equity method, as we do not
have a controlling interest. We received no
11
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
distributions from the partnership for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and we received
$0.7 million in distributions from the partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. We
did not receive any distributions from the partnership during 2006. Pursuant to a management
services agreement with WAND(TV) Partnership, we provide specified management, engineering and
related services for a fixed fee. Included in this agreement is a cash management arrangement under
which we incur expenditures on behalf of WAND(TV) Partnership and are periodically reimbursed.
Amounts due to us from WAND(TV) Partnership under this arrangement are approximately $0.9 million and $1.1 million as of
September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. On April 12, 2007, we
exercised an option in our partnership agreement that requires Block Communications to acquire our
interest in the partnership at the fair market value of our interest. On November 1, 2007, we
completed the sale of our interest in the partnership.
The following presents the summarized financial information of WAND(TV) Partnership (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
1,431
|
|
|
$
|
1,424
|
|
|
$
|
4,503
|
|
|
$
|
5,240
|
|
Operating income (loss)
(1)
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
(819
|
)
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
|
(6,940
|
)
|
Net loss (income)
|
|
|
(226
|
)
|
|
|
284
|
|
|
|
(307
|
)
|
|
|
(5,828
|
)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
$
|
2,574
|
|
|
$
|
4,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
13,886
|
|
|
|
13,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
2,455
|
|
|
|
2,296
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes an impairment charge of $5.9 million relating to the broadcast license of
WAND(TV) in the second quarter of 2006.
|
Note 5 Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of each major class of intangible assets (in
thousands):
12
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Useful Life
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
(Years)
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Amortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LMA purchase options
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
5,124
|
|
|
$
|
5,124
|
|
Network affiliations
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
Other intangible assets
|
|
|
2
|
(1)
|
|
|
5,979
|
|
|
|
5,964
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,094
|
)
|
|
|
(9,424
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,762
|
|
|
|
3,417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcast licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023,980
|
|
|
|
1,037,736
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
534,915
|
|
|
|
532,972
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,558,895
|
|
|
|
1,570,708
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summary:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
534,915
|
|
|
|
532,972
|
|
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,025,742
|
|
|
|
1,041,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,560,657
|
|
|
$
|
1,574,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Represents the weighted-average life.
|
The
decrease in broadcast licenses is a result of the sale of Banks Broadcasting
station, KSCW-TV on July 19, 2007 and the reclassification of
the remaining broadcast licenses of Banks Broadcasting as
Assets held for sale. The increase in goodwill is a result of the completion of the purchase accounting for the KASA-TV
Acquisition on February 22, 2007. Amortization expense was $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1.7 million and $3.7 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The following table summarizes the projected aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of
2007 and for the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 1, to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Year ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
after
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Amortization expense
|
|
$
|
380
|
|
|
$
|
264
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
61
|
|
|
$
|
835
|
|
|
$
|
1,762
|
|
We recorded an impairment charge of $318.1 million during the second quarter of 2006 that included
a broadcast license impairment charge of $222.8 million relating to 15 of our television stations
and a goodwill impairment charge of $95.3 million. As
required by SFAS No.142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142), we tested our
unamortized intangible assets as of June 30, 2006, which was between annual tests, because we
believed that, based upon the continued decline in the
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(Continued)
trading price of our
Class A common stock and the departure of our former Chief Executive Officer,
it was more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting units would fall below their
carrying amounts. We performed our test of our broadcast licenses and goodwill for impairments as
of June 30, 2006. We used market information not available as of December 31, 2005 to calculate the
fair value of our broadcast licenses and reporting units. The impairment tests as of June 30, 2006
used the same assumptions as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, except that the operating profit margins ranged from 25.6% to 52.9%. There have
been no triggering events during 2007 to warrant the performance of an interim impairment test of
our unamortized intangible assets.
Note 6 Debt
Our debt balances consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Credit Facility
|
|
$
|
190,000
|
|
|
$
|
275,000
|
|
6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
$190,000, 6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2013 - Class B (net of discount of $10,994 and
$12,411 at September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
179,006
|
|
|
|
177,589
|
|
$125,000, 2.50% Exchangeable Senior
Subordinated Debentures due 2033 (net of
discount of $2,633 and $5,791 at September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
122,367
|
|
|
|
119,209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
|
|
|
866,373
|
|
|
|
946,798
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
28,500
|
|
|
|
10,313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
837,873
|
|
|
$
|
936,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On March 30, 2007, we repaid $70.0 million of term loans under our credit facility using a portion
of the proceeds from the sale of the Puerto Rico operations, net of the borrowings incurred to fund
the KASA-TV Acquisition (see Note 2 Acquisitions
and Note 3 Discontinued Operations). We repaid an additional $15.0 million of our term
loans under our credit facility during the third quarter of 2007 from
operating cash.
Note 7 Stock-Based Compensation
We granted options to purchase
1,032,000 shares of our Class A common stock during the three months
ended September 30, 2006 and granted options to purchase 707,000 and 1,483,000 shares of our Class
A common stock during the nine months
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ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We did not grant any options to purchase our Class
A common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2007. We granted 638 shares and 8,726
shares of restricted stock during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and granted 1,625 shares and 311,000 shares of restricted stock during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006 there were unvested restricted stock awards forfeited of 4,000 and 28,000 shares,
respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, there were unvested
restricted stock awards forfeited of 99,000 and 70,000 shares, respectively. The number of shares
forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was higher compared to the prior year due
to our fourth quarter 2006 restructuring charge.
Note 8 Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is the total net income (loss) and all other non-owner changes in
stockholders equity. All other non-owner changes primarily relate to the change in our net minimum
pension liability and the changes in fair value of the effective portion of our outstanding cash
flow hedge contract.
The reconciliation of the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income is as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected
|
|
|
(Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit
|
|
|
on
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligation
|
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Net of Tax)
|
|
|
(Net of Tax)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
(18,150)
|
|
|
$
|
(637)
|
|
|
$
|
(18,787)
|
|
Changes during the period, net of tax
|
|
|
1,049
|
|
|
|
(447)
|
|
|
|
602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
(17,101)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,084)
|
|
|
$
|
(18,185)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
The following is a summary of the components of other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
1,733
|
|
|
$
|
3,853
|
|
|
$
|
25,979
|
|
|
$
|
(244,823
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
periodic pension benefit cost (Note 10):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
380
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax effect
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(100
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost, net of tax
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net loss
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,043
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax effect
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(274
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net loss, net of tax
|
|
|
188
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss (gain) on cash flow hedges (Note 9):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss (gain) on cash flow hedges:
|
|
|
(1,777
|
)
|
|
|
(1,973
|
)
|
|
|
(751
|
)
|
|
|
(1,251
|
)
|
Tax effect
|
|
|
709
|
|
|
|
782
|
|
|
|
304
|
|
|
|
496
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss (gain) on cash flow hedges, net of tax
|
|
|
(1,068
|
)
|
|
|
(1,191
|
)
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
|
|
(755
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
872
|
|
|
$
|
2,662
|
|
|
$
|
26,581
|
|
|
$
|
(245,578
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 9 Derivative Financial Instruments
Our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures have certain embedded derivative features
that are required to be separately identified and recorded at fair value with a mark-to-market
adjustment required each quarter. The fair value of these derivatives on issuance of the debentures
was $21.1 million and this amount was recorded as an original issue discount and is being accreted
through interest expense over the period to May 2008. The derivative features are recorded at a
fair market value of $0.8 million in other assets on our balance sheet at September 30, 2007. We
recorded a gain on these derivative features of approximately $1.4 million for each of the three
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and recorded a gain of approximately $0.9
million and a loss of approximately $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006, respectively, in connection with the mark-to-market of these derivative features.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
During the second quarter of 2006, we entered into a contract to hedge the variability in cash flow
associated with $100 million of our credit facility. The interest payments under our credit
facility term loans are based on LIBOR plus a margin. To protect our cash flows resulting from
changes in interest rates, we entered into a $100 million notional interest rate swap that
effectively converted the floating rate LIBOR-based payments to fixed payments at 5.33% plus the
margin calculated under our credit facility, which expires in November 2011. In accordance with
SFAS No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended (SFAS No.
133), we recorded a liability for the present value of the increase in interest over the remaining
term of our credit facility of approximately $1.8 million as of September 30, 2007. This amount is
reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of $0.7 million in taxes, as we
have designated the contract as a cash flow hedge. This amount will be released into earnings over
the life of the swap agreement through periodic interest payments.
During the second quarter of
2005, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement in the notional amount of $100.0 million to
manage exposure to interest rate risk associated with the variable rate portion of our credit
facility. This agreement was not designated as a hedging instrument under SFAS No. 133. We recorded
a loss on this derivative instrument of $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
as a result of fluctuations in market interest rates. This interest rate swap agreement was sold in
the second quarter of 2006. The gain on the settlement of the interest rate swap agreement of $2.8
million was recorded in the loss (gain) on derivative instruments on our financial statements.
Note 10 Retirement Plans
401(k) Plan
We provide a defined contribution plan (401(k) Plan) to almost all of our employees. We make
contributions to our 401(k) Plan on behalf of employee groups that are not covered by our defined
benefit retirement plan. Contributions made by us vest based on the employees years of service.
Vesting occurs in 20% annual increments until the employee is 100% vested after five years. We
match 50% of the employees contribution up to 6% of the employees total annual compensation. We
contributed $0.7 million to the 401(k) Plan in each of the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively, and contributed $2.2 million to the 401(k) Plan in each of the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Retirement Plans
We have a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan covering certain of our employees.
Contributions for traditional participants are based on periodic actuarial valuations and are
charged to operations on a systematic basis over the expected average remaining service lives of
current employees. The net pension expense is assessed in accordance with the advice of
professionally qualified actuaries. The benefits under the defined benefit plans are based on years
of service and compensation. Contributions for cash balance participants are based on 5% of each
participants eligible compensation and are made quarterly to each participants account.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Components of the Net Periodic Benefit Cost recognized were (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
575
|
|
|
$
|
625
|
|
|
$
|
1,675
|
|
|
$
|
1,875
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
1,400
|
|
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
|
4,200
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
(1,550)
|
|
|
|
(1,475)
|
|
|
|
(4,650)
|
|
|
|
(4,425)
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
Amortization of net loss
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
|
$
|
850
|
|
|
$
|
900
|
|
|
$
|
2,550
|
|
|
$
|
2,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We contributed $1.5 million and $0.4 million to our defined benefit plan during the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and contributed $3.0 million and $1.2 million to
our defined benefit plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
We do not expect to make further contributions to our plan during 2007.
We also maintain a non-qualified, unfunded Supplemental Excess Retirement Plan from which we paid
out a total of $3,000 in each of the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and paid out a total of $9,000 to retired employees in each of the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
Note 11 Income Taxes
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007, compared to a provision of $3.5 million for the same period last year and recorded a
provision of $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to a benefit of
$87.6 million for the same period last year. Our annual effective income tax rate was 44.4% and
26.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
On January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FIN 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109 (SFAS 109) Accounting for Income Taxes, clarifying
the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements
in accordance with SFAS 109. This statement prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement
attribution for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. For benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be
more-likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48, we did not recognize any liability for unrecognized income tax benefits
and we recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income
tax expense. As of September 30, 2007, we had not accrued any such amounts related to uncertain
tax positions. We file numerous consolidated and separate entity income tax returns in the U.S.,
Puerto Rico, and state jurisdictions. Tax years 2003-2006 remain open to examination by major
taxing jurisdictions.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 12 Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share are computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128
Earnings per Share. Basic income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income
(loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, there is no difference between
basic and diluted income (loss) per share since potential common shares from the assumed conversion
of contingently convertible debt and from the exercises of stock options and phantom units are
anti-dilutive and therefore, are excluded from the calculation of income (loss) per share.
