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FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 29, 2009, to the
Employment Agreement dated as of October 6, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”),
by and among LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and LIN Television
Corporation, a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Providence, Rhode
Island, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “Company” and, together
with Parent, the “LIN Companies”), and Richard J. Schmaeling (the “Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Executive and the LIN Companies are parties to the Employment
Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Employment Agreement upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
 
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained
herein, the undersigned hereby agree as follows:
 
1.           Defined Terms.  Terms defined in the Employment Agreement and used
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Employment Agreement.
 
2.           Amendments to Section 5(b).  The following shall be added as a new
Section 5(b)(iv):
 
“5(b)(iv)  Notwithstanding the foregoing and solely with respect to calendar
year 2009, Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus payment calculated as
set forth in this paragraph (iv) using a baseline bonus amount equal to sixty
percent (60%) of the Performance Bonus Amount (the “2009 Results Bonus Base
Amount”).  The amount of the bonus awarded to Executive, if any, under this
paragraph (iv) shall be an amount calculated as a percentage of the 2009 Results
Bonus Base Amount (the “2009 Results Bonus Percentage”).  The 2009 Results Bonus
Percentage shall be the percentage set forth on Schedule 5(b)(2009) hereto that
corresponds to the respective percentage by which Parent has achieved the EBITDA
target established by the Board of Parent for 2009, as determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Parent.  Solely with respect to calendar
year 2009, Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus payment in an amount
up to forty percent (40%) of the Performance Bonus Amount, which bonus payment,
if any, shall be determined in the sole discretion of the President and CEO of
the LIN Companies and the Compensation Committee, based upon such factors as
each may determine to be relevant, which may include the performance of the LIN
Companies and Executive, general business conditions, and the relative
achievement by Executive or the LIN Companies of any goals established by the
President and CEO, the Board of Parent or the Compensation Committee.”
 
3.           No Other Amendments; Confirmation.  Except as expressly amended
hereby, the provisions of the Employment Agreement, as amended, are and shall
remain in full force and effect.

4.           Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the
parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.  This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission of the
relevant signature pages hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date
first above written.

EXECUTIVE:

/s/ Richard J. Schmaeling
Richard J. Schmaeling
 
 

LIN TV CORP.

By:       /s/ Denise M. Parent                                               
Name:  Denise M. Parent
Title:    Vice President General Counsel

LIN TELEVISION CORPORATION

By:       /s/ Denise M. Parent                                               
Name:  Denise M. Parent
Title:    Vice President General Counsel       

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Schedule 5(b) (2009)

 

          Percent of
            EBITDA         Bonus
 
           80.0%                                            Zero
           82.0%                                             32.5%
               84.0%                                             40.0%
           86.0%                                             47.5%
                   88.0%                                             55.0%
           90.0%                                             62.5%
           92.0%                                             70.0%
           94.0%                                             77.5%
           96.0%                                             85.0%
           98.0%                                             92.5%
          100.0%                                           100.0%
          101.0%                                           110.0%
          102.0%                                           120.0%
          103.0%                                           130.0%
          104.0%                                           140.0%
          105.0%                                           150.0%
          106.0%                                           160.0%
          107.0%                                           170.0%
          108.0%                                           180.0%
          109.0%                                           190.0%
          110.0%                                           200.0%