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EXHIBIT
10.14

CBS TELEVISION

51 WEST 52 STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6188

(212) 975-4191

FAX: (212) 975-4229

rtroutman@cbs.com

RHONDA TROUTMAN

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,

CBS AFFILIATE RELATIONS

January 6, 2006

Via Overnight Delivery

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

President & Chief Executive Officer

Fisher Communications, Inc.

100 Fourth Avenue, North

Suite 510

Seattle, Washington 98109

Dear Colleen:

Reference is made to the Affiliation Agreement (“the Agreement”) between
Fisher Broadcasting, as assignee and successor to Fisher Broadcasting
— Washington TV, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fisher
Broadcasting Company; and Retlaw
Broadcasting of Boise LLC and Retlaw Enterprises, Inc. (“Broadcaster”) and CBS, dated February 13, 1996, as amended,
regarding the affiliation of television station KIMA
(“Station”), in Yakima, Washington (including satellite
stations KEPR in Pasco, Washington and KLEW in Lewiston, Idaho), with the CBS Television Network.

You and we mutually agree in this Letter Agreement to the following amendments
and additional terms and conditions of the Agreement:

	1.	 	In order to clarify that Broadcaster’s “first call”
rights to Network Programs extend to such programs in digital format,
you and we agree that the initial words of Paragraph 1 of the Agreement
prior to the start of Subparagraph 1 (a) shall be deleted and replaced by
the following language:

	 	 	 	“1. Offer, Acceptance and Delivery of Network Programs

	 	 	Broadcaster shall have a “first call”, as set forth below, on the program
offerings of the CBS Television Network (“Network Programs”). Such “first
call” rights shall apply to Network Programs in both analog and digital
format, it being understood that, with respect to digital broadcasting,
“Network Programs” shall refer to the “Primary Network Feed”, which during
the digital transition shall mean the digital version of those programs
transmitted to CBS Affiliates for the purpose of analog broadcasting, and not
to any additional program streams that may be transmitted by the Network
(i.e., “multi-plexed” programming).”

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 2 of 8

	2.	 	In order to clarify that Broadcaster’s network non-duplication protection rights apply to
digital as well as analog broadcasting of Network Programs, you and we agree that the words
“in analog and digital formats” shall be inserted into the second line of Subparagraph 9(b)
of the Agreement after the words “network programming”, so that the beginning of this
subparagraph will read as follows:
	 
	 	 	“Broadcaster shall be entitled to exercise, within Affiliated Station’s Network Exclusivity
Zone, the protection against duplication of network programming in analog and digital
formats,”
	 
	 	 	Also, due to modification of the FCC’s regulations, you and we agree that the reference in
the same Subparagraph 9(b) to “Section 76.92 through 76.97 of the FCC rules” shall be amended
to read “Sections 76.92 through 76.95 of the FCC rules.”

	3.	 	In addition, you and we agree to the following additional terms and conditions which
shall be made part of the Agreement:

Station will, to the same extent as the Agreement provides for carriage of Network programs
on its analog channel, transmit on such DTV channel the digital feed of such Network
Programs in the technical format, consistent with the ATSC standards, provided by CBS,
which shall be deemed to include the transmission by Station of all program related
material, as defined below, provided by CBS which can be accommodated within a six MHz
channel carrying a data stream of up to 19.4 megabits per second; provided, however, that
nothing in the foregoing shall be deemed to prohibit Broadcaster from using digital
compression technology in connection with the transmission by Station of all Network
Programs and program-related material if, in the reasonable judgment of CBS engineers, such
use does not materially degrade the audio or video quality of the Primary Network Feed. It
is expressly understood that this Agreement applies only to the Primary Network Feed in
digital format of the program provided by the Network to its affiliated stations, together
with any associated program related material, and that Broadcaster will in no event be
required to carry additional Network digital programming (i.e., “multiplexed” programming).
Consistent with and subject to the foregoing, the Station shall have the right to use any
available portion of its digital signal for the purpose of transmitting local programs or
any other material; provided, however, that in the event that CBS proposes that the Station
carry Network multiplexed programming or ancillary data which is not “program related
material”, Broadcaster agrees to negotiate in good faith with CBS regarding the terms
pursuant to which such multiplexed programming or ancillary data may be carried. As used in
this paragraph,

