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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>LIN TV CORP.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>05-0501252</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Four Richmond Square <BR>
Providence, Rhode Island</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR><B>02906</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Third Amended and Restated 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Vincent L. Sadusky<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
LIN TV Corp.<BR>
Four Richmond Square<BR>
Providence, Rhode Island 02906</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>401-454-2880</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Thomas S. Ward, Esq.<BR>
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP<BR>
60 State Street<BR>
Boston, Massachusetts 02109<BR>
617-526-6000</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">Class&nbsp;A Common
Stock, <br>$0.01 par
value per share
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,100,000
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$8.87
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$9,757,000
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$1,044</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>In accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any
additional securities that may from time to time be offered or
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high and low
prices of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange on December&nbsp;1, 2006.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8
for the purpose of registering 1,100,000 additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s Third Amended and Restated 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock
Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-126608, relating to the Registrant&#146;s Amended and
Restated 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Providence, Rhode Island on this 6<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> day of December&nbsp;2006.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">LIN TV CORP.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Vincent L. Sadusky
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vincent L. Sadusky&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of LIN TV Corp., hereby severally constitute and
appoint Vincent Sadusky and William A. Cunningham, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all
subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our
names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable LIN TV Corp. to
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all
amendments thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Vincent L. Sadusky
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Vincent L. Sadusky</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Bart W. Catalane
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bart W. Catalane</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Sr. Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ William A. Cunningham
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William A. Cunningham</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President, Controller<br>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ William S. Banowsky
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William S. Banowsky</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Peter S. Brodsky</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Royal W. Carson, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Royal W. Carson, III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ William H. Cunningham
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William H. Cunningham</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Douglas W. McCormick</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Michael A. Pausic
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael A. Pausic</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mitchell Stern</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 6, 2006</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1(1)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LIN TV Corp., as
amended</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2(2)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of LIN TV Corp., as amended</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LIN TV CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
05-0501252
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Four Richmond Square
Providence, Rhode Island
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
02906
(Zip Code)
Third Amended and Restated 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Vincent L. Sadusky
President and Chief Executive Officer
LIN TV Corp.
Four Richmond Square
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
401-454-2880
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Thomas S. Ward, Esq.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
617-526-6000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Securities to be
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered (1)
Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Class A Common
Stock,
$0.01 par
value per share
1,100,000
$8.87
$9,757,000
$1,044
(1)
In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any
additional securities that may from time to time be offered or
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high and low
prices of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange on December 1, 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Consent of KPMG LLP
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8
for the purpose of registering 1,100,000 additional shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Registrant's Third Amended and Restated 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock
Plan.
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-126608, relating to the Registrant's Amended and
Restated 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
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Item 8. Exhibits
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Providence, Rhode Island on this 6
th
day of December 2006.
LIN TV CORP.
By:
/s/ Vincent L. Sadusky
Vincent L. Sadusky
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of LIN TV Corp., hereby severally constitute and
appoint Vincent Sadusky and William A. Cunningham, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all
subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our
names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable LIN TV Corp. to
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all
amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Vincent L. Sadusky
Vincent L. Sadusky
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
December 6, 2006
/s/ Bart W. Catalane
Bart W. Catalane
Sr. Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
December 6, 2006
/s/ William A. Cunningham
William A. Cunningham
Vice President, Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
December 6, 2006
/s/ William S. Banowsky
William S. Banowsky
Director
December 6, 2006
Peter S. Brodsky
Director
December 6, 2006
/s/ Royal W. Carson, III
Royal W. Carson, III
Director
December 6, 2006
/s/ William H. Cunningham
William H. Cunningham
Director
December 6, 2006
Douglas W. McCormick
Director
December 6, 2006
/s/ Michael A. Pausic
Michael A. Pausic
Director
December 6, 2006
Mitchell Stern
Director
December 6, 2006
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Number
Description
3.1(1)
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LIN TV Corp., as
amended
3.2(2)
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of LIN TV Corp., as amended
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Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
23.1
Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3
Consent of KPMG LLP
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Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement)
(1)
Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2004 (File No. 001-31311) and
incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2004 (File No. 001-31311) and
incorporated herein by reference.
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