Options to purchase 3,629,000 and 1,980,000 shares of common stock and phantom units were
outstanding as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and were exercisable for 1,212,000 and
92,000 shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and were exercisable for 1,252,000 and 134,000 shares of common stock for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The exercisable shares of common stock for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share
because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Unvested restricted stock
awards of 618,000 and 1,007,000 were outstanding at September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The
weighted value of the 1,007,000 unvested restricted stock awards outstanding at September 30, 2006
was not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three or nine months ended
September 30, 2006 because the effect of its inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
The following is a reconciliation of income (loss) available to common shareholders from continuing
operations and weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and
diluted income (loss) per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Numerator for income (loss) per common share
calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) available to common shareholders from
continuing operations, basic
|
|
$
|
2,558
|
|
|
$
|
3,704
|
|
|
$
|
5,069
|
|
|
$
|
(233,612
|
)
|
Interest expense on contingently convertible debt, net
of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,541
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative gain, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(597
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) available to common shareholders from
continuing operations, diluted
|
|
|
2,558
|
|
|
|
3,704
|
|
|
|
6,013
|
|
|
|
(233,612
|
)
|
(Loss) income available to common shareholders from
discontinued operations, basic and diluted
|
|
|
(825
|
)
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
20,910
|
|
|
|
(11,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders,
diluted
|
|
$
|
1,733
|
|
|
$
|
3,853
|
|
|
$
|
26,923
|
|
|
$
|
(244,823
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for income (loss) per common share
calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares, basic
|
|
|
49,687
|
|
|
|
48,944
|
|
|
|
49,300
|
|
|
|
49,049
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options and restricted stock
|
|
|
1,545
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
2,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent convertible debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares, diluted
|
|
|
51,232
|
|
|
|
48,999
|
|
|
|
54,792
|
|
|
|
49,049
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income (loss) per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
(4.76
|
)
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
|
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.53
|
|
|
$
|
(4.99
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income (loss) per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
(4.76
|
)
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
0.38
|
|
|
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
|
|
$
|
(4.99
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIN TV Corp.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 13 Restructuring Benefit
During the fourth quarter of 2006, we initiated a plan to centralize accounting for all of our 29
owned and/or operated stations and to eliminate or reduce other identified costs. The plan included
a workforce reduction of 81 employees primarily from station accounting offices. Accordingly, we
recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge for the year ended December 31, 2006 of approximately
$4.7 million. Charges incurred in relation to the reorganization plan were accounted for under
SFAS No. 146 Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. At December 31,
2006, the balance of the restructuring reserve liability was $4.3 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we accrued an additional $0.4 million of temporary
help costs incurred as we transitioned from a decentralized to a centralized accounting operation
and we adjusted our accrual by $0.3 million to reduce anticipated severance costs for employees
that remained with us in new positions. Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we
paid approximately $4.3 million of these severance and contractual costs. We expect to pay the
remaining contractual and other balance of approximately $77,000 over the next three years.
The activity for the restructuring reserve liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Adjustments
(1)
|
|
|
September
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30, 2007
|
|
Severance and related
|
|
$
|
(3,982)
|
|
|
$
|
(388)
|
|
|
$
|
4,056
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Contractual and other
|
|
|
(269)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(77)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(4,251)
|
|
|
$
|
(388)
|
|
|
$
|
4,248
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
(77)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Adjustment to restructuring reserve liability for employees
for which severance costs will not be paid as they transferred to other
employment opportunities within our Company.
|
Note 14 Contingencies
GECC Note
In connection with the formation of the joint venture with NBC Universal, General Electric Capital
Corporation (GECC) provided an $815.5 million 25-year non-amortizing senior secured note bearing
an initial interest rate of 8.0% per annum until March 2, 2013 and 9% per annum thereafter. The
joint venture has historically produced cash flows to support the interest payments and to maintain
minimum levels of required working capital reserves. In addition, the joint venture has made cash
distributions to our Company and to NBC Universal from the excess cash generated by the joint
venture of approximately $28.3 million on average each year during the past three years.
Accordingly, we expect that the interest payments on the GECC
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LIN TV Corp.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note will be serviced solely by the
cash flow of the joint venture. The GECC Note is not an obligation of ours, but has recourse to the
joint venture, our Companys equity interests therein and to our Company pursuant to a guarantee.
If the joint venture were to default on its obligations and became unable to pay principal or
interest on the GECC Note and GECC could not otherwise be repaid its money from the joint venture,
GECC could require us to pay the shortfall of any outstanding amounts under the GECC Note. If this
happened, our Company could experience material adverse consequences, including:
|
|
GECC could force us to sell the stock of LIN Television held by us to satisfy outstanding
amounts under the GECC Note;
|
|
|
if more than 50% of the ownership of LIN Television had to be sold to satisfy the GECC Note,
it could cause an acceleration of our credit facility and other outstanding indebtedness; or
|
|
|
if the GECC Note is prepaid because of an acceleration on default or otherwise, or if the
note is repaid at maturity, our Company may incur a substantial tax liability.
|
The joint venture is approximately 80% owned by NBC Universal. NBC Universal controls the
operations of the stations through a management contract. Therefore, the operation and
profitability of those stations and the likelihood of a default under the GECC Note are primarily
within NBC Universals control.
Note 15 Share Repurchase Program
On August 17, 2005, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the
repurchase of up to $200.0 million of our Class A common stock. Share repurchases under the program
may be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we repurchased 1,437,700 shares of our Class A common
stock for $13.2 million. As of September 30, 2007, we had repurchased an aggregate of 1,806,428
shares of our Class A common stock for $18.0 million since the inception of the program. We did not
repurchase any shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
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LIN TV Corp.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 16 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (SFAS 159) The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of SFAS No. 115, which is effective the
first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. SFAS 159 permits us to choose to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported
earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. We do not expect SFAS 159 to have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS 157) Fair Value Measurements, which is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 for all companies. The objective of
SFAS 157 is to define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value and expand
disclosures concerning a companys fair value measurements. We are currently evaluating the impact
that SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt SFAS 157
effective January 1, 2008.
Note
17 Other Information
We have entered into an agreement to sell 31 700MHz licenses to Aloha Partners, L.P. for $32.5
million in cash. The closing, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2007, is
contingent upon final approval of the FCC. The licenses were purchased at two FCC auctions in 2002
and 2003 for a total of $6.3 million.
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Managements Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Our condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of
the Puerto Rico operations and the operations of Banks Broadcasting as discontinued under SFAS 144
for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as
discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30, 2007.
Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition,
results of operations and business, including statements under this caption Item 2. Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. All of these
forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management, which,
although we believe them to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Therefore, you should not
place undue reliance upon such estimates and statements. We cannot assure you that any of such
estimates or statements will be realized and actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward looking statements. Factors that may
cause such differences include those discussed under the caption Item 1A. Risk
Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as well as the
following:
|
|
|
volatility and changes in our advertising revenues and in our domestic advertising market;
|
|
|
|
restrictions on our operations due to, and the effect of, our significant indebtedness;
|
|
|
|
effects of complying with accounting standards, including with respect to the treatment of
our intangible assets;
|
|
|
|
increases in our cost of borrowings or unavailability of additional debt or
equity capital;
|
|
|
|
increased competition, including from newer forms of entertainment and entertainment media,
or changes in the popularity or availability of programming;
|
|
|
|
increased costs, including increased news and syndicated programming costs and increased
capital expenditures as a result of acquisitions or necessary technological enhancements such as
additional expenditures related to the transition to digital broadcasting;
|
|
|
|
effects of our control relationships, including the control that Hicks Muse and its
affiliates have with respect to corporate transactions and activities we undertake;
|
|
|
|
adverse state or federal legislation or regulation or adverse determinations by regulators,
including adverse changes in, or interpretations of, the exceptions to the FCC duopoly rule;
|
|
|
|
adverse changes in the national or local economies in which our stations operate;
|
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
|
|
|
further consolidation of national and local advertisers;
|
|
|
|
global or local events that could disrupt television broadcasting;
|
|
|
|
risks associated with acquisitions including integration of our acquired station businesses;
|
|
|
|
changes in TV viewing patterns, ratings and commercial viewing measurement;
|
|
|
|
the execution and timing of retransmission consent agreements relating to our digital revenues;
|
|
|
|
changes in our television network affiliation agreements; and
|
|
|
|
seasonality of the broadcast business due primarily to political advertising in even years.
|
Many of these factors are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak
only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Executive Summary
Our Company owns and operates and/or programs 29 television stations in 17 mid-sized markets in the
United States. Our operating revenues are derived primarily from the sale of advertising time to
local and national advertisers and, to a much lesser extent, from other broadcast-related
activities, including compensation paid by networks for the broadcast of their programming and
subscriber fees earned from fee-based television services.
We recorded net income of $1.7 million and net loss of $3.9 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and recorded net income of $26.0 million and net loss of
$244.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The following
are some of the key developments in our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
|
|
|
Net revenues decreased 2% compared to prior year primarily
due to reduced political revenue and national
airtime sales, offset by increases in revenues from the KASA-TV Acquisition,
digital revenues and local airtime sales.
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs decreased 59% as compared to last year as a result of;
|
|
o
|
|
a 2006 second quarter impairment charge of $318.1 million, comprised of a broadcast license
impairment charge of $222.8 million and a goodwill impairment charge of $95.3 million,
|
|
|
o
|
|
2006 second quarter severance costs related to the retirement of our former Chief Executive
Officer of $7.1 million,
|
|
|
o
|
|
reduced depreciation and amortization expenses during 2007 of
approximately $3.0 million due to short-lived intangible assets
that became fully amortized in 2006, offset by
|
|
|
o
|
|
increased costs of approximately $4.0 million in 2007 as a result of the KASA-TV Acquisition.
|
|
|
|
On February 22, 2007 we completed the KASA-TV Acquisition for a total purchase price of
$55.0 million in cash.
|
|
|
|
|
On March 30, 2007 we completed the sale of the Puerto
Rico operations for a total sales
price of $131.9 million in cash.
|
|
|
|
|
We repaid a total of $85.0 million of our term loans during the nine months ended September
30, 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
On July 19, 2007, Banks Broadcasting sold the operating assets, including the broadcast
license, of KSCW-TV, a CW affiliate in Wichita, to Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. for $6.8 million,
of which $5.4 million was paid in cash at the closing and the remaining $1.4 million is being held
in escrow pending satisfaction of certain indemnification obligations. Our third quarter condensed
consolidated operating results include a $0.5 million loss from the sale of KSCW-TV, net of an
income tax benefit of $0.4 million. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for the
remaining Banks Broadcasting station, KNIN-TV, are segregated on our balance sheet as Held for
Sale as of September 30, 2007 because Banks Broadcasting is actively pursuing the sale of such
assets.
|
25
LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Certain of our accounting policies, as well as estimates that we make, are critical to the
presentation of our financial condition and results of operations since they are particularly
sensitive to our judgment. Some of these policies and estimates relate to matters that are
inherently uncertain. The estimates and judgments we make affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities. On an
on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to intangible assets, bad debts,
program rights, income taxes, stock-based compensation, employee
medical insurance claims, pensions, useful lives of property and
equipment,contingencies, barter transactions, acquired asset
valuations, and litigation. We
base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and it is
possible that such differences could have a material impact on our consolidated financial
statements. For a more detailed explanation of the judgments made in these areas and a discussion
of our accounting policies, refer to Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Recently Issued
Accounting Pronouncements included in Item 7, and Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies included in Item 15 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006. Since December 31, 2006, there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting
policies.