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 3 of 8

“program-related material” shall mean (i) information and material of a
commercial or non-commercial nature which is directly related to the subject
matter or identification of, or persons appearing in, the Network Programs, or
to specific Network commercial advertisements or promotional announcements
contained in the Network Programs, if such information or material is
transmitted concurrently or substantially concurrently with the associated
Network Program, commercial advertisement or promotional announcement (such
information and material shall not require more than 3 megabits per second of
digital bandwidth), (ii) closed-captioning information, (iii) program
identification codes, (iv) program ratings information, (v) alternative
language feeds related to the programming, (vi) video description information,
and (vii) such other material as may be essential to or necessary for the
delivery or distribution of the Network Programs in digital format.

	4.	 	Subject to the FCC’s Right to Reject under Section 73.658(e) of the FCC’s
Rules, and superseding previous understandings regarding clearance of network
programming, Station will provide and maintain full, in-pattern clearance of all
programs (or, any program’s replacement) on the CBS Television Network program
schedule in all day-parts (including, but not limited to, Weekend Sports
programming), in accordance with the foregoing and the attached Schedule A.
Station agrees to broadcast such Network Program in its entirety (including but
not limited to commercial announcements, billboards, credits, public service
announcements, promotional announcements and network identification), without
interruption, alteration, deletion or addition of any kind, from the beginning
of the Network Program to the final system cue at the conclusion of the Network
Program and not to downgrade, delay or change time periods of any Network
Program without the written consent of CBS.
	 
	 	 	Further, Station agrees (i) to continue to provide live
clearance of the “full network” format of THE EARLY
SHOW (or its replacement), 7:00-9:00am local time, Monday-Friday;
(ii) to provide live clearance of Face the Nation (or its
replacement), immediately following CBS Sunday Morning (or its
replacement) using one of the live feeds available to Pacific Time
Zone stations; (iii) to continue to provide
clearance of at least two (2) hours per weekday of the overnight service UP TO THE
MINUTE (or its replacement).
	 
	 	 	Broadcaster agrees to limit one-time-only primetime preemptions to no more
than 12 hours per calendar year allocated proportionally in partial years (“the
Primetime Preemption Cap”). For any Primetime preemption beyond
12 hours and up to
17 hours annually, the Station agrees to pay CBS [*] per hour

[*]
Certain information
on this page has been omitted
and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 4 of 8

	 	 	with an increase effective on each anniversary of the Agreement of [*] (the “Primetime
Preemption Fee”). Any Primetime preemption beyond 17 hours annually shall be considered a
breach of the Affiliation Agreement unless such preemptions are made pursuant to Section
73.658(e) of the FCC’s rules. Station acknowledges that any primetime preemptions of
Network Programming in primetime for paid religion are done strictly for financial reasons
and in consideration of the terms hereof agrees not to preempt Network Programming in
primetime for paid religion during the Term.
	 
	 	 	Similarly, Broadcaster agrees to limit one-time-only preemptions of Weekend Sports
programming to no more than 5 hours per calendar year allocated proportionately in
partial years(“the Weekend Sports Cap”). For any Weekend
Sports preemption beyond 5 hours
and up to 10 hours annually, the Station agrees to pay CBS [*] per hour with an increase
effective on each anniversary of the Agreement of [*] (the “Weekend Preemption Fee”). Any
Weekend Sports preemption beyond 10 hours annually shall be considered a breach of the
Affiliation Agreement unless such preemptions are made pursuant to Section 73.658(e) of
the FCC’s rules.
	 
	 	 	Station will promptly notify CBS of any preemption and payment of any Preemption Fee will
be made within sixty (60) days of the written notification from CBS of the amount due.
	 
