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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(MARK ONE)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED June 30, 2005
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                                                 TO                                               
Commission File Number 1-13452
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  59-3212788
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
601 Clearwater Park Road
West Palm Beach, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
  33401
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (561) 659-4122
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES þ NO o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of July 29, 2005:
         
Class of Stock   Number of Shares
Common stock-Class A, $0.001 par value per share
    64,569,508  
Common stock-Class B, $0.001 par value per share
    8,311,639  
 
 

 


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Part I – Financial Information
       
 
       
       
 
       
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 Master Agreement for Overnight Programming
 Section 302 CEO Certification
 Section 302 CFO Certification
 Section 906 CEO Certification
 Section 906 CFO Certification

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Item 1. Financial Statements
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands except share data)
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2005   2004
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 103,846     $ 82,047  
Short-term investments
    ¾       5,993  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $603 and $648, respectively
    21,496       24,961  
Program rights
    36,040       38,853  
Amounts due from Crown Media
    3,821       9,885  
Deposits for programming letters of credit
    ¾       24,603  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,886       3,119  
 
               
Total current assets
    168,089       189,461  
Property and equipment, net
    95,005       103,540  
Intangible assets:
               
FCC license intangible assets
    843,492       843,777  
Other intangible assets, net
    38,379       40,448  
Program rights, net of current portion
    15,198       19,581  
Amounts due from Crown Media, net of current portion
    242       1,655  
Investments in broadcast properties
    2,154       2,205  
Assets held for sale
    2,227       2,227  
Other assets, net
    17,964       21,411  
 
               
 
Total assets
  $ 1,182,750     $ 1,224,305  
 
               
 
               
LIABILITIES, MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 42,444     $ 40,500  
Accrued interest
    20,207       16,073  
Current portion of obligations for program rights
    6,955       18,436  
Current portion of obligations to CBS
    13,648       17,726  
Current portion of obligations for cable distribution rights
    2,729       2,896  
Deferred revenue
    14,925       16,344  
Current portion of senior secured and senior subordinated notes
    67       64  
 
               
Total current liabilities
    100,975       112,039  
Obligations for program rights, net of current portion
    502       1,703  
Obligations to CBS, net of current portion
    3,547       9,191  
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
    6,898       6,898  
Deferred income taxes
    163,922       194,706  
Senior secured and senior subordinated notes, net of current portion
    1,030,862       1,004,029  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    504,939       471,355  
Other long-term liabilities
    11,469       10,980  
 
               
 
Total liabilities
    1,823,114       1,810,901  
 
               
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    821,467       740,745  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements)
               
Stockholders’ deficit:
               
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; one vote per share; 215,000,000 shares authorized, 64,564,092 and 60,545,269 shares issued and outstanding
    65       61  
 
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value; ten votes per share; 35,000,000 shares authorized and 8,311,639 shares issued and outstanding
    8       8  
Class C non-voting common stock, $0.001 par value, 77,500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
           
 
Common stock warrants and call option
    66,663       66,663  
Additional paid-in capital
    541,763       542,138  
Deferred stock-based compensation
    (7,179 )     (10,687 )
Accumulated deficit
    (2,063,151 )     (1,925,524 )
 
               
Total stockholders’ deficit
    (1,461,831 )     (1,327,341 )
 
               
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ deficit
  $ 1,182,750     $ 1,224,305  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands except share and per share data)
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
NET REVENUES (net of agency commissions of $10,838, $12,070, $22,371 and $24,364, respectively)
  $ 63,270     $ 69,877     $ 131,580     $ 141,171  
 
                               
 
                               
EXPENSES:
                               
Programming and broadcast operations (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below and stock-based compensation of $133, $241, $313 and $620, respectively)
    13,554       13,642       28,248       27,461  
Program rights amortization
    17,131       10,843       33,375       26,533  
Selling, general and administrative (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below and stock-based compensation of $1,087, $2,292, $1,749 and $4,135, respectively)
    27,489       33,322       58,921       63,536  
Depreciation and amortizations
    10,119       11,437       19,071       21,697  
Insurance recoveries
    (15,652 )     ¾       (15,652 )      
Time brokerage and affiliation fees
    1,145       1,101       2,290       2,202  
Stock-based compensation (excluding restructuring charges of $12, $0, $1,120, and $0, respectively)
    1,220       2,533       2,062       4,755  
Restructuring charges
    1,855       ¾       4,247       ¾  
Reserve for state taxes
    121       467       (134 )     597  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    56,982       73,345       132,428       146,781  
(Loss) gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net
    (510 )     6,067       (567 )     5,958  
 
