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                                                                   Exhibit 10.49

                                                                       EXECUTION

                        GRANITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION

                     LIMITED WAIVER AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
                  FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  This LIMITED WAIVER AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND
RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "AMENDMENT AND WAIVER") is dated as of November
6, 2000 and entered into by and among GRANITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation ("COMPANY"), the financial institutions listed on the
signature pages hereof ("LENDERS") and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY ("BANKERS"), as
administrative agent for Lenders ("ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and, for purposes of
Section 3 hereof, the Credit Support Parties (as defined in Section 3 hereof)
listed on the signature pages hereof, and is made with reference to that certain
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 10, 1998 by and
among Company, Lenders, Administrative Agent, The Bank of New York as
Documentation Agent, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Union Bank of
California, N.A. and ABN Amro Bank N.V., as Co-Agents, as amended by that
certain First Amendment dated as of March 23, 1999, and that certain Second
Amendment dated as of February 16, 2000 and that certain Third Amendment dated
as of March 17, 2000 (as so amended, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"). Capitalized terms
used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth
in the Credit Agreement.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, Company has notified Administrative Agent and Lenders
that it is in default of the financial covenants set forth in subsections 7.6A
and 7.6C of the Credit Agreement with respect to the fiscal quarter ending as of
September 30, 2000;

                  WHEREAS, Company has requested Administrative Agent and
Requisite Lenders to waive such defaults and to make certain amendments to the
financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement;

                  WHEREAS, Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders are
willing to waive such defaults and make such amendments, but only on the terms
and conditions set forth herein:

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, and in reliance on the
representations and warranties of Company and the Credit Support Parties herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1.        LIMITED WAIVER

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                  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in
reliance on the representations and warranties of Company herein contained,
Lenders hereby waive compliance with the provisions of subsections 7.6A, and
7.6C of the Credit Agreement with respect to the fiscal quarter ending as of
September 30, 2000; PROVIDED, that the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow as of September 30, 2000, as calculated in
accordance with subsection 7.6A, does not exceed 8.25 to 1; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
that (a) such waiver shall terminate on March 30, 2001; (b) no more than
$140,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Loans may be outstanding at any
time; (c) no Additional Credit Commitments shall be requested by Company
pursuant to subsection 2.1A(ii) without the prior written consent of
Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders; (d) Company shall have presented to
Administrative Agent and Lenders on or before December 31, 2000, a plan
satisfactory in substance and detail to Administrative Agent and Requisite
Lenders to take specified actions (which may include the issuance of equity on
or before March 31, 2001) that will cause the Company to be in compliance with
the financial covenants set forth in subsections 7.6A, B, C and D of the Credit
Agreement for the fiscal quarters ending on March 31, 2001 and thereafter,
together with projected financial statements based on reasonable assumptions and
otherwise satisfactory in substance and detail to Administrative Agent and
Requisite Lenders demonstrating pro forma compliance with subsections 7.6A, B, C
and D of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarters ending on and after March
31, 2001; (e) Company shall report to Administrative Agent and Lenders on the
status and progress of the actions described in such plan at least once every
two weeks thereafter and shall provide such updates and revisions to the plan
and related projected financial statements as are necessary to continue to
demonstrate such pro forma compliance; and (f) at all times on and after
December 31, 2000, Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders shall continue to
be satisfied with the status, progress and viability of such plan.

SECTION 2.        AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

2.1      AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION 1.1:  CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS.