	 	 	It is understood that Station’s obligations pursuant the above provisions shall be subject
to Station’s rights under Section 73.658 (e) of the FCC’s rules and Paragraph 5 (a) of the
Agreement, and that Station’s exercise of such rights shall in no event be deemed a breach
of the obligations set forth in the above paragraph and shall not count against the
Primetime Preemption Cap or the Weekend Sports Cap as set forth above; provided, however,
that nothing in the foregoing will be construed to permit Station to preempt a program,
regardless of the reason for the preemption, in its live or agreed time period, and then
broadcast such program in a different time period, without the express written consent of
CBS. Station will use its best efforts to provide makegoods in a mutually agreed upon time
period for all primetime preemptions made for reasons other than the Right to Reject Rule
as defined in Section 73.658(e) of the FCC rules.
	 
	5.	 	This Letter Agreement and the terms herein shall become effective March 1, 2006 and
Paragraph 3 (a) of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced by the following new Paragraph
3(a):

“3. Term and Termination.

[*] Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested
with respect to the omitted portions.

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 5 of 8

(a) Term.

The term of this Agreement shall be the period commencing on March 1, 2006
and expiring on February 29, 2016. Notwithstanding any provision of any offer
or acceptance under Paragraph 1 hereof, upon the expiration or any
termination of the term of this Agreement, Broadcaster shall have no right
whatsoever to broadcast over Affiliated Station any Network Program.”

	6.	 	Station agrees to participate in CBS’ Coop and Promo Swap Programs provided
the elements of such Programs remain as currently defined.
	 
	7.	 	Station agrees to abide by the standard CBS Service Mark requirements
specifying acceptable ways Station may utilize the CBS Eye Service Mark in
on-air and print advertising.
	 
	8.	 	The Affiliated Station’s Annual Net Compensation as specified in Paragraphs
2(a) through 2(c) of the Agreement will be
revised to the amount shown below
on the indicated Effective Date:

	 	 	 
	Effective	 	Annual Net
	Date	 	Compensation
	March 1, 2006 — February 28, 2007

	 	[*]
	March 1, 2007 — February 28, 2008

	 	[*]
	March 1,2008 — February 29,2016

	 	[*]

	 	 	The foregoing represents CBS’s total financial contribution to Station during this Term and
supersedes all previous agreements with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, all
compensation, promotion and capital contributions. Payments of Annual Net Compensation shall
be paid in twelve (12) equal installments and shall be due and payable monthly, in arrears,
within 20 days from the end of each calendar month during the applicable period for which
Annual Net Compensation is due. All references in the Agreement to Network Rate shall be
deleted.

9. Paragraph 4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by changing the existing subparagraph (c) to subparagraph (d) and inserting the following new subparagraph
(c):

[*]Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 6 of 8

	 	(c)	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, CBS consents to Station granting direct
broadcast satellite service carriers the right to retransmit its signal, including
CBS programming outside of Station’s television market where Station is significantly
viewed and according to the provisions of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004, signed into law by the President on December 8, 2004;
provided, that the local CBS affiliate is carried on the service in the county. CBS
consent herein is limited to Station’s initial agreement with carrier and Station
must obtain consent before entering into any renewal, extension or new agreement
which includes CBS programming.

	10.	 	In order to reflect that television markets now generally are defined with
reference to Nielsen DMAs rather than with reference to Arbitron ADIs, you
and we agree that in Subparagraph 9(a) of the Agreement the language “the
Area of Dominant Influence (ADI), as determined by Arbitron and published
in the then-current edition of its Television ADI Market Guide,” shall be
stricken and replaced with the following: “the Designated Market Area
(DMA), as most recently determined by the A.C. Nielsen Company,”.
	 