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (SFAS 159) The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of SFAS No. 115, which is effective the
first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. SFAS 159 permits us to choose to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported
earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. We do not expect SFAS 159 to have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS 157) Fair Value Measurements, which is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 for all companies. The objective of
SFAS 157 is to define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value and expand
disclosures concerning a companys fair value measurements. We are currently evaluating the impact
that SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt SFAS 157
effective January 1, 2008.
Results of Operations
Set forth below are key components that contributed to our operating results for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Our results of operations from period to period are affected by the impact of consolidating
KASA-TV, effective July 26, 2006, in accordance with FIN 46R. As a result, our future reported
financial results may not be comparable to the historical financial information and comparisons of
any period may not be indicative of future financial performance.
Our condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of
the Puerto Rico operations and the operations of Banks Broadcasting as discontinued under SFAS 144
for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as
discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30, 2007.
Our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, are as follows (in thousands):
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
% change
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
% change
|
|
|
(Numbers are in thousands)
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Local time sales
|
|
$
|
62,650
|
|
|
$
|
60,301
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
$
|
199,332
|
|
|
$
|
190,527
|
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
National time sales
|
|
|
35,012
|
|
|
|
35,540
|
|
|
|
-1
|
%
|
|
|
105,020
|
|
|
|
107,344
|
|
|
|
-2
|
%
|
Political time sales
|
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
|
15,517
|
|
|
|
-93
|
%
|
|
|
2,876
|
|
|
|
22,468
|
|
|
|
-88
|
%
|
Digital revenues
|
|
|
4,317
|
|
|
|
1,847
|
|
|
|
134
|
%
|
|
|
10,133
|
|
|
|
5,105
|
|
|
|
98
|
%
|
Network compensation
|
|
|
919
|
|
|
|
1,115
|
|
|
|
-18
|
%
|
|
|
2,756
|
|
|
|
2,417
|
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
Barter revenues
|
|
|
2,030
|
|
|
|
2,441
|
|
|
|
-17
|
%
|
|
|
6,162
|
|
|
|
6,726
|
|
|
|
-8
|
%
|
Other revenues
|
|
|
999
|
|
|
|
954
|
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
2,806
|
|
|
|
2,448
|
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Agency commissions
|
|
|
(13,492
|
)
|
|
|
(15,317
|
)
|
|
|
-12
|
%
|
|
|
(41,788
|
)
|
|
|
(44,220
|
)
|
|
|
-5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
|
93,740
|
|
|
|
102,398
|
|
|
|
-8
|
%
|
|
|
287,297
|
|
|
|
292,815
|
|
|
|
-2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating
(1)
|
|
|
28,889
|
|
|
|
27,983
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
86,042
|
|
|
|
82,627
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
27,050
|
|
|
|
30,410
|
|
|
|
-11
|
%
|
|
|
84,489
|
|
|
|
88,361
|
|
|
|
-4
|
%
|
Amortization of program rights
|
|
|
6,382
|
|
|
|
6,112
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
18,526
|
|
|
|
18,502
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Corporate
|
|
|
5,848
|
|
|
|
6,075
|
|
|
|
-4
|
%
|
|
|
16,383
|
|
|
|
24,331
|
|
|
|
-33
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
7,399
|
|
|
|
8,760
|
|
|
|
-16
|
%
|
|
|
24,757
|
|
|
|
27,771
|
|
|
|
-11
|
%
|
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
318,071
|
|
|
|
-100
|
%
|
Restructuring benefit
|
|
|
(165
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
75,403
|
|
|
|
79,340
|
|
|
|
-5
|
%
|
|
|
230,123
|
|
|
|
559,663
|
|
|
|
-59
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
18,337
|
|
|
$
|
23,058
|
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
|
$
|
57,174
|
|
|
$
|
(266,848
|
)
|
|
|
121
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Excluding depreciation of $6.9 million and $8.8 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively and
$23.1 million and $27.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
|
Period Comparison
Net revenues
consist primarily of national, local and political advertising revenues, net of sales
adjustments and agency commissions. Additional amounts are generated from Internet revenues,
retransmission consent fees, barter revenues, network compensation, production revenues and tower
rental income.
Net revenues decreased 8% or $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared
with the three months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily due to: (a) a decrease
in political revenue of $14.2 million, (b) a decrease in national airtime sales, excluding the
impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition of $1.9 million, and (c) a
decrease in barter revenue and network compensation, excluding the
impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition, of $0.6 million, partially
offset by (d) an increase of $3.2
million related to the KASA-TV Acquisition, (e) an increase in digital revenue, excluding the
impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition, of $2.5 million, and (f) a decrease in sales-related agency
commissions, excluding the impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition, of $2.3 million.
Net revenues
decreased 2% or $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with the nine
months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily due to: (a) a decrease in political
revenue of $19.6 million, (b) a decrease in national airtime sales, excluding the impact of the
KASA-TV Acquisition, of $6.6 million, (c) a decrease in barter revenue, excluding the impact of the
KASA-TV Acquisition, of $1.1 million, partially offset by (d) an increase of $9.8 million related
to the KASA-TV Acquisition, (e) an increase in digital revenue, excluding the impact of the
KASA-TV Acquisition, of $5.0 million, (f) a decrease in sales-related agency commissions,
excluding the impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition, of $4.0 million
(g) an increase in local
airtime sales, excluding the impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition, of
$2.6 million and (h) an increase in network
compensation and other revenue, excluding the impact of the KASA-TV
Acquisition, of $0.4 million.
The
decrease in political revenues during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
compared to the same periods last year, is a
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result of
having significantly fewer Congressional,
state and local elections than in 2006.
The decrease in national airtime sales, excluding the impact of the KASA-TV Acquisition,
during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared
to the same periods last year, is a result of fragmentation of all media resulting from the growth of the
Internet and the proliferation in the number of national program services, together with industry
consolidation for a number of larger advertising categories, which has increased the competition
for and impacted the pool of available national advertising dollars, resulting in a general decline
of our national advertising revenues. Local advertising revenues, excluding the impact of the
KASA-TV Acquisition, increased 1% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 over
the comparable periods last year. Local advertising revenue has become increasingly important to
our industry and is typically a more stable source of revenue than national advertising revenue.
Our Company operates the number one or number two local news stations in 82% of our markets. The
significant increase in digital revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, over the comparable period last year is due primarily
to increases in retransmission revenues from several new
retransmission agreements reached with cable operations during 2007.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets),
which
consists primarily of news, engineering, programming and music licensing costs, increased
$0.9 million, or 3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period last
year. The increase is primarily due to additional operating expenses from the KASA-TV Acquisition
of $0.6 million over the prior year and smaller increases in
network affiliation costs, contractual costs and employee benefit costs
totaling $0.6 million, offset by decreases in barter expenses and
aviation and other costs of $0.3 million.
Direct operating expenses increased $3.4 million, or 4%, for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to additional operating
expenses from the KASA-TV Acquisition of $2.1 million and an increase in employee compensation of
$1.3 million compared to the same period last year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
, consisting primarily of employee salaries, sales
commissions, employee benefit costs, advertising, promotional expenses and research decreased $3.4
million, or 11%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period last
year. Decreases in contractual costs of $1.7 million, employee
compensation of $1.7 million and barter and other expenses of
$0.5 million were partially offset by additional operating expenses from the
KASA-TV Acquisition of $0.5 million.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $3.9 million, or 4%, for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period last year. Decreases in contractual costs,
barter expense and employee compensation, totaling $4.0 million, and other smaller decreases in
property taxes, bad debt expense, legal stock-based compensation and
other costs totaling $1.8 million, were
partially offset by additional operating expenses from the KASA-TV
Acquisition of $1.9 million.
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Amortization of program rights
, which represent costs associated with the amortization of
syndicated programming, features and specials, decreased $0.3 million, or 4%, for the three months
ended September 30, 2007, and remained relatively unchanged for the nine months ended September 30,
2007, compared to the same period last year.
Corporate expenses
, which represent costs associated with the centralized management of our
stations, decreased $0.2 million, or 4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Corporate
expenses decreased $7.7 million, or 31%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to
the same period last year primarily due to reductions in general corporate
costs including severance costs of $7.1 million, which includes $1.5
million of stock-based compensation related to the retirement of our former Chief Executive
Officer.
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
decreased $1.4 million, or 16%, and $3.0
million, or 11%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to
the same periods last year. These decreases are due to lower
depreciation and amortization
expense related to short-lived intangible assets that became fully amortized in 2006.
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
recognized during the second quarter of 2006 included
a broadcast license impairment charge of $222.8 million relating to 15 of our television stations
and a goodwill impairment charge of $95.3 million. As required by SFAS 142, we tested our
unamortized intangible assets as of June 30, 2006, which was between annual tests, because we
believed, based upon the continued decline in the trading price of
our Class A common stock and the
departure of our former Chief Executive Officer, it was more likely than not that the fair value of
our reporting units would fall below their carrying amounts. We performed our test of our broadcast
licenses and goodwill for impairments as of June 30, 2006. We used market information not available
as of December 31, 2005 to calculate the fair value of our broadcast licenses and reporting units.
The impairment tests as of June 30, 2006 used the same assumptions as disclosed in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, except that the operating profit margins
ranged from 25.6% to 52.9%.
Restructuring benefit
recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 of
$165,000 and $74,000, respectively, related to severance costs that were not paid to certain
employees upon transferring to other employment opportunities within our Company, offset by
temporary help costs incurred as we transition from a decentralized to a centralized accounting
operation.
The activity for the restructuring reserve liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Adjustments
(1)
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Severance and related
|
|
$
|
(3,982)
|
|
|
$
|
(388)
|
|
|
$
|
4,056
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Contractual and other
|
|
|
(269)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(77)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(4,251)
|
|
|
$
|
(388)
|
|
|
$
|
4,248
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
(77)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Adjustment to restructuring reserve liability for employees for which severance costs will not be
paid as they transferred to other employment opportunities within our Company.
|
We expect to pay the remaining contractual and other balance of approximately $77,000 over the next
three years.
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Other Expense (Income)
Interest expense, net
decreased $2.7 million, or 15%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007
compared to the same period last year due to a decrease in average borrowings outstanding as a
result of the $85.0 million prepayment of our term loans under our credit facility made during
2007.
Interest expense, net decreased $3.2 million, or 6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
compared to the same period last year due to a decrease in average borrowings outstanding,
partially offset by an increase in other interest costs of $0.6 million due to finance charges
related to short-term borrowings incurred to fund the KASA-TV Acquisition during the first quarter of 2007.