                               
Operating income (loss)
    5,778       2,599       (1,415 )     348  
 
                               
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense
    (29,998 )     (23,065 )     (55,207 )     (45,630 )
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    (17,086 )     (14,888 )     (33,584 )     (29,265 )
Interest income
    656       711       1,225       1,474  
Other income (expense), net
    31       (1 )     3,461       1,100  
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
          7             (6,286 )
Gain on modification of program rights obligations
    371       371       741       741  
 
                               
Loss before income taxes
    (40,248 )     (34,266 )     (84,779 )     (77,518 )
Income tax benefit (expense)
    31,508       (2,886 )     27,874       (8,316 )
 
                               
Net loss
    (8,740 )     (37,152 )     (56,905 )     (85,834 )
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    (33,010 )     (11,624 )     (80,722 )     (23,173 )
 
                               
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (41,750 )   $ (48,776 )   $ (137,627 )   $ (109,007 )
 
                               
Basic and diluted loss per common share
  $ (0.60 )   $ (0.72 )   $ (2.00 )   $ (1.61 )
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
    69,243,242       68,134,814       68,972,375       67,837,758  
 
                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
                                                         
                    Common                    
                    Stock                    
                    Warrants   Additional   Deferred           Total
    Common Stock   And Call   Paid-in   Stock-based   Accumulated   Stockholders’
    Class A   Class B   Option   Capital   Compensation   Deficit   Deficit
Balance, January 1, 2005
  $ 61     $ 8     $ 66,663     $ 542,138     $ (10,687 )   $ (1,925,524 )   $ (1,327,341 )
Stock-based compensation
    ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       3,140       ¾       3,140  
Deferred stock-based compensation
    ¾       ¾       ¾       (368 )     368       ¾       ¾  
Restricted stock exchanged for options
    2                   (11 )                 (9 )
Stock options exercised
    2                   4                   6  
Dividends on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       (80,469 )     (80,469 )
Accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       (253 )     (253 )
 
                                                       
Net loss
    ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       (56,905 )     (56,905 )
 
                                                       
 
                                                       
Balance, June 30, 2005
  $ 65     $ 8     $ 66,663     $ 541,763     $ (7,179 )   $ (2,063,151 )   $ (1,461,831 )
 
                                                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
                 
    For the Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    2005   2004
    (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (56,905 )   $ (85,834 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    19,071       21,697  
Stock-based compensation
    2,062       4,755  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    ¾       6,286  
Restructuring charges (stock-based compensation expense)
    1,120       ¾  
Program rights amortization
    33,375       26,533  
Payments for cable distribution rights
    (188 )     ¾  
Non-cash barter
    39        
Program rights payments and deposits
    (38,860 )     (44,897 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
    88       347  
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision
    (30,784 )     8,114  
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net
    567       (5,958 )
Dividends and accretion on 141/4% mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    33,584       29,265  
Accretion on senior subordinated discount notes
    26,867       23,856  
Gain on modification of program rights obligations
    (741 )     (741 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
    3,338       (3,070 )
Decrease in amounts due from Crown Media
    7,477       6,769  
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
    133       679  
(Increase) decrease in other assets
    (6 )     3,635  
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    1,807       1,887  
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest
    4,134       (206 )
Decrease in obligations to CBS
    (8,981 )     (10,371 )
 
               
Net cash used in operating activities
    (2,803 )     (17,254 )
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Decrease in short-term investments
    5,993       5,957  
Refund of (deposits for) programming letters of credit
    24,603       (856 )
Purchases of property and equipment
    (4,941 )     (8,065 )
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets
    ¾       9,988  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    3       8  
Other
    (1,022 )     (44 )
 
               
Net cash provided by investing activities
    24,636       6,988  
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Borrowings of long-term debt
    ¾       365,000  
Repayments of long-term debt
    (31 )     (335,657 )
Payments of loan origination costs
    ¾       (11,432 )
Payments of employee withholding taxes on exercises of stock options, net
    (8 )     ¾  
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options, net
    5       3  
Proceeds from stock subscription notes receivable
    ¾       73  
 