	11.	 	In order to permit notices pursuant to the Agreement to be made by facsimile
delivery, you and we agree that the word “facsimile” shall be inserted between
“personal delivery,” and “mail” in the first sentence of Subparagraph 11(d) of
the Agreement, so that the beginning of the Subparagraph will read as follows:

“11(d) Unless specified otherwise, all notices given hereunder shall be given in writing
by personal delivery, facsimile, mail,”

	12.	 	The terms of this Letter and Affiliation Agreement, and discussions related
thereto, will not be disclosed to anyone who is not either employed by the
Station or the corporate ownership of the Station and such disclosure shall be
subject to the employees agreement to this Confidentiality provision; it being
understood, however, that adherence to FCC filing requirements and
disclosures will not constitute a violation of this point; provided, that all
terms not required to be disclosed by the FCC are redacted. Any press
release regarding the terms of this negotiation or Agreement, shall be made
jointly by the parties.

Further, it is hereby ratified and reaffirmed that throughout this Term the: (i) terms of the
September 23, 1998 and October 22, 2001 Letter Agreements between you and us which established,
among other things, Station’s NFL Contribution and placed

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 7 of 8

various
program exclusivity requirements on the Network, plus any increase or renewals agreed to by
Station and CBS, shall remain in full force and effect per the terms of that Letter Agreement; (ii)
Station’s participation in the NCAA Exchange Value Program will continue as set forth in the
December 2, 2003 Letter Agreement; and (iii) Station’s
participation in CBS Newspath shall continue throughout the Term at the current rate of [*] plus a [*] annual increase effective on October 1,
2006, and, thereafter, by such annual increases agreed to by the CBS Affiliate Board. There will
be no charge for NNS. CBS agrees that Station may repurpose and telecast its local news containing
Newspath footage on its multicast digital channel; provided that, such telecast is merely a repeat
of the initial telecast on KIMA.

As herein amended, all terms and conditions of the Agreement are ratified and confirmed. All
individual reference herein to Station or Broadcaster shall apply to both collectively.

Four originals of this Letter Agreement are enclosed. Please indicate your approval by signing
each original in the space provided below and return all originals to me for counter-execution. We
will return two fully executed originals to you.

Accepted and agreed:

	 	 	 
	Fisher
Broadcasting — Washington TV LLC

	 	CBS AFFILIATE RELATIONS
	 

	 	A Unit of CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Colleen B. Brown
	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Peter K. Schruth
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Colleen B. Brown
	 	 	 	 	 	Peter K. Schruth	 	 
	 

	 	President & Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	 	 	President	 	 

Best regards,

cc: P.
Schruth, P. Farr, K. Freedman, J. Mitchell

[*]
Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.

 

 

Schedule A
KIMA Yakima

Current
Clearance of CBS Programming on KIMA (all times local):

	 	 	 
	Monday-Friday
	 	 
	CBS Morning News

	 	5:30-6:00am
	The Early Show

	 	7:00-9:00am (full network format)
	Price Is Right

	 	10:00-11:00am
	Young & Restless

	 	11:00am-12:00pm
	Bold & Beautiful

	 	12:30-1:00pm
	As The World Turns

	 	1:00-2:00pm
	Guiding Light

	 	2:00-3:00pm
	CBS Evening News

	 	5:30-6:00pm
	Prime Time

	 	8:00-11:00pm
	Late Show

	 	11:35pm-12:37am
	Late Late Show

	 	12:37am-1:37am
	Up To The Minute

	 	Minimum two hour clearance
	 
	 	 
	Saturday
	 	 
	Saturday Early Show

	 	5:00-7:00am
	Kids Programming

	 	7:00-10:00am
	Sat. Evening News

	 	6:00-6:30pm
	Prime Time

	 	8:00-11:00pm
	 
	 	 
	Sunday
	 	 
	CBS Sun. Morning

	 	Live Pacific Time Zone feed (see
para. 4)
	Face The Nation

	 	Live Pacific Time Zone feed (see
para. 4)
	Sun. Evening News

	 	6:00-6:30pm
	Prime Time

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EXHIBIT
10.15

CBS TELEVISION

51 WEST 52 STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6188

(212) 975-4191

FAX: (212) 975-4229

rtroutman@cbs.com

RHONDA TROUTMAN

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,

CBS AFFILIATE RELATIONS

January 6, 2006

Via Overnight Delivery

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

President & Chief Executive Officer

Fisher Communications, Inc.

