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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of LIN TV Corp. for the year ending December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Vincent L. Sadusky, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Richard J. Schmaeling, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

        (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 15, 2012	/s/ VINCENT L. SADUSKY Vincent L. Sadusky President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 15, 2012	/s/ RICHARD J. SCHMAELING Richard J. Schmaeling Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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