               
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (34 )     17,987  
 
               
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    21,799       7,721  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    82,047       97,123  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 103,846     $ 104,844  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Paxson Communications Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was organized in 1993. The Company is a network television broadcasting company which owns and operates the largest broadcast television station group in the United States, as measured by the number of television households in the markets the Company’s stations serve. The Company provides network programming seven days per week, 24 hours per day, through its broadcast television station group and pursuant to distribution arrangements with cable and satellite distribution systems.
     The Company’s business operations presently do not provide sufficient cash flow to support its debt service and to pay cash dividends on its preferred stock. In September 2002, the Company engaged Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and in August 2003 the Company engaged Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to act as the Company’s financial advisors to assess the Company’s business plan, capital structure and future capital needs and to explore strategic alternatives for the Company. The Company terminated these engagements in March 2005 as no viable strategic transactions had been developed on terms that the Company believed would be in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders. While the Company will continue to consider strategic alternatives that may arise, which may include the sale of all or part of the Company’s assets, finding a strategic partner who would provide the financial resources to enable the Company to redeem, restructure or refinance the Company’s debt and preferred stock, or finding a third party to acquire the Company through a merger or other business combination or through a purchase of the Company’s equity securities, the Company’s principal efforts are focused on improving core business operations and increasing cash flow.
     Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements, footnotes and discussions should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related footnotes and discussions contained in the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the “Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K”) and the definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on June 10, 2005, both of which were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period’s financial statements to conform to the 2005 presentation
     The financial information contained in the financial statements and notes thereto as of June 30, 2005 and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of such financial information have been included. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
     For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the amounts of net income and comprehensive income were the same.
     The preparation of financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. The Company believes the most significant estimates involved in preparing the Company’s financial statements include estimates related to the net realizable value of programming rights, barter revenue recognition, and estimates related to the impairment of long-lived assets and Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions it believes are reasonable. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in “Note 1. Nature of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K and as follows:
Accounts Receivable
     The Company carries accounts receivable at the amount it believes to be collectible. Accordingly, the Company provides allowances for accounts receivable it believes to be uncollectible based on management’s best estimates. In determining the necessary allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, the Company analyzes its historical bad debt experience, the credit worthiness of its customers and the aging of its accounts receivable. If the provision for doubtful accounts were to change by 10%, it would have resulted in additional expense of approximately $10,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The amounts of accounts receivable

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that ultimately become uncollectible could vary significantly from the Company’s estimates.
Revenue Recognition
     Revenue is recognized as commercial spots or long form programming are aired and, for the majority of network commercial spots only, as ratings guarantees to advertisers are achieved. Net revenues, therefore, have been recorded net of the change in the liability for shortfalls in ratings guarantees, exclusive of the effect of any cash refunded to advertisers. For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the liability for shortfalls in ratings guarantees increased by $0.6 million and decreased by $0.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the liability for shortfalls in ratings guarantees increased by $2.6 million and decreased by $1.7 million, respectively. Included in deferred revenues in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are liabilities for ratings shortfalls as of June 30, 2005 and 2004 amounting to $7.2 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
Long-Lived Assets
     The Company reviews long-lived assets and reserves for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that, based on estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the Company’s analysis indicates that a possible impairment exists, the Company is required to then estimate the fair value of the asset determined either by third party appraisal or estimated discounted future cash flows.
     The Company holds FCC licenses for full power stations which are authorized to broadcast over either an analog or digital signal on channels 52-69 (“the 700 MHz band”), a portion of the broadcast spectrum that is currently allocated to television broadcasting by the FCC. As part of the nationwide transition from analog to digital broadcasting, the 700 MHz band is in the process of being transitioned to use by new wireless and public safety entities. A federal statute requires that, after December 31, 2006, or the date on which 85% of television households in a television market are capable of receiving digital services, incumbent broadcasters must surrender analog signals and broadcast only on their allotted digital frequency. Several members of Congress have advocated establishing December 31, 2006 as a firm date for the surrender of the analog spectrum without regard to whether the 85% capability threshold has been reached. The FCC is considering a proposal to extend the date for the surrender of the analog signals to December 31, 2008. In some cases, broadcasters, including the Company, have been given a digital channel allocation within the 700 MHz band of spectrum. During this transition these new wireless and public safety entities are permitted to operate in the 700 MHz band provided they do not interfere with incumbent or allotted analog and digital television operations. In January 2003 the FCC commenced rulemaking proceedings in which it is considering aspects of the implementation of this 2006 statutory deadline for completion of the digital transition. Issues such as interference protection, rights of incumbent broadcasters and broadcasters’ ability to modify authorized facilities are being addressed in these proceedings. These proceedings remain pending. The Company cannot predict when it will abandon, by private agreement, or as required by law, the broadcast service of its stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum. It is possible that the estimated life of certain long-lived assets will be reduced significantly in the near term due to the anticipated industry migration from analog to digital broadcasting. If and when the Company becomes aware of such a reduction of useful lives, depreciation expense will be adjusted prospectively to ensure assets are fully depreciated upon migration. As of June 30, 2005, the aggregate book value of the Company’s assets which may have limited or no use as a result of the future migration from analog to digital amounted to approximately $17.0 million.
2. RESTRUCTURING
     During the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company adopted a plan to substantially reduce or eliminate the sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus its sales efforts on long form paid programming, non-rated spot advertisements and sales of blocks of air time to third party programmers. In connection with this plan the Company:
    notified all of its joint sales agreements (“JSA”) partners, other than NBC Universal, Inc. (“NBC”), that the Company was exercising its right to terminate the JSA, effective June 30, 2005;
 