100 Fourth Avenue, North

Suite 510

Seattle, Washington 98109

Dear Colleen:

Reference is made to the Affiliation Agreement (“the Agreement”) between
Fisher Broadcasting, as assignee and successor to Fisher Broadcasting — Idaho
TV, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fisher Broadcasting Company; Retlaw
Broadcasting of Boise LLC and Retlaw Enterprises, Inc.; and Northwest
Television Inc. (“Broadcaster”) and CBS, dated February 13, 1996, as amended,
regarding the affiliation of television station KBCI (“Station”), in Boise,
Idaho, with the CBS Television Network.

You and we mutually agree in this Letter Agreement to the following amendments
and additional terms and conditions of the Agreement:

	1.	 	In order to clarify that Broadcaster’s “first call”
rights to Network Programs extend to such programs in digital format,
you and we agree that the initial words of Paragraph 1 of the Agreement
prior to the start of Subparagraph 1 (a) shall be deleted and replaced by
the following language:

	 	 	 	“1. Offer, Acceptance and Delivery of Network Programs

	 	 	Broadcaster shall have a “first call”, as set forth below, on the program
offerings of the CBS Television Network (“Network Programs”). Such “first
call” rights shall apply to Network Programs in both analog and digital
format, it being understood that, with respect to digital broadcasting,
“Network Programs” shall refer to the “Primary Network Feed”, which during
the digital transition shall mean the digital version of those programs
transmitted to CBS Affiliates for the purpose of analog broadcasting, and not
to any additional program streams that may be transmitted by the Network
(i.e., “multi-plexed” programming).”

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 2 of 8

	2.	 	In order to clarify that Broadcaster’s network non-duplication protection rights apply to
digital as well as analog broadcasting of Network Programs, you and we agree that the words
“in analog and digital formats” shall be inserted into the second line of Subparagraph 9(b)
of the Agreement after the words “network programming”, so that the beginning of this
subparagraph will read as follows:
	 
	 	 	“Broadcaster shall be entitled to exercise, within Affiliated Station’s Network Exclusivity
Zone, the protection against duplication of network programming in analog and digital
formats,”
	 
	 	 	Also, due to modification of the FCC’s regulations, you and we agree that the reference in
the same Subparagraph 9(b) to “Section 76.92 through 76.97 of the FCC rules” shall be amended
to read “Sections 76.92 through 76.95 of the FCC rules.”

	3.	 	In addition, you and we agree to the following additional terms and conditions which
shall be made part of the Agreement:

Station will, to the same extent as the Agreement provides for carriage of Network programs
on its analog channel, transmit on such DTV channel the digital feed of such Network
Programs in the technical format, consistent with the ATSC standards, provided by CBS,
which shall be deemed to include the transmission by Station of all program related
material, as defined below, provided by CBS which can be accommodated within a six MHz
channel carrying a data stream of up to 19.4 megabits per second; provided, however, that
nothing in the foregoing shall be deemed to prohibit Broadcaster from using digital
compression technology in connection with the transmission by Station of all Network
Programs and program-related material if, in the reasonable judgment of CBS engineers, such
use does not materially degrade the audio or video quality of the Primary Network Feed. It
is expressly understood that this Agreement applies only to the Primary Network Feed in
digital format of the program provided by the Network to its affiliated stations, together
with any associated program related material, and that Broadcaster will in no event be
required to carry additional Network digital programming (i.e., “multiplexed” programming).
Consistent with and subject to the foregoing, the Station shall have the right to use any
available portion of its digital signal for the purpose of transmitting local programs or
any other material; provided, however, that in the event that CBS proposes that the Station
carry Network multiplexed programming or ancillary data which is not “program related
material”, Broadcaster agrees to negotiate in good faith with CBS regarding the terms
pursuant to which such multiplexed programming or ancillary data may be carried. As used in
this paragraph,