The following summarizes our total net interest expense (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Interest Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit facility
|
|
$
|
3,952
|
|
|
$
|
6,495
|
|
|
$
|
13,450
|
|
|
$
|
16,967
|
|
$375,000, 6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes
|
|
|
6,337
|
|
|
|
6,337
|
|
|
|
19,087
|
|
|
|
19,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$190,000, 6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes-Class B
|
|
|
3,686
|
|
|
|
3,681
|
|
|
|
11,090
|
|
|
|
11,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$125,000, 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures
|
|
|
1,897
|
|
|
|
1,888
|
|
|
|
5,639
|
|
|
|
5,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense
|
|
|
15,872
|
|
|
|
18,401
|
|
|
|
49,266
|
|
|
|
52,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other interest costs and (interest income)
|
|
|
(305)
|
|
|
|
(127)
|
|
|
|
(53)
|
|
|
|
(348)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense, net
|
|
$
|
15,567
|
|
|
$
|
18,274
|
|
|
$
|
49,213
|
|
|
$
|
52,408
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
of (income) loss in equity investments
decreased
$0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods last year due
to fluctuations in the operating results for the joint venture with NBC Universal. The nine months
ended September 30, 2006 also reflect the second quarter 2006 impairment charge of $5.9 million
relating to the broadcast license of WAND(TV) Partnership.
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments
arising from mark-to-market valuation changes were
$1.4 million for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The gain on derivative
instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 consisted of a gain of $2.8 million from
the settlement on the sale of an interest rate swap agreement in the second quarter of 2006, offset
by $1.8 million in losses due to fluctuations in market interest rates.
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During 2007, these derivative instruments consisted of the embedded derivatives within our 2.50%
Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures. During 2006, these instruments consisted of the
embedded derivatives within our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures and an interest
rate swap arrangement which we entered into during the second quarter of 2005 and settled during
the second quarter of 2006.
Other items
included a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $0.6 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, which related to the first quarter 2007 write-off of unamortized financing fees
in connection with the prepayment of $70.0 million of the term loans under our credit facility as a
result of the sale of the Puerto Rico operations. In the second quarter of 2006, a $5.0 million
loss was included in other, net related to the impairment of our investment in U.S. Digital
Television LLC (USDTV), which filed for bankruptcy protection on July 11, 2006.
Provision for income taxes
decreased $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007
compared to a provision of $3.5 million for the same period last year, and increased $90.8 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to a benefit of $87.6 million for the same
period last year. The reduction in our provision for income taxes for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 was primarily a result of the decrease in income from continuing operations as compared to the same period last year. The increase in
our provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was a result of the
$318.1 million impairment charge of intangible assets and goodwill we recorded in the second
quarter of 2006. Our annual effective income tax rate was 44.4% and 26.8% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily
a result of deferred state tax expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and a
non-recurring impairment charge of intangible assets and goodwill we recorded in the nine months
ended September 30, 2006.
Results of Discontinued Operations
On July 19, 2007, Banks Broadcasting sold the operating assets, including the broadcast license, of
KSCW-TV, a CW affiliate in Wichita, to Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. for $6.8 million, of which $5.4
million was paid in cash at the closing and the remaining $1.4 million is being held in escrow
pending satisfaction of certain indemnification obligations. Our third quarter consolidated operating
results include a $0.5 million loss from the sale of KSCW-TV, net of an income tax benefit of $0.4
million.
In addition, in September 2007, the Board of Directors of Banks Broadcasting authorized
the sale of the remaining operating assets including those of KNIN-TV and licenses for 700MHz
spectrum, which Banks Broadcasting acquired in an FCC Auction. Upon the completion of these sales
and the release of the KSCW-TV escrow, Banks Broadcasting will be liquidated.
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Broadcasting will be liquidated. The
licenses are for 700MHz spectrum, which Banks Broadcasting acquired in an FCC Auction and has
agreed to sell to a third party.
On
March 30, 2007, we sold the Puerto Rico operations to InterMedia Partners VII, L.P. for
$131.9 million in cash and, as a result, we recorded a gain on the sale of $22.7 million, net of
income tax benefit, in our 2007 operating results.
Our condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the Puerto Rico operations and the operations of Banks Broadcasting as discontinued under SFAS 144 for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30, 2007.
The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities segregated on our balance sheet as Held for Sale
under the provisions of SFAS 144, are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Banks Broadcasting
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,244
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,567
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
336
|
|
|
|
4,192
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
2,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
353
|
|
|
|
20,176
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
731
|
|
|
|
29,130
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,828
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
8,545
|
|
|
|
68,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
9,833
|
|
|
$
|
126,165
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
933
|
|
Accrued sales volume
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,018
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
3,826
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
|
4,156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
577
|
|
|
|
12,933
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
|
1,247
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$
|
789
|
|
|
$
|
15,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The following presents summarized information for the discontinued operations for the periods shown
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
12,015
|
|
|
$
|
1,340
|
|
|
$
|
13,355
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(375)
|
|
|
|
(375)
|
|
|
|
357
|
|
|
|
(380)
|
|
|
|
(23)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(291)
|
|
|
|
(291)
|
|
|
|
512
|
|
|
|
(364)
|
|
|
|
148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
9,868
|
|
|
$
|
3,672
|
|
|
$
|
13,540
|
|
|
$
|
34,985
|
|
|
$
|
4,172
|
|
|
$
|
39,157
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
1,094
|
|
|
|
(801)
|
|
|
|
293
|
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
|
(16,875)
|
|
|
|
(16,643)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(368)
|
|
|
|
(855)
|
|
|
|
(1,223)
|
|
|
|
(1,609)
|
|
|
|
(9,599)
|
|
|
|
(11,208)
|
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of funds for working capital have historically been cash from operations and
borrowings under our credit facility. At September 30, 2007, we
had cash of $32.7 million and an
undrawn, but committed, $275.0 million revolving credit facility, all of which was available as of
September 30, 2007, subject to our compliance with certain covenant restrictions.
Contractual Obligations
The following summarizes our estimated future contractual cash obligations at September 30, 2007
(in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oct. 1, to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 31, 2007
|
|
|
2008-2010
|
|
|
2011-2012
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Principal payments and mandatory
redemptions on debt
(1)
|
|
$
|
7,125
|
|
|
$
|
85,500
|
|
|
$
|
97,375
|
|
|
$
|
690,000
|
|
|
$
|
880,000
|
|
Cash interest on debt
(2)
|
|
|
13,227
|
|
|
|
148,938
|
|
|
|
84,334
|
|
|
|
77,297
|
|
|
|
323,796
|
|
Program payments
(3)
|
|
|
6,812
|
|
|
|
67,251
|
|
|
|
21,054
|
|
|
|
1,638
|
|
|
|
96,755
|
|
Operating leases
(4)
|
|
|
1,374
|
|
|
|
2,354
|
|
|
|
323
|
|
|
|
508
|
|
|
|
4,559
|
|
Operating agreements
(5)
|
|
|
5,334
|
|
|
|
17,203
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
22,537
|
|
Contractual costs
from restructuring
(6)
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
33,892
|
|
|
$
|
321,303
|
|
|
$
|
203,086
|
|
|
$
|
769,443
|
|
|
$
|
1,327,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
(1)
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We are obligated to repay our credit facility on November 4, 2011, each of our 6
1
/
2
% Senior
Subordinated Notes and 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes Class B on May 15, 2013 and our 2.50%
Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures on May 1, 2033. However, the holders of our 2.50%
Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures can require us to purchase all or a portion of the
debentures on each of May 15, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028.
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(2)
|
|
We are obligated to make mandatory quarterly payments on the $190.0 million term loan under our
credit facility beginning December 31, 2007. We have contractual obligations to pay cash
interest on our credit facility, as well as commitment fees of approximately 0.50% on our
revolving credit facility through 2011, and on each of our 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes through
2013, our 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes Class B and our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated
Debentures. We are obligated to pay contingent interest to holders of our 2.50% Exchangeable
Senior Subordinated Debentures during any six-month period commencing May 15, 2008, if the
average trading price of the debentures for a five trading day measurement period immediately
preceding the first day of the applicable six-month period equals 120% or more of the principal
amount of the debentures. The contingent interest to be paid would equal 0.25% per annum per
$1,000 principal amount of debentures.
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|
(3)
|
|
We have entered into commitments for future syndicated news, entertainment, and sports
programming. We have recorded $18.1 million of program obligations as of September 30, 2007 and
have unrecorded commitments of $78.7 million for programming that is not available to air as of
September 30, 2007.
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|
(4)
|
|
We lease land, buildings, vehicles and equipment under non-cancelable operating lease agreements.
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|
(5)
|
|
We have entered into a variety of operating agreements used in the operation of our stations
including rating services, consulting and research services, news video services, news weather
services, marketing services and other operating contracts under non-cancelable operating
agreements.
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|
(6)
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|
As a result of our 2006 restructuring charge we are committed to make payments for other contractual costs of approximately $77,000 as of September 30, 2007.
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The cash obligations above exclude our defined benefit retirement plans, deferred taxes and
executive compensation due to the uncertainty of the future cash flow associated with these items.
Additional information regarding our financial commitments at September 30, 2007 is provided in the
notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements. See
Note 6 Debt, Note 10
Retirement Plans and Note 14 Contingencies of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Summary of Cash Flows
The following presents summarized cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, (in
thousands):
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease)
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
26,957
|
|
|
$
|
54,231
|
|
|
|
(27,274)
|
|
|
|
-50%
|
|
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
76,643
|
|
|
|
(13,570)
|
|
|
|
90,213
|
|
|
|
665%
|
|
Cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(83,252)
|
|
|
|
(32,802)
|
|
|
|
(50,450)
|
|
|
|
-154%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
20,348
|
|
|
$
|
7,859
|
|
|
$
|
12,489
|
|
|
|
159%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
decreased
$27.3 million to $27.0 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period last year. This decrease was primarily
the result of $19.5 million more cash utilized by our
discontinued operations and $16.0 million
more cash utilized from changes in our operating assets and liabilities during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 than was used in the same period last year. These decreases were
partially offset by $8.2 million more cash provided from net income (loss) after adjustments to
reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 than was used in the same period last year. The increase in cash
utilized from changes in our operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $13.2 million
decrease in accounts payable related to invoices for capital expenditures accrued in 2006 and paid
in 2007 and a $10.4 million decrease in accrued compensation as a result of severance and bonus
payments accrued in 2006 and paid in the first quarter of 2007, partially offset by $11.4 million
in cash provided from changes in accounts receivable during the nine months ended September 30,
2007 as compared to the same period last year. The increase in cash provided from changes in
accounts receivable is primarily a result of cash collected that
relates to the 2006
acquisitions.
Net cash provided by investing activities
increased $90.2 million to $76.6 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, compared to cash used in investing activities of $13.6 million for
the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to the $131.9 million of net proceeds
received from the sale of the Puerto Rico operations during the three months ended March 31, 2007
and $5.4 million of net proceeds received from the sale of the
Banks Broadcasting station, KSCW-TV,
during the three months ended September 30, 2007, partially offset by $52.3 million paid in
connection with the KASA-TV Acquisition. The purchase price for
the KASA-TV Acquisition was $55.0 million in cash of which $2.7 million was paid as a deposit in
the third quarter of 2006.