    exercised its right to terminate all of its network affiliation agreements, effective June 30, 2005;
 
    notified NBC that the Company was removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of its stations from its national sales agency agreement with NBC, pursuant to which NBC sells national spot advertisements for 49 of the Company’s 60 stations; and
 
    reduced personnel by 68 employees.
     The Company and NBC have entered into a number of agreements affecting the Company’s business operations, including an agreement under which NBC provided network sales, marketing and research services. Pursuant to the terms of the JSAs between the Company’s stations and NBC’s owned and operated stations serving the same markets, the NBC stations sold all non-network spot

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advertising of the Company’s stations and received commission compensation for such sales. Certain Company station operations, including sales operations, were integrated with the corresponding functions of the related NBC station and the Company reimbursed NBC for the cost of performing these operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $5.8 million and $6.1 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursements to NBC in connection with these arrangements. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $11.4 million and $11.0 million for compensation and cost reimbursements to NBC in connection with these arrangements. The Company began discussions with NBC as to the termination of the Company’s network sales agreement and each of the Company’s JSAs with NBC (covering 14 of the Company’s stations in 12 markets). Other than sales support services with respect to network advertising sold prior to July 2005 which the Company has yet to air, NBC no longer provides services to the Company under these agreements. The Company expects that the performance of the Company’s business during 2005 will be affected by the costs of terminating these arrangements, including the possible disruption of the Company’s network advertising sales efforts resulting from the transfer of this function from NBC to the Company’s own employees.
     For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $5.3 million, and $5.5 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursement to non-NBC JSA partners. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $10.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursement to non-NBC JSA partners.
     In connection with the termination of the Company’s JSAs, the Company expects to relocate up to 22 of its station master controls which are currently located in its JSA partner’s facility. The relocation of the Company’s station master controls is expected to require a total cash outlay of between $5.0 million and $7.0 million, primarily for moving expenses and new equipment. As of June 30, 2005, the Company has incurred $0.2 million in connection with moving its station master controls. The Company expects that the performance of its business during 2005 will be affected by the terms on which it is able to effect some or all of the remaining relocations.
     The Company accounts for restructuring costs pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”. SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred, as opposed to when there is a commitment to a restructuring plan. Through the second quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a restructuring charge in the amount of $4.2 million in connection with the aforementioned restructuring activities. The restructuring charge primarily consisted of one-time termination benefits in connection with personnel reductions at the Company (including $1.1 million in stock-based compensation expense) and personnel reductions for the Company’s JSA partners and NBC. The Company presently is unable to determine the amount of additional restructuring charges, if any, that it may incur in connection with the termination of certain of its contractual arrangements with NBC.
     Restructuring charges are reflected in a separate line item in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2005, approximately $1.8 million of restructuring costs had not yet been paid and were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
     The Company shortened the amortizable lives of certain leasehold improvements at JSA locations to coincide with the termination of the related JSA agreements. Included in depreciation and amortization for the second quarter of 2005 is $1.2 million of amortization expense associated with leasehold improvements at JSA locations.