         (a) The definition of "APPLICABLE MARGIN" contained in subsection 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:

                  `"APPLICABLE MARGIN" means, for each Loan, a percentage per
         annum determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio as set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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              PRICING LEVERAGE RATIO                BASE RATE LOANS             EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      <S>                                           <C>                         <C>
                   7.0 to 1                             1.75%                          3.00%
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         6.5 to 1 and less than 7.0 to 1                1.50%                          2.75%
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         6.0 to 1 and less than 6.5 to 1                1.25%                          2.50%
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         5.5 to 1 and less than 6.0 to 1                1.00%                          2.25%
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         5.0 to 1 and less than 5.5 to 1                0.75%                          2.00%
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                less than 5.0 to 1                      0.50%                          1.75%
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

and the increase in Applicable Margin shall take effect upon the Fourth
Amendment Effective

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Date (as defined in subsection 5.6 of this Amendment and Waiver) with respect
to all Loans, including without limitation all Loans outstanding on the
Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

                  (b) Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further
amended by inserting the following new definition in proper alphabetical order:

                  "NET SECURITIES PROCEEDS" means the cash proceeds (net of
                   underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable
                   costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable
                   legal fees and expenses) from the issuance of Securities or
                   incurrence of Indebtedness (other than the Loans) by Company.

2.2      AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 2.4A:  SCHEDULED COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS.

                  Clause (i) of subsection 2.4A of the Credit Agreement shall be
amended by deleting the table set forth in clause (i) thereof in its entirety
and substituting the following table therefor:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                    SCHEDULED REDUCTION            REVOLVING COMMITMENT (SUBJECT TO
     DATE                                 AMOUNT                       2.4B(ii) AND 2.4B(iii))
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<S>                                 <C>                            <C>
December 31, 2000                       $4,933,400                            $192,402,600
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March 31, 2001                          $52,402,600                           $140,000,000
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March 31, 2002                          $140,000,000                          $0
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</TABLE>

2.3      AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 2.4B:  MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS.

                  Clause (iii) of subsection 2.4B (Mandatory Prepayments and
Mandatory Reductions of Commitments) is hereby amended by:

(i)      deleting clause (a) thereof in its entirety and substituting the
following therefor:

                           "(a) PREPAYMENTS AND REDUCTIONS FROM ASSET SALES. No
                  later than the date of receipt by Company or any of its
                  Subsidiaries of the Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale, Company
                  shall prepay the Loans and permanently reduce the Revolving
                  Loan Commitments in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds
                  of such Asset Sale."; and

(ii) deleting clauses (c) and (d) thereof in their entirety and substituting the
following clause (c) therefor:

                           "(c) PREPAYMENTS AND REDUCTIONS DUE TO ISSUANCE OF
                  DEBT/EQUITY SECURITIES. On the date of receipt of the Net
                  Securities Proceeds from the issuance of any equity securities
                  of Company or any Indebtedness of Company

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                  (other than the Loans), Company shall prepay the Loans and
                  permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitments in an amount
                  equal to such Net Securities Proceeds."

2.4      AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 6.1:  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER REPORTS.

                  Clause (i) of subsection 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the title therefrom and substituting the new title "MONTHLY
AND QUARTERLY FINANCIALS:" in its place, designating the existing provision as
subclause (B) and inserting the following immediately following the title as a
new subclause (A) thereto:

                           "(A) MONTHLY STATION OPERATING STATEMENTS: as soon as
                  available and in any event within 20 days after the end of
                  each calendar month, station operating statements (setting
                  forth detailed information concerning the revenue, expenses
                  and broadcast cash flow for such station for such period) for
                  each station operated by Company and its Subsidiaries as at
                  the end of such calendar month and for the period from the
                  beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such
                  calendar month, setting forth in each case in comparative form
                  the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the
                  previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the
                  consolidated plan and financial forecast for the current
                  Fiscal Year delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1(xiii), all in
                  reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer
                  of Company as true, correct and complete;"

2.5      AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 6.13:  NEW SUBSIDIARIES.

                  Subsection 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following proviso at the end thereof:

"PROVIDED, that Company shall not be required to cause the actions required
pursuant to this subsection with respect to WNGS, Inc. and WNGS License, Inc.,
so long as neither WNGS, Inc. nor WNGS License, Inc. is engaged in any business
or has any assets and each is dissolved, liquidated or wound-up in accordance
with the provisions of subsection 7.7 on or before December 31, 2000."

2.6      AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 7.3:  INVESTMENTS; JOINT VENTURES.

                  Clause (iii) of subsection 7.3 is hereby amended by inserting
the words "to the extent permitted by Section 7.17," at the beginning thereof.

