Exhibit 31.1



CERTIFICATION



I, David S. Smith, President and Treasurer of Mission Broadcasting, Inc., certify that:



1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Mission Broadcasting, Inc.;



2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;



3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;



4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and I have:



| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating
to the registrant, is made known to me by others, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
| | --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrants fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
| | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):



| | (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Date: March 31, 2004



|    |  |                                                                            
|--- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    |  | /S/    DAVID S. SMITH                                                      
|By: |  | David S. Smith                                                             
|    |  | President and Treasurer                                                    
|    |  | (Principal Executive Officer andPrincipal Financial and Accounting Officer)