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     The following summarizes the activity in the Company’s restructuring reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands):
                                 
            Amounts Charged        
    Balance   to        
    December 31,   Costs and   Cash   Balance
    2004   Expenses   Deductions   June 30, 2005
Restructuring
                               
Accrued liabilities:
                               
Lease and other costs
  $     $ 21     $ (12 )   $ 9  
Severance
          3,106       (1,285 )     1,821  
 
                               
 
  $     $ 3,127     $ (1,297 )   $ 1,830  
 
                               
 
                               
Stock-based compensation expense
          $ 1,120                  
 
                               
 
          $ 4,247                  
 
                               
3. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
     Assets held for sale consist of certain broadcast towers, for which the buyer has not effectuated title transfer, with a carrying value of $2.2 million as of both June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
4. SENIOR SECURED AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
     Senior secured and senior subordinated notes consist of the following as of (in thousands):
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2005   2004
Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2010, secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company
  $ 365,000     $ 365,000  
121/4% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes due 2009
    496,263       496,263  
103/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
    200,000       200,000  
Other
    412       443  
 
               
 
    1,061,675       1,061,706  
Less: discount on Senior Subordinated Discount Notes
    (30,746 )     (57,613 )
Less: current portion
    (67 )     (64 )
 
               
 
  $ 1,030,862     $ 1,004,029  
 
               
     On January 12, 2004, the Company completed a private offering of $365 million of senior secured floating rate notes (“Senior Secured Notes”). The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per year and will mature on January 10, 2010. The Senior Secured Notes may be redeemed by the Company at any time at specified redemption prices and are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. In addition, a substantial portion of the Senior Secured Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several senior secured basis, by all of the Company’s subsidiaries. The proceeds from the offering were used to repay in full the outstanding indebtedness under the Company’s previously existing senior credit facility, pre-fund letters of credit supported by the revolving credit portion of the Company’s previously existing senior credit facility and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction. The refinancing resulted in a charge in the first quarter of 2004 in the amount of $6.3 million related to the debt issuance costs associated with the senior credit facility.
     During the year ended December 31, 2004 the Company issued letters of credit to support its obligation to pay for certain original programming. As of December 31, 2004, there were approximately $24.6 million of outstanding letters of credit all of which had been pre-funded by the Company and are reflected as “Deposits for programming letters of credit” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company settled its obligations to pay for certain original programming and was refunded all of its deposits for programming letters of credit.

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     The indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes, the 12 1/4% Notes and the 103/4% Notes contain certain covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, other than refinancing indebtedness, restrict the Company’s ability to pay dividends or redeem its outstanding capital stock, restrict the Company’s ability to make certain investments or to enter into transactions with affiliates, restrict the Company’s ability to incur liens or merge or consolidate with any other person, require the Company to pay all material taxes prior to delinquency, require any asset sales the Company may conduct to comply with certain requirements, including as to the use of asset sale proceeds, restrict the Company’s ability to sell interests in its subsidiaries, and require the Company, in the event it experiences a change of control, to make an offer to purchase the notes outstanding under such indentures on specified terms. Events of default under the indentures include the failure to pay interest within 30 days of the due date, the failure to pay principal when due, a default under any other debt in an amount greater than $10.0 million, the entry of a money judgment against the Company in an amount greater than $10.0 million which remains unsatisfied for 60 days, the failure to perform any covenant or agreement under the indentures which continues for 60 days after the Company receives notice of default from the indenture trustee or holders of at least 25% of the outstanding notes, and the occurrence of certain bankruptcy events. The 121/4% Notes and 103/4% Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company subordinate in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and senior in right to all future subordinated indebtedness of the Company. As of June 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
5. MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
     The following represents a summary of the changes in the Company’s mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock for the six months ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands except share data):
                         
    93/4%   28.3% Series B    
    Convertible   Convertible    
    Preferred   Exchangeable    
    Stock   Preferred Stock   Total
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock:
                       
Balance at January 1, 2005
  $ 140,042     $ 600,703     $ 740,745  
Accretion
    253       ¾       253  
Accrual of cumulative dividends
    6,961       73,508       80,469  
 
                       
Balance at June 30, 2005
  $ 147,256     $ 674,211     $ 821,467  
 
                       
Aggregated liquidation preference and accumulated dividends at June 30, 2005
  $ 148,019     $ 674,211     $ 822,230  
Shares authorized
    17,500       41,500       59,000  
Shares issued and outstanding
    14,801       41,500       56,301  
Accrued dividends
  $     $ 259,211     $ 259,211  
         