2.7      AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 7.5:  RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENTS.

                  Subsection 7.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

(i)      deleting clause (i) thereof in its entirety and substituting the
following therefor:

                           "(i) Company may make payments on the Existing
                  Subordinated Notes

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                  and in respect of any of the Additional Subordinated
                  Indebtedness as required by the terms of the Existing
                  Subordinated Notes or the instruments evidencing such
                  Additional Subordinated Indebtedness respectively, but
                  subject, in each case to the subordination provisions
                  contained therein;"

(ii) deleting clause (iv) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:

                           "(iv) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]";

(iii) deleting the proviso to clause (v) thereof in its entirety and
substituting the following proviso therefor:

                           "; PROVIDED, that such dividends shall not be paid in
 cash except as permitted pursuant to subsection 7.5(vii)."

(iv) deleting clause (vi) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:

                           "(vi)  [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]"; and

(v) deleting clause (ix) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:

                           "(ix)  [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]".

2.8      AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION 7.6A:  MAXIMUM TOTAL DEBT RATIO.

                  Subsection 7.6A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the provisos thereto and inserting the following proviso in place
thereof:

                  "; PROVIDED, that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to
the contrary, for any fiscal quarter ending during any period set forth below,
the following ratios shall apply:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                PERIOD                           MAXIMUM TOTAL DEBT RATIO
               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               <S>                                               <C>
                        10/01/2000 - 12/31/2000                         10.50 to 1
               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

2.9      AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION 7.6C:  MINIMUM FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO.

                  Subsection 7.6C of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the words "(other than the fiscal quarter ending on December 31,
2000)" after the words "occurring during any period from and after the Closing
Date," in lines 4 and 5 thereof.

2.10     NEW SUBSECTION 7.6D:  MINIMUM INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO

                  Subsection 7.6 is hereby further amended by inserting the
following as a new subsection 7.6D:

                  "D. MINIMUM INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO. Company shall not permit
the

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ratio of (i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to (ii) Consolidated Cash Interest
Expense as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Company ending on December
31, 2000 to be less than 1:1 (such amounts to be determined by reference to the
twelve-month period ending on such day).

2.11     AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 7.7:  RESTRICTION ON FUNDAMENTAL CHARGES; ASSET
         SALES

                  Subsection 7.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the proviso from clause (iv) thereof in its.

2.12     NEW SUBSECTION 7.17:  CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

                  Section 7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by
inserting the following as a new subsection 7.17 at the end thereof:

                           "7.17 CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Company
                  shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
                  make or incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures during any
                  fiscal quarter indicated below, in an aggregate amount in
                  excess of the corresponding amount set forth below opposite
                  such fiscal quarter.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                             FISCAL QUARTER ENDING                     MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED EXPENDITURES
                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 <S>                                                   <C>
                               December 31, 2000                                   $3,000,000
                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               March 31, 2001                                      $5,000,000
                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

SECTION 3.        COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

                  In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Amendment and
Waiver and to amend the Credit Agreement in the manner provided herein, Company
represents and warrants to each Lender that the following statements are true,
correct and complete:

A. CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY. Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Amendment and Waiver and to carry out the
transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Credit
Agreement as amended by this Amendment and Waiver (the "AMENDED AGREEMENT").

B. AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS. The execution and delivery of this Amendment and
Waiver and the performance of the Amended Agreement have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of Company.

C. NO CONFLICT. The execution and delivery by Company of this Amendment and
Waiver and the performance by Company of the Amended Agreement do not and will
not (i) violate any provision of any law or any governmental rule or regulation
applicable to Company or any of

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its Subsidiaries, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other
agency of government binding on Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii)
conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than Liens created under any of the Loan Documents in favor of
Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders), or (iv) require any approval of
stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual
Obligation of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

D. GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS. The execution and delivery by Company of this
Amendment and Waiver and the performance by Company of the Amended Agreement do
not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or
notice to, or other action to, with or by, any federal, state or other
governmental authority or regulatory body.