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 3 of 8

“program-related material” shall mean (i) information and material of a
commercial or non-commercial nature which is directly related to the subject
matter or identification of, or persons appearing in, the Network Programs, or
to specific Network commercial advertisements or promotional announcements
contained in the Network Programs, if such information or material is
transmitted concurrently or substantially concurrently with the associated
Network Program, commercial advertisement or promotional announcement (such
information and material shall not require more than 3 megabits per second of
digital bandwidth), (ii) closed-captioning information, (iii) program
identification codes, (iv) program ratings information, (v) alternative
language feeds related to the programming, (vi) video description information,
and (vii) such other material as may be essential to or necessary for the
delivery or distribution of the Network Programs in digital format.

	4.	 	Subject to the FCC’s Right to Reject under Section 73.658(e) of the FCC’s
Rules, and superseding previous understandings regarding clearance of network
programming, Station will provide and maintain full, in-pattern clearance of all
programs (or, any program’s replacement) on the CBS Television Network program
schedule in all day-parts (including, but not limited to, Weekend Sports
programming), in accordance with the foregoing and the attached Schedule A.
Station agrees to broadcast such Network Program in its entirety (including but
not limited to commercial announcements, billboards, credits, public service
announcements, promotional announcements and network identification), without
interruption, alteration, deletion or addition of any kind, from the beginning
of the Network Program to the final system cue at the conclusion of the Network
Program and not to downgrade, delay or change time periods of any Network
Program without the written consent of CBS.
	 
	 	 	Further, Station agrees (i) to continue to provide live clearance of THE EARLY
SHOW (or its replacement), 7:00-9:00am local time, Monday-Friday, however, upon
CBS’ discontinuance of the “co-op format,” to provide live clearance of the
“full-network format” (or its replacement), 7:00-9:00am local time, Monday-Friday;
and (ii) to provide year-round live clearance of CBS Sunday Evening News (or its
replacement), 5:00-5:30pm local time on Sunday; and (iii) to continue to provide
clearance of at least two (2) hours per weekday of the overnight service UP TO THE
MINUTE (or its replacement).
	 
	 	 	Broadcaster agrees to limit one-time-only primetime preemptions to no more
than 15 hours per calendar year allocated proportionally in partial years (“the
Primetime Preemption Cap”). For any Primetime preemption beyond 15 hours and up to
20 hours annually, the Station agrees to pay CBS [*] per hour

[*]
Certain information
on this page has been omitted
and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 4 of 8

	 	 	with an increase effective on each anniversary of the Agreement of [*] (the “Primetime
Preemption Fee”). Any Primetime preemption beyond 20 hours annually shall be considered a
breach of the Affiliation Agreement unless such preemptions are made pursuant to Section
73.658(e) of the FCC’s rules. Station acknowledges that any primetime preemptions of
Network Programming in primetime for paid religion are done strictly for financial reasons
and in consideration of the terms hereof agrees not to preempt Network Programming in
primetime for paid religion during the Term.
	 
	 	 	Similarly, Broadcaster agrees to limit one-time-only preemptions of Weekend Sports
programming to no more than 11 hours per calendar year allocated proportionately in
partial years(“the Weekend Sports Cap”). For any Weekend Sports preemption beyond 11 hours
and up to 16 hours annually, the Station agrees to pay CBS [*] per hour with an increase
effective on each anniversary of the Agreement of [*] (the “Weekend Preemption Fee”). Any
Weekend Sports preemption beyond 16 hours annually shall be considered a breach of the
Affiliation Agreement unless such preemptions are made pursuant to Section 73.658(e) of
the FCC’s rules.
	 