Net cash used in financing activities
increased $50.7 million to $83.5 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period last year. The increase was due to the
pay-down of our term loans of $85.0 million and our revolving
credit facility of $60.0 million using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Puerto Rico
operations and cash from operations, offset by the additional
borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund the KASA-TV
Acquisition. There were no repurchases of our Class A common stock
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. We spent $13.2 million to
repurchase our Class A common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Based on the current level of our operations and anticipated future growth, both internally
generated as well as through acquisitions, we believe that our cash flows from operations, together
with available borrowings under our credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated
requirements for working capital, capital
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
expenditures, interest payments and scheduled principal
payments for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future.
Description of Indebtedness
The following is a summary of our outstanding indebtedness (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Credit Facility
|
|
$
|
190,000
|
|
|
$
|
275,000
|
|
6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
$190,000, 6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2013 - Class B (net of discount of $10,994 and
$12,411 at September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
179,006
|
|
|
|
177,589
|
|
$125,000, 2.50% Exchangeable Senior
Subordinated Debentures due 2033 (net of
discount of $2,633 and $5,791 at September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
122,367
|
|
|
|
119,209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
|
|
|
866,373
|
|
|
|
946,798
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
28,500
|
|
|
|
10,313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
837,873
|
|
|
$
|
936,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Facility
Our revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes and acquisition of certain
assets, including share repurchases. The credit facility permits us to prepay loans and to
permanently reduce revolving credit commitments, in whole or in part, at any time. We are required
to make mandatory payments of our term loans in the amount of $7.1 million per quarter starting
December 31, 2007 and additional payments based on certain debt transactions or the disposal of
certain assets. During 2007, we repaid $85.0 million of our term loans and
$60.0 million of our revolving credit facility using a portion
of the proceeds from the sale of the Puerto Rico operations and cash
from operations, offset by the additional borrowings under our
revolving credit facility to fund the KASA-TV Acquisition. The credit facility contains covenants that, among
other things, restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to dispose of assets; incur additional
indebtedness; incur guarantee obligations; prepay other indebtedness or amend other debt
instruments; pay dividends; create liens on assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions;
make investments, loans or advances; make acquisitions; engage in mergers or consolidations; change
the business conducted by it; make capital expenditures; or engage in certain transactions with
affiliates and otherwise restrict certain corporate activities. We are required, under the terms of
the credit facility, to comply with specified financial covenant ratios, including maximum leverage
ratios and a minimum interest coverage ratio. At September 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all
of the covenants under our credit facility.
The credit facility also contains provisions that prohibit any modification of the indentures
governing our senior subordinated notes in any manner adverse to the lenders and that limits our
ability to refinance or otherwise prepay our senior subordinated notes without the consent of such
lenders. (See the table summarizing our total net interest expense for the three and nine months
ended September 30,
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
2007 and 2006, respectively, in our discussion of Other Expense (Income)
Interest expense, net).
The 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes, 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes Class B and the 2.50%
Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and are subordinated in right of payment
to all of our senior indebtedness, including indebtedness under our credit facility.
The indentures governing the 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes, 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes Class B
and 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures contain covenants limiting, among other
things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and issuance of capital stock; layering of
indebtedness; the payment of dividends on, and redemption of, our capital stock; liens; mergers,
consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of our assets; asset sales; asset swaps;
dividend and other payment restrictions affecting restricted subsidiaries; and transactions with
affiliates. The indentures also have change of control provisions which may require us to purchase
all or a portion of our 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes and our 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes
Class B at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes, together with accrued and
unpaid interest, and our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures at a price equal to 100%
of the principal amount of the notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest. The 6
1
/
2
% Senior
Subordinated Notes and 6
1
/
2
% Senior Subordinated Notes Class B have certain limitations and
financial penalties for early redemption of the notes.
The 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures have a contingent interest feature that will
require us to pay contingent interest at the rate of 0.25% per annum commencing with the nine-month
period beginning May 15, 2008 if the average trading price of the debentures for a five-day
measurement period preceding the beginning of the applicable nine-month period equals 120% or more
of the principal amount of the debentures. The debentures also have certain exchange rights where
the holder may exchange each debenture for shares of our Class A common stock based on certain
conditions.
Prior to May 15, 2008, the exchange rate will be determined as follows:
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|
|
If the applicable stock price is less than or equal to the base
exchange price, the exchange rate will be the base exchange rate; and
|
|
|
|
|
If the applicable stock price is greater than the base exchange price,
the exchange rate will be determined in accordance with the following
formula; provided, however, in no event will the exchange rate exceed
46.2748, subject to the same proportional adjustment as the base
exchange rate: The base exchange rate
plus
the applicable stock price
less the base exchange price divided by the applicable stock price
multiplied
by the Incremental share factor.
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On May 15, 2008, the exchange rate will be fixed at the exchange rate then in effect. The base
exchange rate is 26.8240, subject to adjustment, and the base exchange price is a dollar amount
(initially $37.28) derived by dividing the principal amount per debenture by the base exchange
rate. The incremental share factor is
23.6051, subject to the same proportional adjustment as the base exchange rate. The applicable
stock price is equal to the average of the closing sale prices of our common stock over the five
trading-day period starting the third trading day following the exchange date of the debentures.
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LIN TV Corp.
Managements Discussion and Analysis(Continued)
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
GECC Note
We have guaranteed the GECC Note, which is an $815.5 million 25-year non-amortizing senior secured
note bearing an initial interest rate of 8.0% per annum until March 2, 2013 and 9% per annum
thereafter, that was assumed by the NBC joint venture in 1998. The guarantee requires us to pay any
shortfall in amounts payable under the GECC Note after the assets of the joint venture are
liquidated in the case of a default under the GECC Note. The cash flow generated by the joint
venture has serviced the interest on the note and operational requirements of the joint venture
since 1998 and has generated an average of $28.3 million in cash distributions to the joint venture
partners over the last three years. We believe the fair value of the underlying assets of the joint
venture is substantially in excess of the principal amount of the GECC Note. (For more information
about the GECC Note, see the description of the NBC Universal Joint Venture in Note 4 Equity
Investments, the description of the GECC Note in Note 14 Contingencies and, in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, see the Risk Factor The GECC Note
could result in significant liabilities and could trigger a change of control under our existing
indebtedness, causing our indebtedness to become immediately due and payable.)
Future Program Rights Agreements
We account for program rights and obligations in accordance with SFAS No. 63, Financial
Reporting by Broadcasters which requires us to record program rights agreements on our
balance sheet on the first broadcast date the related program is available for viewing. We
have commitments for future program rights agreements not recorded on our balance sheet at
September 30, 2007 of $78.7 million.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates principally with respect to our credit
facility, which is priced based on certain variable interest rate alternatives. There was
$190.0 million outstanding as of September 30, 2007 under our credit facility.
Accordingly, we are exposed to potential losses related to increases in interest rates. A
hypothetical one percent increase in the floating rate used as the basis for the interest charged
on the credit facility as of September 30, 2007 would result in
an estimated $0.9 million increase
in annualized interest expense assuming a constant balance outstanding of $190.0 million less the
notional amount of $100.0 million covered with an interest rate swap agreement (see below).
During 2007, our derivatives consisted of embedded derivatives within our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior
Subordinated Debentures. Also during 2007, we were party to an interest rate swap agreement
classified as a hedge under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities.
During 2006, our derivatives consisted of embedded derivatives within our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior
Subordinated Debentures and an interest rate swap arrangement which we entered into during the second
quarter of 2005 and settled during the second quarter of 2006. This agreement was not designated
as a hedging instrument under SFAS No. 133.
The embedded derivatives within our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures have certain
features that are required to be separately identified and recorded at fair value with a
mark-to-market adjustment each quarter. The value of these features on issuance of the debentures
was $21.1 million. This amount was recorded as an original issue discount, and is being accreted
through interest expense over the period to May 2008. The derivative features embedded in our 2.50%
Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures and our interest rate swap agreement are recorded at
fair market value in the line item Other assets in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance
sheet.
We recorded a gain on derivative instruments of $1.4 million for each of the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and a gain of $0.9 million and a loss of $1.8 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, in connection with the
marking-to-market adjustment for the derivative features embedded within our 2.50% Exchangeable
Senior Subordinated Debentures and, during the first six months of 2006, on our interest rate swap
arrangement not designated as a hedging instrument under SFAS No. 133.
We are also exposed to market risk related to changes in the interest rates through our investing
activities. With respect to borrowings, our ability to finance future acquisition transactions may
be adversely affected if we are unable to obtain appropriate financing at acceptable rates.
As of September 30, 2007, we were party to an interest rate swap agreement that has been designated
as a hedging instrument under SFAS No. 133, in the notional amount of $100.0 million, to manage
exposure to interest rate risk associated with the variable rate portion of our credit facility. As
of September 30, 2007, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, we recorded a liability for the present
value of the increase in interest over the remaining term of the credit facility of approximately
$1.8 million. This amount is reflected in other comprehensive (loss) income, net of $0.7 million in
taxes, as we have designated the contract as a cash flow hedge. This
40
amount will be released into earnings over the life of the swap agreement through periodic interest
payments.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
a)
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|
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our management, with the participation of our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures as of September 30, 2007. The term disclosure controls and procedures, as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other
procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a
company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the companys management, including its
principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives
and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of
possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures
as of September 30, 2007, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that,
as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance
level.
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b)
|
|
Changes in internal controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting identified in connection with the evaluation that occurred during the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our
internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various claims and lawsuits that are generally incidental to our business. We
are vigorously contesting all of these matters and believe that their ultimate resolution will not
have a material adverse effect on us.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the
factors discussed in Part I Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future
results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On
August 23, 2005, our Board approved our repurchase of up to $200.0 million of our Class A common
stock (the Program). Share repurchases under the Program may be made from time to time in the
open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Program may be suspended or discontinued
at any time. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007 no
purchases of Class A common stock
were made under the Program or otherwise.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
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3.1
|
|
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LIN TV
Corp., as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed as of August 9, 2004 (File Nos. 001-31311 and
000-25206) and incorporated by reference herein).
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3.2
|
|
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of LIN TV Corp., as amended (filed
as Exhibit 3.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed as of
August 9, 2004 (File Nos. 001-31311 and 000-25206) and incorporated
by reference herein).
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3.3
|
|
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LIN Television Corporation
(filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of LIN TV
Corp. and LIN Television Corporation for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2003 (File No. 000-25206) and incorporated by reference
herein).
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3.4
|
|
Restated By-laws of LIN Television Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.4
to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of LIN Television
Corporation and LIN Holding Corp. (Registration No. 333-54003) and
incorporated by reference herein).
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4.1
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Specimen of stock certificate representing LIN TV Corp. Class A
Common stock, par value $.01 per share (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
LIN TV Corp.s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 333-83068) and incorporated by reference herein).
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31.1
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Executive
Officer of LIN TV Corp.
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31.2
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Financial
Officer of LIN TV Corp.
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31.3
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Executive
Officer of LIN Television Corporation.
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31.4
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Financial
Officer of LIN Television Corporation.
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32.1
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Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of LIN TV Corp.
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32.2
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Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of LIN Television
Corporation.
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43
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of
LIN TV Corp. and LIN Television Corporation, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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LIN TV CORP.