E. BINDING OBLIGATION. This Amendment and the Amended Agreement have been duly
executed and delivered by Company and are the legally valid and binding
obligations of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with their
respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors'
rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.

F. INCORPORATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES FROM CREDIT AGREEMENT. The
representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement
are and will be true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of
the date hereof to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except
to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an
earlier date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of such earlier date. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Company hereby represents and warrants that on and as of the date
hereof:

(i)               all the Subsidiaries of Company other than WNGS, Inc. and WNGS
                  License, Inc. are identified on SCHEDULE 1 annexed hereto,
                  which is identical to SCHEDULE 5.1 of the Credit Agreement
                  as supplemented and amended through the date hereof;

(ii)              all real property owned or leased by the Credit Parties, and
                  any other interest in real property held by any Credit Party,
                  are identified on SCHEDULE 2 annexed hereto, which is a true,
                  correct and complete list of all real property interests held
                  by the Credit Parties and is identical to SCHEDULE 5.19 of the
                  Credit Agreement as supplemented and amended through the date
                  hereof, and, except as identified on SCHEDULE 2 hereto, each
                  such real property interest is subject to a Mortgage; and

(iii)             set forth on SCHEDULE 3 annexed hereto is the correct name of
                  each Credit Party, together with the location of its chief
                  place of business and chief executive office, the place where
                  it keeps its records regarding accounts and the address of
                  each location at which any of its personal

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                  property is located.

G. ABSENCE OF DEFAULT. After giving effect to the amendment and waiver set forth
herein, no event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and Waiver that
would constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default.

SECTION 4.        ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT

                  Company is a party to the Borrower Pledge and Security
Agreement and the Borrower Mortgage, in each case as amended through the date
hereof, pursuant to which Company has created Liens in favor of Agent on certain
Collateral to secure the Obligations. Each of Company's Subsidiaries is a party
to the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and each of
Company's Subsidiaries (other than the License Cos. and Granite Response
Television Inc.) is a party to one or more Subsidiary Mortgages, in each case as
amended through the date hereof, pursuant to which such Subsidiary has (i)
guarantied the Obligations and (ii) created Liens (subject to Liens permitted by
the Credit Agreement) in favor of Administrative Agent on certain Collateral
(except to the extent prohibited by the FCC or the Communications Act) to secure
the obligations of such Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Guaranty. Company and
each Subsidiary Guarantor are collectively referred to herein as the "CREDIT
SUPPORT PARTIES", and the Borrower Pledge and Security Agreement, the Borrower
Mortgage, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and the
Subsidiary Mortgages are collectively referred to herein as the "CREDIT SUPPORT
DOCUMENTS".

                  Each Credit Support Party hereby acknowledges that it has
reviewed the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and this Amendment and
Waiver and consents to the amendment and limited waiver of the Credit Agreement
effected pursuant to this Amendment and Waiver. Each Credit Support Party hereby
confirms that each Credit Support Document to which it is a party or otherwise
bound and all Collateral encumbered thereby will continue to guaranty or secure,
as the case may be, to the fullest extent possible the payment and performance
of all "Guarantied Obligations" and "Secured Obligations," as the case may be
(in each case as such terms are defined in the applicable Credit Support
Document), including without limitation the payment and performance of all such
"Guarantied Obligations" or "Secured Obligations," as the case may be, in
respect of the Obligations of Company now or hereafter existing under or in
respect of the Amended Agreement and the Notes defined therein.