	 	 	Station will promptly notify CBS of any preemption and payment of any Preemption Fee will
be made within sixty (60) days of the written notification from CBS of the amount due.
	 
	 	 	It is understood that Station’s obligations pursuant the above provisions shall be subject
to Station’s rights under Section 73.658 (e) of the FCC’s rules and Paragraph 5 (a) of the
Agreement, and that Station’s exercise of such rights shall in no event be deemed a breach
of the obligations set forth in the above paragraph and shall not count against the
Primetime Preemption Cap or the Weekend Sports Cap as set forth above; provided, however,
that nothing in the foregoing will be construed to permit Station to preempt a program,
regardless of the reason for the preemption, in its live or agreed time period, and then
broadcast such program in a different time period, without the express written consent of
CBS. Station will use its best efforts to provide makegoods in a mutually agreed upon time
period for all primetime preemptions made for reasons other than the Right to Reject Rule
as defined in Section 73.658(e) of the FCC rules.
	 
	5.	 	This Letter Agreement and the terms herein shall become effective March 1, 2006 and
Paragraph 3 (a) of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced by the following new Paragraph
3(a):

“3. Term and Termination.

[*] Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested
with respect to the omitted portions.

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 5 of 8

(a) Term.

The term of this Agreement shall be the period commencing on March 1, 2006
and expiring on February 29, 2016. Notwithstanding any provision of any offer
or acceptance under Paragraph 1 hereof, upon the expiration or any
termination of the term of this Agreement, Broadcaster shall have no right
whatsoever to broadcast over Affiliated Station any Network Program.”

	6.	 	Station agrees to participate in CBS’ Coop and Promo Swap Programs provided
the elements of such Programs remain as currently defined.
	 
	7.	 	Station agrees to abide by the standard CBS Service Mark requirements
specifying acceptable ways Station may utilize the CBS Eye Service Mark in
on-air and print advertising.
	 
	8.	 	The Affiliated Station’s Annual Net Compensation as specified in Paragraphs
2(a) through 2(c) of the Agreement will be
revised to the amount shown below
on the indicated Effective Date:

	 	 	 
	Effective	 	Annual Net
	Date	 	Compensation
	March 1, 2006 — February 28, 2007

	 	[*]
	March 1, 2007 — February 28, 2008

	 	[*]
	March 1,2008 — February 29,2016

	 	[*]

	 	 	The foregoing represents CBS’s total financial contribution to Station during this Term and
supersedes all previous agreements with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, all
compensation, promotion and capital contributions. Payments of Annual Net Compensation shall
be paid in twelve (12) equal installments and shall be due and payable monthly, in arrears,
within 20 days from the end of each calendar month during the applicable period for which
Annual Net Compensation is due. All references in the Agreement to Network Rate shall be
deleted.

9. Paragraph 4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by changing the existing subparagraph (c) to subparagraph (d) and inserting the following new subparagraph
(c):

[*]Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

Page 6 of 8

	 	(c)	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, CBS consents to Station granting direct
broadcast satellite service carriers the right to retransmit its signal, including
CBS programming outside of Station’s television market where Station is significantly
viewed and according to the provisions of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004, signed into law by the President on December 8, 2004;
provided, that the local CBS affiliate is carried on the service in the county. CBS
consent herein is limited to Station’s initial agreement with carrier and Station
must obtain consent before entering into any renewal, extension or new agreement
which includes CBS programming.

	10.	 	In order to reflect that television markets now generally are defined with
reference to Nielsen DMAs rather than with reference to Arbitron ADIs, you
and we agree that in Subparagraph 9(a) of the Agreement the language “the
Area of Dominant Influence (ADI), as determined by Arbitron and published
in the then-current edition of its Television ADI Market Guide,” shall be
stricken and replaced with the following: “the Designated Market Area
(DMA), as most recently determined by the A.C. Nielsen Company,”.
	 