LIN TELEVISION CORPORATION
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Dated: November 9, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Bart W. Catalane
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|
Bart W. Catalane
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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By:
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/s/ William A. Cunningham
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William A. Cunningham
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Vice President, Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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44
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements
LIN
TELEVISION CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
September 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
32,677
|
|
|
$
|
6,085
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2007 - $1,195; 2006 - $1,208)
|
|
|
87,988
|
|
|
|
90,576
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
5,545
|
|
|
|
18,139
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
353
|
|
|
|
20,176
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
4,214
|
|
|
|
2,963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
130,777
|
|
|
|
137,939
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
182,339
|
|
|
|
199,154
|
|
Deferred financing costs
|
|
|
15,321
|
|
|
|
17,717
|
|
Equity investments
|
|
|
60,897
|
|
|
|
62,744
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
6,671
|
|
|
|
12,065
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
534,915
|
|
|
|
532,972
|
|
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
1,025,742
|
|
|
|
1,041,153
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
9,480
|
|
|
|
105,989
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
14,726
|
|
|
|
16,113
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,980,868
|
|
|
$
|
2,125,846
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES, PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
$
|
28,500
|
|
|
$
|
10,313
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
5,618
|
|
|
|
16,099
|
|
Accrued compensation
|
|
|
6,174
|
|
|
|
11,379
|
|
Accrued interest expense
|
|
|
15,175
|
|
|
|
5,144
|
|
Accrued contract costs
|
|
|
5,149
|
|
|
|
5,339
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
15,901
|
|
|
|
17,201
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
11,950
|
|
|
|
25,939
|
|
Liabilities held for sale
|
|
|
577
|
|
|
|
12,933
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
89,044
|
|
|
|
104,347
|
|
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
|
|
|
837,873
|
|
|
|
936,485
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
361,422
|
|
|
|
361,980
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
13,209
|
|
|
|
16,836
|
|
Liabilities held for sale
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
|
2,162
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
47,525
|
|
|
|
105,284
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
1,349,285
|
|
|
|
1,527,094
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock of Banks Broadcasting, Inc., $0.01 par value, 173,822 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
|
|
|
9,735
|
|
|
|
10,031
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in parent companys common stock at cost
|
|
|
(18,005
|
)
|
|
|
(18,005
|
)
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,094,467
|
|
|
|
1,087,921
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(436,429
|
)
|
|
|
(462,408
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(18,185
|
)
|
|
|
(18,787
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
621,848
|
|
|
|
588,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
1,980,868
|
|
|
$
|
2,125,846
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
46
LIN
TELEVISION CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
93,740
|
|
|
$
|
102,398
|
|
|
$
|
287,297
|
|
|
$
|
292,815
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating (excluding depreciation of $6.9 million and
$8.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively, and $23.1 million and $27.1 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively)
|
|
|
28,889
|
|
|
|
27,983
|
|
|
|
86,042
|
|
|
|
82,627
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
27,050
|
|
|
|
30,410
|
|
|
|
84,489
|
|
|
|
88,361
|
|
Amortization of program rights
|
|
|
6,382
|
|
|
|
6,112
|
|
|
|
18,526
|
|
|
|
18,502
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
5,848
|
|
|
|
6,075
|
|
|
|
16,383
|
|
|
|
24,331
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
7,399
|
|
|
|
8,760
|
|
|
|
24,757
|
|
|
|
27,771
|
|
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
318,071
|
|
Restructuring benefit
|
|
|
(165
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
75,403
|
|
|
|
79,340
|
|
|
|
230,123
|
|
|
|
559,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
18,337
|
|
|
|
23,058
|
|
|
|
57,174
|
|
|
|
(266,848
|
)
|
Other expense (income):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
15,567
|
|
|
|
18,274
|
|
|
|
49,213
|
|
|
|
52,408
|
|
Share of income in equity investments
|
|
|
(420
|
)
|
|
|
(696
|
)
|
|
|
(1,172
|
)
|
|
|
(1,705
|
)
|
Gain on derivative instruments
|
|
|
(1,384
|
)
|
|
|
(1,446
|
)
|
|
|
(918
|
)
|
|
|
(954
|
)
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
839
|
|
|
|
(279
|
)
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
|
4,652
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other expense, net
|
|
|
14,602
|
|
|
|
15,853
|
|
|
|
48,950
|
|
|
|
54,401
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for
(benefit from) income taxes
|
|
|
3,735
|
|
|
|
7,205
|
|
|
|
8,224
|
|
|
|
(321,249
|
)
|
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
|
|
3,501
|
|
|
|
3,155
|
|
|
|
(87,637
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
2,558
|
|
|
|
3,704
|
|
|
|
5,069
|
|
|
|
(233,612
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of provision
for (benefit from) income taxes of $0.1 million and $0.0
million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006, respectively and $(0.3) million and $(1.0) million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively
|
|
|
(324
|
)
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
(1,256
|
)
|
|
|
(11,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) gain from the sale of discontinued operations, net of benefit
from income taxes of $0.4 million and $2.6 for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007
|
|
|
(501
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
22,166
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
1,733
|
|
|
$
|
3,853
|
|
|
$
|
25,979
|
|
|
$
|
(244,823
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
47
LIN
TELEVISION CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent Companys
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Stockholders
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
(at cost)
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
(in thousands, except for share data)
|
|
Balance at December
31, 2006
|
|
$
|
(18,005
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,087,921
|
|
|
$
|
(462,408
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,787
|
)
|
|
$
|
588,721
|
|
|
$
|
(233,797
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
of prior
service
cost, net
of tax and
discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
Amortization
of net
loss, net
of tax and
discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
Unrealized
loss on
cash flow
hedges net
of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
Recognition
of
accumulated
benefit
obligation
for
discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
Exercises
of stock
options and
phantom
stock units
and
employee
stock
purchase
plan
issuances
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,748
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,748
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,798
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,798
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,979
|
|
|
|
25,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income - 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
26,581
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
(18,005
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,094,467
|
|
|
$
|
(436,429
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,185
|
)
|
|
$
|
621,848
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
48
LIN TELEVISION CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
25,979
|
|
|
$
|
(244,823
|
)
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
1,256
|
|
|
|
11,211
|
|
Gain from sale of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(22,166
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
24,757
|
|
|
|
27,771
|
|
Amortization of financing costs and note discounts
|
|
|
6,420
|
|
|
|
6,495
|
|
Amortization of program rights
|
|
|
18,526
|
|
|
|
18,502
|
|
Program payments
|
|
|
(20,745
|
)
|
|
|
(18,687
|
)
|
Gain on derivative instruments
|
|
|
(918
|
)
|
|
|
(954
|
)
|
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
318,071
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Share of income in equity investments
|
|
|
(1,172
|
)
|
|
|
(1,705
|
)
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
6,916
|
|
|
|
(87,184
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
4,488
|
|
|
|
7,076
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
1,168
|
|
|
|
1,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
2,575
|
|
|
|
(8,840
|
)
|
Other assets
|
|
|
275
|
|
|
|
(1,304
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(10,433
|
)
|
|
|
2,738
|
|
Accrued interest payable
|
|
|
10,031
|
|
|
|
9,066
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
(6,209
|
)
|
|
|
10,569
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities, continuing operations
|
|
|
41,299
|
|
|
|
49,112
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities, discontinued operations
|
|
|
(14,342
|
)
|
|
|
5,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
26,957
|
|
|
|
54,231
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(9,074
|
)
|
|
|
(8,789
|
)
|
Distributions from equity investments
|
|
|
2,806
|
|
|
|
3,871
|
|
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(52,265
|
)
|
|
|
(3,003
|
)
|
Acquisition of broadcast licenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
Deposit on acquisition of business
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,750
|
)
|
USDTV investment and other investments, net
|
|
|
(605
|
)
|
|
|
(2,341
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities, continuing operations
|
|
|
(59,138
|
)
|
|
|
(12,975
|
)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities, discontinued operations
|
|
|
135,781
|
|
|
|
(595
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
76,643
|
|
|
|
(13,570
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds on exercises of employee stock options and phantom stock units and
employee stock purchase plan issuances
|
|
|
1,748
|
|
|
|
550
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
|
|
|
(145,000
|
)
|
|
|
(20,000
|
)
|
Cash expenses associated with early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
Investment
in parent companys common stock, at cost
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(13,228
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities, continuing operations
|
|
|
(83,252
|
)
|
|
|
(32,802
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(83,252
|
)
|
|
|
(32,802
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
20,348
|
|
|
|
7,859
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
|
|
|
12,329
|
|
|
|
11,135
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
|
|
|
32,677
|
|
|
|
18,994
|
|
Less cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,292
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of the period
|
|
$
|
32,677
|
|
|
$
|
12,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
49
LIN
TELEVISION CORPORATION
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
LIN
Television Corporation (LIN Television),
together with its subsidiaries, is a television station group
operator in the United States. LIN Television and its
subsidiaries are affiliates of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated, now known as HM Capital
Partners LLC (Hicks Muse). In these notes, the terms Company,
LIN Television, we, us or our
mean LIN Television and all subsidiaries included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
All of the consolidated 100%-owned subsidiaries of LIN
Television fully and unconditionally guarantee all our debt on a joint and several basis.
Certain changes in classifications
have been made to the prior period financial statements to
conform to the current financial statement presentation. Our condensed consolidated financial
statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the Puerto Rico operations and the
operations of Banks Broadcasting, Inc. (Banks Broadcasting) as discontinued under the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144 Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, (SFAS 144) for all periods presented. The assets
and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30,
2007. (see Note 3 Discontinued Operations for further discussion of our discontinued
operations.)
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or
omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, including the year-end condensed balance sheet
data, which was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures
required by GAAP. We included audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 15,
2007.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all
adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash
flows for the periods presented. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year.
In
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Interpretation No. 46, Revised (FIN 46R),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, our 50%,
non-voting interest in Banks Broadcasting, which is now presented as discontinued operations,
was consolidated in our financial statements effective March 31, 2004 and our interest in KASA-TV
was consolidated in our financial statements effective July 26, 2006 (see Note 2 Acquisitions
for further discussion of KASA-TV, and see Note 3 Discontinued Operations for further
discussion of the reclassification of Banks Broadcasting to discontinued operations in the third
quarter of 2007).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements and the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for the
collectability of receivables, valuation of intangible assets, amortization of program rights,
stock-based compensation, employee medical insurance claims, pension
costs, barter transactions, tax valuation allowances, useful lives of
property and equipment and net assets of businesses
acquired.
50
LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 2 Acquisitions
KASA-TV Station Acquisition
On July 26, 2006, we signed a definitive agreement to acquire the operating assets, including the
broadcast licenses, of KASA-TV, the FOX affiliate in Albuquerque, from Raycom Media for $55.0
million in cash. On September 15, 2006, we began providing programming, sales and other related
services to the station under a local marketing agreement. The acquisition was completed on
February 22, 2007 (the KASA-TV Acquisition). We have closed the studio facilities of KASA-TV
and relocated the station operations to KRQE-TV, the television station we already owned in
Albuquerque, thereby eliminating certain operating costs of KASA-TVs studio facilities and other
redundant operating costs of the combined station operations. In addition, KRQE-TV began providing
news programming to KASA-TV, which had previously received news production services from another
local television station in the Albuquerque market at a higher cost.
As required under FIN 46R, our Company, as the primary beneficiary of KASA-TV, consolidated
KASA-TVs assets and liabilities into our financial statements effective July 26, 2006. Because the
nature of the transaction is that of an asset purchase, in accordance with SFAS No. 141 Business
Combinations (SFAS No. 141), the purchase price was allocated to KASA-TVs operating assets and
liabilities to be acquired by us based on the preliminary estimates of fair value at July 26, 2006.