                  Each Credit Support Party acknowledges and agrees that any of
the Credit Support Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall
continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder
shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the
execution or effectiveness of this Amendment and Waiver. Each Credit Support
Party represents and warrants that all representations and warranties contained
in the Amended Agreement and the Credit Support Documents to which it is a party
or

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otherwise bound are true, correct and complete in all material respects on
and as of the date hereof to the same extent as though made on and as of that
date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically
relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in
all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

                  Each Credit Support Party (other than Company) acknowledges
and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in
this Amendment and Waiver, such Credit Support Party is not required by the
terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to consent to the
amendments to the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment and
Waiver and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement, this Amendment and Waiver or
any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of such Credit
Support Party to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5.        MISCELLANEOUS

A.       LIMITATION ON WAIVER

                  Without limiting the generality of the provisions of
subsection 10.6 of the Credit Agreement, the waiver set forth herein shall be
limited precisely as written and relates solely to the noncompliance by Company
with the provisions of subsections 7.6A and 7.6C of the Credit Agreement in the
manner and to the extent described above, and nothing in this Amendment and
Waiver shall be deemed to (a) constitute a waiver of compliance by Company with
respect to (i) subsections 7.6A and 7.6C of the Credit Agreement in any other
instance or on or after March 30, 2001 or (ii) any other term, provision or
condition of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or agreement referred
to therein or (b) prejudice any right or remedy that Agent or any Lender may now
have (except to the extent such right or remedy was based upon existing defaults
that will not exist after giving effect to this Amendment and Waiver) or may
have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other
instrument or agreement referred to therein. Except as expressly set forth
herein, the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and in all other
respects are hereby ratified and confirmed.

B.       REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
         DOCUMENTS.

(i)               On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit
                  Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein"
                  or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and
                  each reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Credit
                  Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import
                  referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a
                  reference to the Amended Agreement.

(ii)              Except as specifically amended by this Amendment and Waiver,
                  the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain
                  in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
                  confirmed.

(iii)             The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and
                  Waiver shall not, except as

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                  expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any
                  provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or
                  remedy of Administrative Agent or any Lender under, the
                  Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

C. FEES AND EXPENSES. Company acknowledges that all costs, fees and expenses as
described in Subsection 10.2 of the Credit Agreement incurred by Administrative
Agent and its counsel with respect to this Amendment and Waiver and the
documents and transactions contemplated hereby shall be for the account of
Company.

D. HEADINGS. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment and Waiver are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment and Waiver for any other purpose or be given any
substantive effect.

E. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

F. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS; AMENDMENT FEE. This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate
counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages
are physically attached to the same document. This Amendment shall become
effective (the "FOURTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE") upon (i) the execution of a
counterpart hereof by Company, Requisite Lenders and each of the Credit Support
Parties and receipt by Company and Administrative Agent of written or telephonic
notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof and (ii)
the payment by Company to Administrative Agent, for distribution to the Lenders
that have executed this Amendment of a non-refundable amendment fee in
immediately available funds in an amount equal to 0.125% of each such Lender's
Commitment.

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                                                                       EXECUTION

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment and
Waiver to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date first written above.

                                   ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

                                   BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, individually and
                                   as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

                                   By:   /s/ SUSAN L. LEFEVRE
                                         ----------------------------
                                         Name:
                                               ----------------------
                                         Title:
                                                ---------------------

LENDERS:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Documentation Agent and a Lender

By:   /s/ TRISHA E. HARDY
      ------------------------------
      Name:
            ------------------------
      Title:
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GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as a Co-Agent and a Lender

By:   /s/ STEPHEN KING
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as a Co-Agent and a Lender

By:
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
as a Co-Agent and a Lender

By:   /s/ FRANCIS O.R. LOGAN
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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By:   /s/ DAVID CARRINGTON
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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NATEXIS BANQUE POPULAIRES,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ EVAN S. KRAUS
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ MARCUS EDWARDS
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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By:   /s/ ANTHONY ROCK
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ ROBERT M. REEG
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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BNP PARIBAS,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ SERGE DESRAYAVD
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

By:   /s/ GREGG W. BONARDI
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ PAUL A. WEISSENBERGER
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

MELLON BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ PAUL F. NOEL
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ MICHAEL J. WISKIND
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

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FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as a Lender

By:
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
             -----------------------

SOUTHERN PACIFIC BANK,
as a Lender

By:   /s/ CHERYL A. WASILEWSKI
      ------------------------------
      Name:
             -----------------------
      Title:
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COMPANY:

GRANITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION

By:   /s/ ELLEN MCCLAIN HAIME
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      Title:
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SUBSIDIARIES:

GRANITE RESPONSE TELEVISION, INC.
KBVO, INC.
KBVO LICENSE, INC.
KNTV, INC.
KNTV LICENSE, INC.
RJR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
KBJR LICENSE, INC.
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
KSEE LICENSE, INC.,
WPTA-TV, INC.
WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.
WTVH L.L.C.
WTVH LICENSE, INC.
WWMT-TV, INC.
WWMT-TV LICENSE, INC.
WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.
QUEEN CITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.
WEEK, INC.
WEEK LICENSE, INC.
WXON, INC.
WXON LICENSE, INC.
WLAJ, INC.
WLAJ LICENSE, INC.
WEEK-TV LICENSE, INC.
PACIFIC FM INCORPORATED
KOFY-TV LICENSE, INC.

By:   /s/ LAWRENCE I. WILLS
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "MERGER AGREEMENT"), dated as of
September 26, 2000, is entered into by and between The Peregrine Real Estate
Trust, a California real estate investment trust ("PEREGRINE"), WinShip
Properties, a California real estate investment trust ("WINSHIP"), TCW Special
Credits Fund IV, TCW Special Credit Plus Fund, TCW Special Credits Trust IV, TCW
Special Credits Trust IVA, TCW Special Credits, as investment manager of the
Weyerhaeuser Company Master Retirement Trust Separate Account, OCM Real Estate
Opportunities Fund A, L.P., OCM Real Estate Opportunities Fund B, L.P. and
Oaktree Capital Management, LLC as investment manager of Gryphon Domestic VII,
LLC Separate Account (collectively, the "OAKTREE ENTITIES").

                                    RECITALS

          Peregrine is a California real estate trust organized pursuant to the
     Restated Declaration of Trust of Peregrine, dated as of October 7, 1994, as
     amended from time to time ("DECLARATION OF TRUST").

          WinShip is a California real estate trust organized pursuant to the
     Declaration of Trust of WinShip, dated as of September 22, 2000.

          At the time of the consummation of the Merger, WinShip will own
     20,231,900 Common Shares of Peregrine (the "WINSHIP PEREGRINE SHARES").

          The Trustees of Peregrine and WinShip have determined that it is
     advisable and in the best interests of their respective entity and its
     equityholders that the Peregrine merge with and into WinShip (the
     "MERGER").

                         TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF MERGER

In consideration of the foregoing Recitals and of the following terms and
provisions, and subject to the following conditions, it is agreed:

     1. MERGER. The effective time of the Merger (the "EFFECTIVE TIME") shall be
a date to be agreed upon by the parties hereto, which date shall be not more
than five (5) business days following receipt of all necessary third party
consents and approvals, including, without limitation, all required shareholder
approvals and all required filings required pursuant to applicable state and
federal securities laws. As of the Effective Time, Peregrine shall be merged
with and into WinShip. Following the Effective Time, WinShip shall be the
surviving entity of the Merger (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
"SURVIVING ENTITY"), and the separate organizational existence of Peregrine
shall cease.

     2. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. The Declaration of Trust of WinShip, as it may be
amended or restated subject to applicable law, and as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall constitute the Declaration of Trust of the
Surviving Entity without further change or

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amendment until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and
applicable law.

     3. TRUSTEES. The persons who are trustees of WinShip immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall, after the Effective Time, be the trustees of the
Surviving Entity, without change until their successors have been duly elected
or appointed and qualified or until their death, disability, resignation or
removal in accordance with the Declaration of Trust of the Surviving Entity and
applicable law.