	11.	 	In order to permit notices pursuant to the Agreement to be made by facsimile
delivery, you and we agree that the word “facsimile” shall be inserted between
“personal delivery,” and “mail” in the first sentence of Subparagraph 11(d) of
the Agreement, so that the beginning of the Subparagraph will read as follows:

“11(d) Unless specified otherwise, all notices given hereunder shall be given in writing
by personal delivery, facsimile, mail,”

	12.	 	The terms of this Letter and Affiliation Agreement, and discussions related
thereto, will not be disclosed to anyone who is not either employed by the
Station or the corporate ownership of the Station and such disclosure shall be
subject to the employees agreement to this Confidentiality provision; it being
understood, however, that adherence to FCC filing requirements and
disclosures will not constitute a violation of this point; provided, that all
terms not required to be disclosed by the FCC are redacted. Any press
release regarding the terms of this negotiation or Agreement, shall be made
jointly by the parties.

Further, it is hereby ratified and reaffirmed that throughout this Term the: (i) terms of the
September 23, 1998 and October 22, 2001 Letter Agreements between you and us which established,
among other things, Station’s NFL Contribution and placed

 

 

Ms. Colleen B. Brown

January 6, 2006

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various
program exclusivity requirements on the Network, plus any increase or renewals agreed to by
Station and CBS, shall remain in full force and effect per the terms of that Letter Agreement; (ii)
Station’s participation in the NCAA Exchange Value Program will continue as set forth in the
December 2, 2003 Letter Agreement; and (iii) Station’s
participation in CBS Newspath shall continue throughout the Term at the current rate of [*] plus a [*] annual increase effective on October 1,
2006, and, thereafter, by such annual increases agreed to by the CBS Affiliate Board. There will
be no charge for NNS. CBS agrees that Station may repurpose and telecast its local news containing
Newspath footage on its multicast digital channel; provided that, such telecast is merely a repeat
of the initial telecast on KBCI.

As herein amended, all terms and conditions of the Agreement are ratified and confirmed. All
individual reference herein to Station or Broadcaster shall apply to both collectively.

Four originals of this Letter Agreement are enclosed. Please indicate your approval by signing
each original in the space provided below and return all originals to me for counter-execution. We
will return two fully executed originals to you.

Accepted and agreed:

	 	 	 
	Fisher
Broadcasting — Idaho TV LLC

	 	CBS AFFILIATE RELATIONS
	 

	 	A Unit of CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Colleen B. Brown
	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Peter K. Schruth
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Colleen B. Brown
	 	 	 	 	 	Peter K. Schruth	 	 
	 

	 	President & Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	 	 	President	 	 

Best regards,

cc: P.
Schruth, P. Farr, K. Freedman, J. Mitchell

[*]
Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.

 

 

Schedule A KBCI Boise

Current Clearance of CBS Programming on KBCI (all times local):

	 	 	 
	Monday-Friday
	 	 
	CBS Morning News

	 	5:30-6:00am
	The Early Show

	 	7:00-9:00am (Co-op format)
	Price Is Right

	 	9:00-10:00am
	Young & Restless

	 	10:00-11:00am
	Bold & Beautiful

	 	12:30-1:00pm
	As The World Turns

	 	1:00-2:00pm
	Guiding Light

	 	2:00-3:00pm
	CBS Evening News

	 	5:00-5:30pm
	Prime Time

	 	7:00-10:00pm
	Late Show

	 	10:35-11:37pm
	Late Late Show

	 	11:37pm-12:37am
	Up To The Minute

	 	Minimum two hour clearance
	 
	 	 
	Saturday
	 	 
	Saturday Early Show

	 	5:00-7:00am
	Kids Programming

	 	7:00-10:00am
	Sat. Evening News

	 	5:00-5:30pm
	Prime Time

	 	7:00-10:00pm
	 
	 	 
	Sunday
	 	 
	CBS Sun. Morning

	 	8:00-9:30am
	Face The Nation

	 	9:30-10:00am
	Sun. Evening News

	 	5:00-5:30pm*
	Prime Time

	 	6:00-10:00pm

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