EX-25.1 385 d81696dex251.htm EX-25.1 EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

¨ CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

  95-3571558

(State of incorporation

if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

 

400 South Hope Street

Suite 500

Los Angeles, California

  90017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Evelyn T. Furukawa

400 South Hope Street, Suite 500

Los Angeles, California 90071

213.630.6463

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   36-1880355

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

 

435 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois

  60611
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

5.875% Senior Notes due 2022

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

 


Tribune Media Company

Table of Additional Obligors

 

Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Formation
     I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number
 

Baseline Acquisitions, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         30-0701482   

Baseline, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         61-1661620   

CastTV Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8548742   

Chicagoland Television News, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3801352   

Classified Ventures Holdco, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         37-1702523   

FoxCo Acquisition, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-1621964   

FoxCo Acquisition Finance Corporation

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2663860   

FoxCo Acquisition Sub, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-1621807   

Gracenote, Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         35-2052662   

KDAF, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4736969   

KIAH, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         76-0484014   

KPLR, Inc

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Missouri         43-0737943   

KRCW, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         32-0381772   

KSTU, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2467066   

KSTU License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2467494   

KSWB, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         94-2457035   

KTLA, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         95-1743404   

KTVI, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466669   

KTVI License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466730   

KTXL, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         68-0183844   

KWGN, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         84-0565347   

Local TV, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8182582   

Local TV Aircraft, Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         27-2793325   

Local TV Finance, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8613926   

Local TV Finance Corporation

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8849384   

Local TV Holdings, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         11-3841144   

Local TV Norfolk Real Estate, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         27-3219274   

Magic T Music Publishing Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3716522   

Media by Numbers, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0274967   

Oak Brook Productions, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4012598   

Riverwalk Holdco, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0852493   

Riverwalk Holdco II, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0938767   

Studio Systems, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0274968   

Tower Distribution Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         73-1539066   

Towering T Music Publishing Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4202470   

Tribune (FN) Cable Ventures, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3909782   

Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3082568   

Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4766010   

Tribune Broadcasting Denver, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466053   

Tribune Broadcasting Denver License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466204   

Tribune Broadcasting Fort Smith, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614038   

Tribune Broadcasting Fort Smith License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614064   

Tribune Broadcasting Hartford, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         06-1501268   


Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Formation
     I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number
 

Tribune Broadcasting Indianapolis, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0866434   

Tribune Broadcasting Kansas City, Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         13-3771990   

Tribune Broadcasting Norfolk, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614526   

Tribune Broadcasting Oklahoma City, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614282   

Tribune Broadcasting Oklahoma City License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614407   

Tribune Broadcasting Seattle, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         62-1172975   

Tribune Digital Ventures, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         32-0420944   

Tribune Entertainment Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-2596232   

Tribune Management Holdings, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0866362   

Tribune Media Services, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         13-0571080   

Tribune National Marketing Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3166231   

Tribune Television New Orleans, Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3234055   

WDAF License, Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         13-3771993   

WDAF Television, Inc.

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         13-3818215   

WDCW, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4308300   

WGHP, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466872   

WGHP License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466914   

WGN Continental Broadcasting Company, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-1919530   

WHNT, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8613971   

WHNT License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614006   

WHO License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614152   

WHO Television, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614129   

WITI License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2468215   

WITI Television, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2468187   

WJW License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2467026   

WJW Television, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2466979   

WNEP, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614437   

WPHL, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4736896   

WPIX, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-3110191   

WPMT, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0867040   

WQAD, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614101   

WQAD License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614115   

WREG, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614480   

WREG License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         20-8614509   

WSFL, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         65-0085256   

WTVR, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2465879   

WTVR License, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         26-2465943   

WXMI, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         30-0743068   

Tribune Real Estate Holdings, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         30-0757120   

Tribune Real Estate Holdings II, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         32-0479404   

501 N. Orange Holdco, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         47-4939275   

AL-Huntsville-200 Holmes Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         61-1725110   

AR-Fort Smith-318 North 13th Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4156120   

AR-Van Buren-179 Gladewood Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         61-1725310   

CA-4655 Fruitridge Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0914160   

CA-LATS South, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         47-4781358   

CA-Olympic Plant, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0874953   

CA-Los Angeles Times Square, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0874068   

CO-1006 Lookout Mountain Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0917909   

CO-Clear Creek County-Argentine Pass, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4774509   


Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Formation
     I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number
 

CO-Denver-100 East Speer Boulevard, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4774128   

CO-Golden-21214 Cedar Lake Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         61-1725529   

CT-121 Wawarme Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0919378   

CT-285 Broad Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0878639   

CT-WTIC, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0878932   

FL-633 North Orange Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         38-3894443   

FL-Deerfield Plant, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0920858   

FL-Orlando Sentinel, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0921481   

IA-Alleman Polk County, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         37-1745762   

IA-Des Moines-1801 Grand Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         30-0803227   

IL-11201 Franklin Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0880621   

IL-16400 South 105th Court, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         37-1710096   

IL-2501 West Bradley Place, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0881370   

IL-3249 North Kilpatrick, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         32-0398410   