     4. NAME. The name of the Surviving Entity shall continue to be WinShip
Properties.

     5. SUCCESSION. At the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall acquire
and possess all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of a public or
private nature and be subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties
of Peregrine; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to
Peregrine on whatever account, including all other things and causes of action,
shall be vested in the Surviving Entity; and all property, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter as
effectually the property of the Surviving Entity as they were of Peregrine, and
the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise shall not revert or
be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger; but all rights of creditors and
liens upon any property of Peregrine shall be preserved unimpaired, and all
debts, liabilities and duties of Peregrine shall thenceforth attach to the
Surviving Entity and may be enforced against the Surviving Entity to the same
extent as if such debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted
by the Surviving Entity; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such liens upon property of
Peregrine shall be limited to the property affected thereby immediately prior to
the Merger.

     6. FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time, as and when required or requested
by the Surviving Entity or by its successors and assigns, there shall be
executed and delivered on behalf of Peregrine such deeds, assignments and other
instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken by it all such
further and other action, as shall be appropriate or necessary in order to vest,
perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Entity the title to
and possession of all property, interests, assets, rights, privileges,
immunities, powers, franchises and authority of Peregrine and otherwise to carry
out the purposes of this Merger Agreement, and the Trustees and authorized
officers of the Surviving Entity are fully authorized in the name and on behalf
of Peregrine or otherwise, to take any and all such action and to execute and
deliver any and all such deeds, assignments and other instruments.

     7. CONVERSION OF CAPITAL STOCK. Each issued and outstanding Common Share of
Peregrine (other than the WinShip Peregrine Shares) shall be automatically
converted into the right to receive $0.59 in cash per share (the "MERGER
PRICE").

     8. EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES.

     (a) EXCHANGE PROCEDURES. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall mail to each holder of record of a
certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding

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Common Shares of Peregrine (the "CERTIFICATES") whose shares are converted
pursuant to SECTION 7 into the right to receive the Merger Price (i) a letter of
transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of
loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the
Certificates to the Surviving Entity and shall be in such form and have such
other provisions as the Surviving Entity may reasonably specify) and (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange
for the Merger Price. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the
Surviving Entity, together with such letter of transmittal duly executed and
completed in accordance with its terms, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor a check representing the Merger Price
per Common Share of Peregrine represented thereby, which such holder has the
right to receive pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 7, and the Certificate so
surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In no event shall the holder of any
Certificate be entitled to receive interest on any funds to be received in the
Merger. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Common Shares of Peregrine
which is not registered in the transfer records of Peregrine, the Merger Price
may be issued to a transferee if the Certificate representing such Common Shares
of Peregrine is presented to the Surviving Entity accompanied by all documents
required to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any
applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. Until surrendered as
contemplated by this SECTION 8, each Certificate shall be deemed at any time
after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such
surrender the Merger Price per Common Share represented thereby as contemplated
by SECTION 7 and this SECTION 8.

     (b) NO FURTHER OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN COMMON SHARES OF PEREGRINE. All cash
paid upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates in accordance with the
terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all
rights pertaining to the Common Shares of Peregrine represented thereby. From
and after the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Peregrine shall be
closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock
transfer books of the Surviving Entity of the shares of Common Shares of
Peregrine which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If,
after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Entity for
any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this SECTION 8.

     (c) WITHHOLDING RIGHTS. The Surviving Entity shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Merger
Agreement to any holder of Common Shares of Peregrine such amounts as the
Surviving Entity is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making
of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"CODE"), or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld by the Surviving Entity, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Merger Agreement as having been paid to the
holder of the Common Shares of Peregrine in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made by the Surviving Entity.

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     9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. As of the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity
shall assume all obligations of Peregrine under any and all employee benefit
plans in effect as of the Effective Time or with respect to which employee
rights or accrued benefits are outstanding as of the Effective Time including
without limitation the obligations of Peregrine pursuant to its 1998 Long Term
Incentive Plan, but excluding the obligations of Peregrine under its Trustee
Stock Option Plan which shall be terminated pursuant to the terms thereof as a
result of the Merger.

     10. ACCOUNTING MATTERS. WinShip agrees that upon the Effective Time, the
assets, liabilities, reserves and accounts of Peregrine shall be taken up or
continued on the books of WinShip in the amounts at which such assets,
liabilities, reserves and accounts shall have been carried on the books of
Peregrine immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to such adjustments
as may be appropriate to give effect to the Merger.

