GRAY TELEVISION, INC.


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Gray Sets Date for Third Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Conference Call

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

ATLANTA, Oct. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) today announced that it will release its earnings results for the quarter ending September 30, 2019 on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) today announced that it will release its earnings results for the quarter ending September 30, 2019 on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
  • Gray Television, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
  • The taped replay of the conference call will be available at 1-855-859-2056 Confirmation Code: 9151326 until December 7, 2019.
  • Gray Contacts: www.gray.tv Jim Ryan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 404-504-9828 Kevin P. Latek, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Development Officer, 404-266-8333

Gray Television Launches Syndicated Weekend Political Show with Greta Van Susteren “Full Court Press”

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. , Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Sunday, September 8th,Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN)will launch a new weekly syndicated Sunday political show, Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren.

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  • WASHINGTON, D.C. , Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Sunday, September 8th,Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN)will launch a new weekly syndicated Sunday political show, Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren.
  • Grays Chief National Political Analyst, Greta Van Susteren, will host and moderate the show from Washington, D.C. Ms. Van Susteren welcomes Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard as her first guest.
  • Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren is bringing politics home through headliner interviews that will show how Washington policy decisions are directly impacting cities and towns across America.
  • Lisa Allen will serve as the Executive Producer of Full Court Press, and Gray SVP Sandy Breland is the Executive in Charge.

Gray Renews All Fox Affiliation Agreements

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (Gray, we, or our) (NYSE: GTN) has reached an agreement with the Fox Television Network that extends and renews the network affiliations for all of Grays Fox affiliated television stations across 21 markets, including Cincinnati, West Palm Beach, Birmingham, and New Orleans.

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  • ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (Gray, we, or our) (NYSE: GTN) has reached an agreement with the Fox Television Network that extends and renews the network affiliations for all of Grays Fox affiliated television stations across 21 markets, including Cincinnati, West Palm Beach, Birmingham, and New Orleans.
  • Gray currently owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television markets, including the number-one rated television station in 68 markets and the first or second highest rated television station in 87 markets.
  • Grays television stations cover approximately 24 percent of US television households and broadcast over 400 separate programming streams, including nearly 150 affiliates of the CBS/NBC/ABC/Fox networks.
  • Gray also owns video program production, marketing, and digital businesses including Raycom Sports, Tupelo-Raycom, and RTM Studios, the producer of PowerNation programs and content.

Gray Sets Date for Third Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Conference Call

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Monday, October 1, 2018

ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) today announced that it will release its earnings results for the quarter ending September 30, 2018 on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) today announced that it will release its earnings results for the quarter ending September 30, 2018 on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
  • Gray Television, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
  • The taped replay of the conference call will be available at 1-855-859-2056Confirmation Code: 5589529 until December 6, 2018.
  • Gray has entered into an agreement to combine with Raycom Media, Inc. in a transformational transaction.

Gray TV Breaks Ground On New WRDW-TV Station Facility In Georgia

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Thursday, July 12, 2018

The new facility will house CBS, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, and Antenna TV affiliates and will be completed in late 2019.

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  • The new facility will house CBS, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, and Antenna TV affiliates and will be completed in late 2019.
  • "Gray Television has been involved in the Augusta community for well over 20 years.
  • This facility illustrates Gray Television's commitment to the area and the broadcasting industry"
    WRDW/WAGT News 12 NBC 26 is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television.
  • WRDW-TV is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television, and is a sister station to NBC affiliate WAGT-CD (channel 26).

Gray Names New General Managers and New Television Vice Presidents

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Monday, July 9, 2018

ATLANTA, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Gray Television, Inc. ("Gray" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) announced today that it has promoted four station department heads to General Managers.

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  • ATLANTA, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Gray Television, Inc. ("Gray" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) announced today that it has promoted four station department heads to General Managers.
  • Each of these individuals succeeds a Regional Vice President/General Manager who, until now, have been running a local station as well as overseeing additional Gray television stations.
  • The former RVPs will now oversee Gray television stations on a full-time basisin the new position of Television Vice Presidents.
  • For the past few years, four Regional Vice Presidents/General Managers have led their stations and assisted Gray leadership in overseeing additional television stations.

Gray And Raycom To Combine In A $3.6 Billion Transaction

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Monday, June 25, 2018

Gray expects that the Raycom transaction will be substantially accretive on a free cash flow per share basis.

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  • Gray expects that the Raycom transaction will be substantially accretive on a free cash flow per share basis.
  • Under the terms of the merger agreement between the parties, Gray will acquire Raycom for $3.647 billion in total proceeds, consisting of $3.547 billion in enterprise value and $100 million of Raycom cash.
  • The transaction has been approved unanimously by the Boards of Directors of both Gray and Raycom.
  • As noted, Gray and Raycom have highly complementary portfolios, and, as such, their combination should create only minimal regulatory issues.

Gray Television stations win 19 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Plus two of three NABEF Service to America Television Awards

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The NABEF annual awards honor the outstanding public service commitment of local television and radio broadcasters.

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  • The NABEF annual awards honor the outstanding public service commitment of local television and radio broadcasters.
  • This year, RTDNA awarded 785 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in 16 categories after receiving a record 4,400 entries.
  • Gray stations receiving Regional Murrow Awards are as follows:
    With its record six wins, WKYT (CBS) in Lexington, Kentucky (DMA 63), won more Edward R. Murrow Awards than any Kentucky broadcaster and more than all the other television stations in the state combined.
  • The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.

Gray Reports Record Operating Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Collectively, these three television stations accounted for $9.6 million of the increase in our total revenue for the first quarter of 2018.

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  • Collectively, these three television stations accounted for $9.6 million of the increase in our total revenue for the first quarter of 2018.
  • Compensation expense increased $2.9 million, or 4%, in the first quarter of 2018 when compared to the first quarter of 2017.
  • Non-cash stock based compensation expenses were $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2017.
  • Non-cash stock based compensation expenses were $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2017.