LIN TV Announces Director Engineering/Broadcast Systems

LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), a local television and digital media company, today announced that Les Garrenton has been promoted to Director Engineering/Broadcast Systems.

Garrenton will be responsible for evaluating new broadcast technologies and applications for LIN TV’s 29 television stations, overseeing broadcast studio systems integration and implementation, researching technology that will improve LIN TV stations’ efficiency and productivity and sharing in the oversight of LIN stations’ day-to-day engineering operations. He will report directly to John Viall, LIN TV’s Vice President Television Engineering and Operations.

Garrenton previously held the position of Director of Engineering for WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV in Norfolk, where he managed the Engineering department and oversaw the operational budgets for the duopoly stations. In addition, he designed and implemented several capital improvements in preparation for high definition conversion and optimized the stations’ news and master control rooms for peak efficiency with server based systems. His broadcasting career began with the Company in 1980, and since then, he has served in a number of different engineering positions. Garrenton received his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

“Les brings nearly 30 years of valuable experience and dedication to this position,” said Viall. “The engineering projects he managed at WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV have significantly contributed to the operating strength and efficiency of the stations, and our Company as a whole. I look forward to working with Les in his new corporate position at LIN TV.”

Garrenton will be based at WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV in Norfolk.

About LIN TV

LIN TV Corp., along with its subsidiaries (“LIN TV” or “the Company”), is a local television and digital media company, owning and/or operating 29 television stations in 17 U.S. markets, all of which are affiliated with a national broadcast network. LIN TV’s highly-rated stations deliver superior local news and community stories, along with top-rated sports and entertainment programming, to 9% of U.S. television homes, reaching an average of 10.2 million households per week. LIN TV is also a leader in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its television station web sites and a growing number of local online innovations. LIN TV is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TVL”. Financial information about the company is available at www.lintv.com.

Contacts

LIN TV Corp.
Courtney Guertin, 401-457-9501
courtney.guertin {at} lintv(.)com