     11. CONVERSION OF NOTES. The Oaktree Entities hereby agree to convert the
Senior Secured Notes due 2001 held by the Oaktree Entities into equity of the
Surviving Entity immediately after the consummation of the Merger pursuant to
the terms of the Shareholders Agreement dated May 26, 2000 between The
Prudential Insurance Company of America, Gateway Recovery Trust and the Oaktree
Entities.

     12. REPRESENTATIONS OF WINSHIP. WinShip hereby represents and warrants
that, as of the date hereof, it is not aware of any facts relating to the assets
and operations of Peregrine that have not been disclosed to Peregrine, or of
which Peregrine does not otherwise have knowledge, that could be reasonably
expected to materially positively affect the value of the Common Shares of
Peregrine.

     13. GOVERNING LAW. This Merger Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts
entered into and to be performed wholly within the State of California.

     14. AMENDMENT. Subject to applicable law, this Merger Agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented by written agreement of the parties hereto at
any time prior to the Effective Time with respect to any of the terms contained
herein.

     15. DEFERRAL OR ABANDONMENT. At any time prior to the Effective Time, this
Merger Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned or the time
of consummation of the Merger may be deferred for a reasonable time by the
Trustees of Peregrine or of WinShip, or any combination or all of them, if
circumstances arise which, in the opinion of such Trustees, make the Merger
inadvisable or such deferral of the time of consummation advisable.

     16. COUNTERPARTS. This Merger Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts each of which when taken alone shall constitute an original
instrument and when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Merger Agreement by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
hereof.

     17. ASSURANCE. Peregrine and WinShip agree to execute any and all
documents, and to perform such other acts, which may be necessary or expedient
to further the purposes of this Merger Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Peregrine and WinShip have caused this Merger Agreement to
be signed by their respective duly authorized officers and delivered this 26th
day of September, 2000.

                                 THE PEREGRINE REAL ESTATE TRUST,
                                 a California real estate investment trust

                                 By:  /s/ ROGER D. SNELL
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                                      Name: Roger D. Snell
                                      Title:  President and CEO

                                 WINSHIP PROPERTIES, a California real estate
                                 investment trust

                                 By:  /s/ ROGER D. SNELL
                                      -------------------------------------
                                      Name: Roger D. Snell
                                      Title:  President

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                                 TCW SPECIAL CREDITS FUND IV

                                 By:  TCW Special Credits
                                 Its: General Partner

                                      By:  TCW Asset Management Company
                                      Its: Managing General Partner

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                 TCW SPECIAL CREDITS PLUS FUND

                                 By:  TCW Special Credits
                                 Its: General Partner

                                      By:  TCW Asset Management Company
                                      Its: Managing General Partner

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

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                                 TCW SPECIAL CREDITS TRUST IV

                                 By:  Trust Company of the West, Trustee

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                 TCW SPECIAL CREDITS TRUST IVA

                                 By:  Trust Company of the West, Trustee

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

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                                 OCM REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND A, L.P.

                                 By:  Oaktree Capital Management, LLC
                                 Its: General Partner

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title: Principal

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Managing Director and
                                                   General Counsel

                                 OCM REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND B, L.P.

                                 By:  Oaktree Capital Management, LLC
                                 Its: General Partner

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:   Principal

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title: Managing Director and
                                                  General Counsel

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                                 GRYPHON DOMESTIC VII, LLC SEPARATE ACCOUNT

                                 By:  Oaktree Capital Management, LLC
                                 Its: Investment Manager

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:  Principal

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Managing Director and
                                                   General Counsel

                                  WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST

                                  By:  TCW Special Credits
                                  Its: Investment Manager

                                      By:  TCW Asset Management Company
                                      Its: Managing General Partner

                                      By:  /s/ RICHARD MASSON
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Richard Masson
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

                                      By:  /s/ KENNETH LIANG
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Kenneth Liang
                                           Title:  Authorized Signatory

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