EX-12.1 7 d23925exv12w1.htm STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exv12w1
 

EXHIBIT 12.1

                                         
    LIN Television Corporation  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2004     2003     2002     2001     2000  
Fixed charges:
                                       
Interest expense
    45,761       60,505       95,775       97,646       92,868  
30% of rental expense
    488       473       461       445       396  
 
                             
Total fixed charges
    46,249       60,978       96,236       98,091       93,264  
 
                                       
Earnings:
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit from) provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    71,957       (81,356 )     6,416       (82,348 )     (32,613 )
Less: Income (loss) from equity investments
    7,428       478       6,328       (4,121 )     365  
Add: Distributions from equity investments
    7,948       7,540       6,405       6,583       815  
Add back: fixed charges
    46,249       60,978       96,236       98,091       93,264  
 
                             
Total earnings
    118,726       (13,316 )     102,729       26,447       61,101  
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.6             1.1              
 
                                       
Earnings shortfall
            (74,294 )           (71,644 )     (32,163 )