IL-3722 Ventura Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4750750   

IL-720 Rohlwing Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         30-0760389   

IL-777 West Chicago Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0883760   

IL-Henry County-Rustic Hill, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         32-0424158   

IL-Moline-3003 Park 16 Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4774789   

IL-Orion-2880 North 1100 Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4523419   

IL-Tribune Tower, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0925857   

IN-2350 Westlane Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4751449   

IN-6910 Network Place, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0926932   

IN-Trafalgar WTTV, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0927399   

IN-Windfall WTTV, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0886250   

MD-3400 Carlins Park Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0887671   

MD-601 N. Calvert, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         47-4925604   

MD-North Calvert Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0888076   

MI-3117 Plaza Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4752474   

MI-Davis Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         37-1712522   

MO-Kansas City-3020 Summit Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         61-1726527   

MO-St Louis-Emil Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         36-4775119   

NC-High Point-2005 Francis Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         32-0429529   

NC-Sofia-4119 Old Courthouse Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         38-3920837   

OH-Cleveland-5800 South Marginal Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4339437   

OH-Parma-4501 West Pleasant Valley Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4349988   

OK-Oklahoma City-East Britton Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4359609   

OR-10255 SW Arctic Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0932076   

PA-2005 South Queen Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0932550   

PA-5001 Wynnefield Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0891131   

PA-550 East Rock Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         35-2467596   

PA-Luzerne County-Penobscot Mountain, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4415654   

PA-Moosic-16 Montage Mountain Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4370430   

PA-Morning Call, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0934508   

PA-Ransom, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4419901   

PA-South Abington-Rt. 11 and Morgan Hwy, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4438744   


Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Formation
     I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number
 

TN-Memphis-803 Channel 3 Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4453048   

TREH CM Member 2, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         47-5154408   

TREH Costa Mesa, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         47-4915965   

TX-7700 Westpark Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         80-0893252   

TX-8001 John Carpenter Freeway, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0937113   

UT-Salt Lake City-Amelia Earhart Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4467717   

VA-216 Ironbound Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0937543   

VA-Norfolk-720 Boush Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4484764   

VA-Portsmouth-1318 Spratley Street, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4493002   

VA-Richmond, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4537423   

VA-Suffolk-5277 Nansemond Parkway, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4509229   

WA-1813 Westlake Avenue, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         90-0938179   

WI-Brown Deer-9001 North Green Bay Road, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         46-4307199   

WI-Milwaukee-1100 East Capital Drive, LLC

   Subsidiary Guarantor      Delaware         30-0801474   

 

* The address including zip code and telephone number including area code for each Additional Obligor is c/o Tribune Media Company, 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611, (212) 210-2786.


1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name

  

Address

Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury

   Washington, D.C. 20219

Federal Reserve Bank

   San Francisco, California 94105

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

   Washington, D.C. 20429

(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

 

2. Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

3-15. Not applicable.

 

16. List of Exhibits.

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

 

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1. A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-121948) and all amendments thereto (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-152875).

 

2. A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-152875).

 

3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-152875).

 

4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-152875).

 

6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

 

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 24th day of March, 2016.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

By:

 

 /s/ Richard Tarnas

   Name: Richard Tarnas
   Title:    Vice President

 

 

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EXHIBIT 6

CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of Tribune Media Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

By:

 

 /s/ Richard Tarnas

Chicago, Illinois

March 24, 2016


EXHIBIT 7

 


EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

of 400 South Hope Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90071

At the close of business December 31, 2015, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

 

     Dollar amounts
in thousands
 

ASSETS

  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

  

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

     6,117   

Interest-bearing balances

     272,045   

Securities:

  

Held-to-maturity securities

     0   

Available-for-sale securities

     679,285   

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

  

Federal funds sold

     0   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     0   

Loans and lease financing receivables:

  

Loans and leases held for sale

     0   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     0   

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     0   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

     0   

Trading assets

     0   

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     11,408   

Other real estate owned

     0   

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     0   

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

     0   

Intangible assets:

  

Goodwill

     856,313   

Other intangible assets

     77,335   

Other assets

     118,036   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,020,539   
  

 

 

 

 

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LIABILITIES   

Deposits:

  

In domestic offices

     505   

Noninterest-bearing

     505   

Interest-bearing

     0   

Not applicable

  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

  

Federal funds purchased

     0   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     0   

Trading liabilities

     0   

Other borrowed money:

  

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     0   

Not applicable

  

Not applicable Subordinated notes and debentures

     0   

Other liabilities

     276,953   

Total liabilities

     277,458   

Not applicable

  

EQUITY CAPITAL

  

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0   

Common stock

     1,000   

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     1,122,455   

Not available

  

Retained earnings

     620,521   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     -895   

Other equity capital components

     0   

Not available

  

Total bank equity capital

     1,743,081   

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     0   

Total equity capital

     1,743,081   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

     2,020,539   
  

 

 

 

I, Matthew J. McNulty, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Matthew J. McNulty             )             CFO

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

Antonio I. Portuondo, President            )

William D. Lindelof, Director               )             Directors (Trustees)

Alphonse J. Briand, Director                 )

 

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