A final valuation was performed to assess the values of the assets and liabilities purchased,
including property and equipment, program rights and obligations and intangible assets and
program rights liabilities. The excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the net
assets acquired was recorded as goodwill in the amount of $12.0 million.
Acquisition Reserves
In connection with our acquisitions of television stations and local marketing agreements, we
record certain accruals and liabilities relating to employee severance costs, buy-out of operating
agreements and other transaction costs. The following summarizes the activity related to
acquisition reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):
51
LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
Acquisition Date
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Sunrise Television Corp.
|
|
May 2, 2002
|
|
$
|
136
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stations acquired from Viacom
|
|
March 31, 2005
|
|
|
295
|
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stations acquired from Emmis
|
|
November 30, 2005
|
|
|
6,157
|
|
|
|
831
|
|
|
|
(413
|
)(1)
|
|
|
4,913
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,588
|
|
|
$
|
1,012
|
|
|
$
|
(413
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,163
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Represents the adjustment to write off a) the outstanding reserve for operating agreement
payments for our traffic system upon conversion to a new traffic system and b) other
transactional costs related to the acquisition.
|
Pro-Forma
The results of KASA-TV are included in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
after July 26, 2006. The following table sets forth
unaudited pro forma information for our
Company as if the KASA-TV Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2006 (in thousands, except per
share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
105,591
|
|
|
$
|
302,628
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
23,329
|
|
|
|
(266,158
|
)
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
3,357
|
|
|
|
(234,855
|
)
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
(11,211
|
)
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3,506
|
|
|
$
|
(246,065
|
)
|
52
LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 3 Discontinued Operations
Our condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of
the Puerto Rico operations and the operations of Banks Broadcasting as discontinued under SFAS 144
for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Banks Broadcasting are shown as
discontinued under SFAS 144 as of September 30, 2007.
Banks Broadcasting
Our Company owns preferred stock that represents a 50% non-voting interest in Banks Broadcasting,
which currently owns and operates one television station: KNIN-TV, a CW affiliate in Boise. As the
primary beneficiary of Banks Broadcasting, as determined by FIN 46R, we have consolidated the
assets, liabilities and non-controlling interests into our financial statements since March 31,
2004.
On July 19, 2007 Banks Broadcasting sold the operating assets, including the broadcast license, of
KSCW-TV, a CW affiliate in Wichita, to Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. for $6.8 million, of which $5.4
million was paid in cash at the closing and the remaining $1.4 million is being held in escrow
pending satisfaction of certain indemnification obligations. Our third quarter consolidated operating
results include a $0.5 million loss from the sale of KSCW-TV, net of an income tax benefit of $0.4
million.
In addition, in September 2007, the Board of Directors of Banks Broadcasting authorized
the sale of the remaining operating assets including those of KNIN-TV and licenses for 700MHz
spectrum, which Banks Broadcasting acquired in an FCC Auction. Upon the completion of these sales
and the release of the KSCW-TV escrow, Banks Broadcasting will be liquidated.
Puerto
Rico Operations (WAPA-TV, WJPX-TV and WAPA America)
On
March 30, 2007, we sold the Puerto Rico operations to InterMedia Partners VII, L.P. for $131.9
million in cash and, as a result, we recorded a gain on the sale of $22.7 million, net of income
tax benefit, in our 2007 operating results.
The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities segregated on our balance sheet as Held for Sale
under the provisions of SFAS 144, are as follows (in thousands):
53
LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Banks Broadcasting
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,244
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,567
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
336
|
|
|
|
4,192
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
2,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
353
|
|
|
|
20,176
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
731
|
|
|
|
29,130
|
|
Program rights
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,828
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
8,545
|
|
|
|
68,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
9,833
|
|
|
$
|
126,165
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
933
|
|
Accrued sales volume
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,018
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
3,826
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
|
4,156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
577
|
|
|
|
12,933
|
|
Program obligations
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
|
1,247
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$
|
789
|
|
|
$
|
15,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following presents summarized information for the discontinued operations for the periods shown
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
|
$
|
12,015
|
|
|
$
|
1,340
|
|
|
$
|
13,355
|
|
Operating
(loss) income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(408
|
)
|
|
|
(408
|
)
|
|
|
357
|
|
|
|
(380
|
)
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(324
|
)
|
|
|
(324
|
)
|
|
|
512
|
|
|
|
(363
|
)
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Broadcasting
|
|
Total
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
9,868
|
|
|
$
|
3,671
|
|
|
$
|
13,539
|
|
|
$
|
34,985
|
|
|
$
|
4,172
|
|
|
$
|
39,157
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
1,094
|
|
|
|
(834
|
)
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
|
(16,609
|
)
|
|
|
(16,377
|
)
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(368
|
)
|
|
|
(888
|
)
|
|
|
(1,256
|
)
|
|
|
(1,609
|
)
|
|
|
(9,602
|
)
|
|
|
(11,211
|
)
|
54
LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 4 Investments
We have investments in a number of ventures with third parties that have interests in other
television stations. The following presents our basis in these ventures (in thousands) as of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
NBC Universal joint venture
|
|
$
|
54,739
|
|
|
$
|
55,413
|
|
WAND(TV) Partnership
|
|
|
6,029
|
|
|
|
6,831
|
|
Other
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
60,897
|
|
|
$
|
62,744
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joint Venture with NBC Universal
: We own a 20.38% interest in Station Venture Holdings, LLC, a
joint venture with NBC Universal, and account for our interest using the equity method as we do
not have a controlling interest. We received distributions of $0.6 million and $1.8 million from
the joint venture for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and
received distributions of $2.0 million and $3.9 million from the joint venture for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The following presents the summarized financial
information of the NBC Universal joint venture (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
18,738
|
|
$
|
19,360
|
|
|
$
|
55,984
|
|
|
$
|
67,207
|
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
16,310
|
|
|
16,301
|
|
|
|
49,292
|
|
|
|
49,154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
2,428
|
|
$
|
3,059
|
|
|
$
|
6,692
|
|
|
$
|
18,053
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Current assets
|
|
$
|
17,774
|
|
|
$
|
11,860
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
224,457
|
|
|
|
233,861
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
544
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|
|
815,500
|
|
|
|
815,500
|
|
Our members deficit account in the financial statements of Station Venture Holdings, LLC was
$845.8 million as of September 30, 2007. The difference between the
carrying value of our investment and this amount is a permanent accounting item and results from
the fair valuation of this investment in connection with the formation of our Company in 1998.
WAND(TV) Partnership:
We have a 33.33% interest in WAND(TV) Partnership, the balance of which is
owned by Block Communications. We account for our interest using the equity method, as we do not
have a controlling interest. We received no
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distributions from the partnership for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and we received
$0.7 million in distributions from the partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. We
did not receive any distributions from the partnership during 2006. Pursuant to a management
services agreement with WAND(TV) Partnership, we provide specified management, engineering and
related services for a fixed fee. Included in this agreement is a cash management arrangement under
which we incur expenditures on behalf of WAND(TV) Partnership and are periodically reimbursed.
Amounts due to us from WAND(TV) Partnership under this arrangement are approximately $0.9 million and $1.1 million as of
September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. On April 12, 2007, we
exercised an option in our partnership agreement that requires Block Communications to acquire our
interest in the partnership at the fair market value of our interest. On November 1, 2007, we
completed the sale of our interest in the partnership.
The following presents the summarized financial information of WAND(TV) Partnership (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
1,431
|
|
|
$
|
1,424
|
|
|
$
|
4,503
|
|
|
$
|
5,240
|
|
Operating income (loss)
(1)
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
(819
|
)
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
|
(6,940
|
)
|
Net loss (income)
|
|
|
(226
|
)
|
|
|
284
|
|
|
|
(307
|
)
|
|
|
(5,828
|
)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
$
|
2,574
|
|
|
$
|
4,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
13,886
|
|
|
|
13,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
2,455
|
|
|
|
2,296
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes an impairment charge of $5.9 million relating to the broadcast license of
WAND(TV) in the second quarter of 2006.
|
Note 5 Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of each major class of intangible assets (in
thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Useful Life
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
(Years)
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Amortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LMA purchase options
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
5,124
|
|
|
$
|
5,124
|
|
Network affiliations
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
Other intangible assets
|
|
|
2
|
(1)
|
|
|
5,979
|
|
|
|
5,964
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,094
|
)
|
|
|
(9,424
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,762
|
|
|
|
3,417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcast licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023,980
|
|
|
|
1,037,736
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
534,915
|
|
|
|
532,972
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,558,895
|
|
|
|
1,570,708
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summary:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
534,915
|
|
|
|
532,972
|
|
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,025,742
|
|
|
|
1,041,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,560,657
|
|
|
$
|
1,574,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Represents the weighted-average life.
|
The
decrease in broadcast licenses is a result of the sale of Banks Broadcasting
station, KSCW-TV on July 19, 2007 and the reclassification of
the remaining broadcast licenses of Banks Broadcasting as
Assets held for sale. The increase in goodwill is a result of the completion of the purchase accounting for the KASA-TV
Acquisition on February 22, 2007. Amortization expense was $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1.7 million and $3.7 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The following table summarizes the projected aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of
2007 and for the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 1, to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Year ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
after
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Amortization expense
|
|
$
|
380
|
|
|
$
|
264
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
61
|
|
|
$
|
835
|
|
|
$
|
1,762
|
|
We recorded an impairment charge of $318.1 million during the second quarter of 2006 that included
a broadcast license impairment charge of $222.8 million relating to 15 of our television stations
and a goodwill impairment charge of $95.3 million. As
required by SFAS No.142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142), we tested our
unamortized intangible assets as of June 30, 2006, which was between annual tests, because we
believed that, based upon the continued decline in the
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)
trading
price of LIN TV
Class A common stock and the departure of our former Chief Executive Officer,
it was more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting units would fall below their
carrying amounts. We performed our test of our broadcast licenses and goodwill for impairments as
of June 30, 2006. We used market information not available as of December 31, 2005 to calculate the
fair value of our broadcast licenses and reporting units. The impairment tests as of June 30, 2006
used the same assumptions as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, except that the operating profit margins ranged from 25.6% to 52.9%. There have
been no triggering events during 2007 to warrant the performance of an interim impairment test of
our unamortized intangible assets.
Note 6 Debt
Our debt balances consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Credit Facility
|
|
$
|
190,000
|
|
|
$
|
275,000
|
|
6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
$190,000, 6
1/2
% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2013 - Class B (net of discount of $10,994 and
$12,411 at September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
179,006
|
|
|
|
177,589
|
|
$125,000, 2.50% Exchangeable Senior
Subordinated Debentures due 2033 (net of
discount of $2,633 and $5,791 at September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
122,367
|
|
|
|
119,209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
|
|
|
866,373
|
|
|
|
946,798
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
28,500
|
|
|
|
10,313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
837,873
|
|
|
$
|
936,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On March 30, 2007, we repaid $70.0 million of
term loans under our credit facility using a portion
of the proceeds from the sale of the Puerto Rico operations, net of the borrowings incurred to fund
the KASA-TV Acquisition (see Note 2 Acquisitions
and Note 3 Discontinued Operations). We repaid an additional $15.0 million of our term
loans under our credit facility during the third quarter of 2007 from
operating cash.
Note 7 Stock-Based Compensation
We granted options to purchase
1,032,000 shares of LIN TV Corp.s Class A common stock during the three months
ended September 30, 2006 and granted options to purchase 707,000
and 1,483,000 shares of LIN TV Corp.s Class
A common stock during the nine months
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We did
not grant any options to purchase LIN TV Corp.s Class
A common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2007. We granted 638 shares and 8,726
shares of restricted stock during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and granted 1,625 shares and 311,000 shares of restricted stock during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006 there were unvested restricted stock awards forfeited of 4,000 and 28,000 shares,
respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, there were unvested
restricted stock awards forfeited of 99,000 and 70,000 shares, respectively. The number of shares
forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was higher compared to the prior year due
to our fourth quarter 2006 restructuring charge.
Note 8 Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is the total net income (loss) and all other non-owner changes in
stockholders equity. All other non-owner changes primarily relate to the change in our net minimum
pension liability and the changes in fair value of the effective portion of our outstanding cash
flow hedge contract.
The reconciliation of the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income is as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected
|
|
|
(Loss) Gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit
|
|
|
on
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligation
|
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Net of Tax)
|
|
|
(Net of Tax)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
(18,150)
|
|
|
$
|
(637)
|
|
|
$
|
(18,787)
|
|
Changes during the period, net of tax
|
|
|
1,049
|
|
|
|
(447)
|
|
|
|
602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
(17,101)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,084)
|
|
|
$
|
(18,185)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
The following is a summary of the components of other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
1,733
|
|
|
$
|
3,853
|
|
|
$
|
25,979
|
|
|
$
|
(244,823
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
periodic pension benefit cost (Note 10):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
380
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax effect
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(100
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost, net of tax
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net loss
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,043
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax effect
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(274
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net loss, net of tax
|
|
|
188
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss (gain) on cash flow hedges (Note 9):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss (gain) on cash flow hedges:
|
|
|
(1,777
|
)
|
|
|
(1,973
|
)
|
|
|
(751
|
)
|
|
|
(1,251
|
)
|
Tax effect
|
|
|
709
|
|
|
|
782
|
|
|
|
304
|
|
|
|
496
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss (gain) on cash flow hedges, net of tax
|
|
|
(1,068
|
)
|
|
|
(1,191
|
)
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
|
|
(755
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
872
|
|
|
$
|
2,662
|
|
|
$
|
26,581
|
|
|
$
|
(245,578
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 9 Derivative Financial Instruments
Our 2.50% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures have certain embedded derivative features
that are required to be separately identified and recorded at fair value with a mark-to-market
adjustment required each quarter. The fair value of these derivatives on issuance of the debentures
was $21.1 million and this amount was recorded as an original issue discount and is being accreted
through interest expense over the period to May 2008. The derivative features are recorded at a
fair market value of $0.8 million in other assets on our balance sheet at September 30, 2007. We
recorded a gain on these derivative features of approximately $1.4 million for each of the three
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and recorded a gain of approximately $0.9
million and a loss of approximately $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006, respectively, in connection with the mark-to-market of these derivative features.
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Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
During the second quarter of 2006, we entered into a contract to hedge the variability in cash flow
associated with $100 million of our credit facility. The interest payments under our credit
facility term loans are based on LIBOR plus a margin. To protect our cash flows resulting from
changes in interest rates, we entered into a $100 million notional interest rate swap that
effectively converted the floating rate LIBOR-based payments to fixed payments at 5.33% plus the
margin calculated under our credit facility, which expires in November 2011. In accordance with
SFAS No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended (SFAS No.
133), we recorded a liability for the present value of the increase in interest over the remaining
term of our credit facility of approximately $1.8 million as of September 30, 2007. This amount is
reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of $0.7 million in taxes, as we
have designated the contract as a cash flow hedge. This amount will be released into earnings over
the life of the swap agreement through periodic interest payments.
During the second quarter of
2005, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement in the notional amount of $100.0 million to
manage exposure to interest rate risk associated with the variable rate portion of our credit
facility. This agreement was not designated as a hedging instrument under SFAS No. 133. We recorded
a loss on this derivative instrument of $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
as a result of fluctuations in market interest rates. This interest rate swap agreement was sold in
the second quarter of 2006. The gain on the settlement of the interest rate swap agreement of $2.8
million was recorded in the loss (gain) on derivative instruments on our financial statements.
Note 10 Retirement Plans
401(k) Plan
We provide a defined contribution plan (401(k) Plan) to almost all of our employees. We make
contributions to our 401(k) Plan on behalf of employee groups that are not covered by our defined
benefit retirement plan. Contributions made by us vest based on the employees years of service.
Vesting occurs in 20% annual increments until the employee is 100% vested after five years. We
match 50% of the employees contribution up to 6% of the employees total annual compensation. We
contributed $0.7 million to the 401(k) Plan in each of the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively, and contributed $2.2 million to the 401(k) Plan in each of the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Retirement Plans
We have a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan covering certain of our employees.
Contributions for traditional participants are based on periodic actuarial valuations and are
charged to operations on a systematic basis over the expected average remaining service lives of
current employees. The net pension expense is assessed in accordance with the advice of
professionally qualified actuaries. The benefits under the defined benefit plans are based on years
of service and compensation. Contributions for cash balance participants are based on 5% of each
participants eligible compensation and are made quarterly to each participants account.
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Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Components of the Net Periodic Benefit Cost recognized were (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
575
|
|
|
$
|
625
|
|
|
$
|
1,675
|
|
|
$
|
1,875
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
1,400
|
|
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
|
4,200
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
(1,550)
|
|
|
|
(1,475)
|
|
|
|
(4,650)
|
|
|
|
(4,425)
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
Amortization of net loss
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
|
$
|
850
|
|
|
$
|
900
|
|
|
$
|
2,550
|
|
|
$
|
2,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We contributed $1.5 million and $0.4 million to our defined benefit plan during the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and contributed $3.0 million and $1.2 million to
our defined benefit plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
We do not expect to make further contributions to our plan during 2007.
We also maintain a non-qualified, unfunded Supplemental Excess Retirement Plan from which we paid
out a total of $3,000 in each of the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and paid out a total of $9,000 to retired employees in each of the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
Note 11 Income Taxes
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007, compared to a provision of $3.5 million for the same period last year and recorded a
provision of $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to a benefit of
$87.6 million for the same period last year. Our annual effective income tax rate was 44.4% and
26.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
On January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FIN 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109 (SFAS 109) Accounting for Income Taxes, clarifying
the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements
in accordance with SFAS 109. This statement prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement
attribution for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. For benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be
more-likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48, we did not recognize any liability for unrecognized income tax benefits
and we recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income
tax expense. As of September 30, 2007, we had not accrued any such amounts related to uncertain
tax positions. We file numerous consolidated and separate entity income tax returns in the U.S.,
Puerto Rico, and state jurisdictions. Tax years 2003-2006 remain open to examination by major
taxing jurisdictions.
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LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 12 Restructuring Benefit
During the fourth quarter of 2006, we initiated a plan to centralize accounting for all of our 29
owned and/or operated stations and to eliminate or reduce other identified costs. The plan included
a workforce reduction of 81 employees primarily from station accounting offices. Accordingly, we
recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge for the year ended December 31, 2006 of approximately
$4.7 million. Charges incurred in relation to the reorganization plan were accounted for under
SFAS No. 146 Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. At December 31,
2006, the balance of the restructuring reserve liability was $4.3 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we accrued an additional $0.4 million of temporary
help costs incurred as we transitioned from a decentralized to a centralized accounting operation
and we adjusted our accrual by $0.3 million to reduce anticipated severance costs for employees
that remained with us in new positions. Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we
paid approximately $4.3 million of these severance and contractual costs. We expect to pay the
remaining contractual and other balance of approximately $77,000 over the next three years.
The activity for the restructuring reserve liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Adjustments
(1)
|
|
|
September
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30, 2007
|
|
Severance and related
|
|
$
|
(3,982)
|
|
|
$
|
(388)
|
|
|
$
|
4,056
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Contractual and other
|
|
|
(269)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(77)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(4,251)
|
|
|
$
|
(388)
|
|
|
$
|
4,248
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
(77)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Adjustment to restructuring reserve liability for employees
for which severance costs will not be paid as they transferred to other
employment opportunities within our Company.
|
Note 13 Contingencies
GECC Note
In connection with the formation of the joint venture with NBC Universal, General Electric Capital
Corporation (GECC) provided an $815.5 million 25-year non-amortizing senior secured note bearing
an initial interest rate of 8.0% per annum until March 2, 2013 and 9% per annum thereafter. The
joint venture has historically produced cash flows to support the interest payments and to maintain
minimum levels of required working capital reserves. In addition, the joint venture has made cash
distributions to our Company and to NBC Universal from the excess cash generated by the joint
venture of approximately $28.3 million on average each year during the past three years.
Accordingly, we expect that the interest payments on the GECC
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Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note will be serviced solely by the
cash flow of the joint venture. The GECC Note is not an obligation of ours, but has recourse to the
joint venture, our Companys equity interests therein and to our Company pursuant to a guarantee.
If the joint venture were to default on its obligations and became unable to pay principal or
interest on the GECC Note and GECC could not otherwise be repaid its money from the joint venture,
GECC could require us to pay the shortfall of any outstanding amounts under the GECC Note. If this
happened LIN TV Corp. could experience material adverse consequences, including:
|
|
GECC could force LIN TV Corp. to sell the stock of LIN Television held by LIN TV Corp. to satisfy outstanding
amounts under the GECC Note;
|
|
|
if more than 50% of the ownership of LIN Television had to be sold to satisfy the GECC Note,
it could cause an acceleration of our credit facility and other outstanding indebtedness; or
|
|
|
if the GECC Note is prepaid because of an acceleration on default or otherwise, or if the
note is repaid at maturity, our Company may incur a substantial tax liability.
|
The joint venture is approximately 80% owned by NBC Universal. NBC Universal controls the
operations of the stations through a management contract. Therefore, the operation and
profitability of those stations and the likelihood of a default under the GECC Note are primarily
within NBC Universals control.
Note 14 Share Repurchase Program
On August 17, 2005, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the
repurchase of up to $200.0 million of our Class A common stock. Share repurchases under the program
may be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we repurchased 1,437,700 shares of our Class A common
stock for $13.2 million. As of September 30, 2007, we had repurchased an aggregate of 1,806,428
shares of our Class A common stock for $18.0 million since the inception of the program. We did not
repurchase any shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
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LIN
Television Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Continued)
Note 15 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (SFAS 159) The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of SFAS No. 115, which is effective the
first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. SFAS 159 permits us to choose to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported
earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. We do not expect SFAS 159 to have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS 157) Fair Value Measurements, which is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 for all companies. The objective of
SFAS 157 is to define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value and expand
disclosures concerning a companys fair value measurements. We are currently evaluating the impact
that SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements. We plan to adopt SFAS 157
effective January 1, 2008.
Note 16 Other Information
We have entered into an agreement to sell 31 700MHz licenses to Aloha Partners, L.P. for $32.5
million in cash. The closing, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2007, is
contingent upon final approval of the FCC. The licenses were purchased at two FCC auctions in 2002
and 2003 for a total of $6.3 million.
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