    141/4% Junior
    Exchangeable
    Preferred
    Stock
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock:
       
Balance at January 1, 2005
  $ 471,355  
Accrual of cumulative dividends
    33,584  
 
       
Balance at June 30, 2005
  $ 504,939  
 
       
 
       
Aggregate liquidation preference and accumulated dividends at June 30, 2005
  $ 504,939  
Shares authorized
    72,000  
Shares issued and outstanding
    49,610  
Accrued dividends
  $ 8,837  
     On November 13, 2003, the Company received notice from NBC that NBC was exercising its right under its investment agreement with the Company to demand that the Company redeem or arrange for a third party to acquire (the ‘‘Redemption’’), by payment in cash, all 41,500 outstanding shares of the Company’s Series B preferred stock held by NBC. The aggregate redemption price payable in respect of the 41,500 preferred shares, including accrued dividends thereon, was $674.2 million as of June 30, 2005.

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     Between November 13, 2003 and November 13, 2004 the Company was unable to consummate the Redemption as the terms of the Company’s outstanding debt and preferred stock prohibited the Redemption and the Company did not have sufficient funds on hand to consummate the Redemption. On August 19, 2004, NBC filed a complaint against the Company in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory ruling as to the meaning of the terms “Cost of Capital Dividend Rate” and “independent” investment bank as used in the certificate of designation of the Company’s Series B preferred stock held by NBC. On September 15, 2004, the annual rate at which dividends accrue on the Series B preferred stock was reset from 8% to 16.2% in accordance with the procedure specified in the terms of the Series B preferred stock. The Company engaged CIBC World Markets Corp. (“CIBC”), a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, to determine the adjusted dividend rate as of the fifth anniversary of the original issue date of the Series B preferred stock.
     On October 14, 2004, the Company filed its answer and a counterclaim to NBC’s complaint. The Company’s answer largely denies the allegations of the NBC complaint and the Company’s counterclaim seeks a declaratory ruling that the Company is not obligated to redeem, and will not be in default under the terms of the agreement under which NBC made its initial $415.0 million investment in the Company if the Company does not redeem, the Series B preferred stock on or before November 13, 2004. NBC has alleged that the Company is obligated to redeem, and will be in default if the Company does not redeem, NBC’s investment on or before November 13, 2004.
     The Company and NBC each moved for judgment on the pleadings in the Delaware litigation. On April 29, 2005, the court held that the dividend rate on the Company’s Series B preferred stock should be reset to 28.3% per annum as of September 15, 2004. The adjusted dividend rate continues to apply only to the original issue price of $415.0 million of the Series B preferred stock, and not to accumulated and unpaid dividends. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded $73.5 million of dividends using a 28.3% rate, $14.8 million of which pertained to the increased rate to be applied for the period from September 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
     The court ruled in the Company’s favor as to the independence of CIBC and certain interpretive issues relating to the dividend rate reset, and denied the motions by both NBC and the Company for judgment on the pleadings and NBC’s alternative motion for summary judgment as to whether the Company has an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC based on NBC’s demand for redemption.
     The Company has been advised by its legal counsel that because the litigation regarding whether the Company has an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC is still pending, absent certain certifications by the court, the court’s decision regarding the dividend rate reset is not final. The Company is requesting certification from the court to pursue an immediate appeal of the court’s ruling.
     If a court were to grant a judgment against the Company requiring it to pay the redemption amount, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, if the Company were unable to satisfy any such judgment, the Company would be in default under the indentures governing its senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes, which would also have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
     The certificates of designation of the preferred stock contain certain covenants which, among other things, restrict additional indebtedness, payment of dividends, transactions with related parties, certain investments and transfers or sales of assets. As of June 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with its preferred stock covenants.
6. INCOME TAXES
     The Company structured the disposition of its radio division in 1997 and the acquisition of its television stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that the Company believed would qualify these transactions as a ‘‘like-kind’’ exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and would permit the Company to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of gain. The IRS has examined the Company’s 1997 tax return and has issued it a ‘‘30-day letter’’ proposing to disallow all of the gain deferral. In addition, the ‘‘30-day letter’’ offered an alternative position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral would be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were not “like-kind.” The Company filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.

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     In June 2005, the Company reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS that would result in the recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting from the disposition of its radio division in 1997. Because the Company had net operating losses in the years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, the Company would not be liable for any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. The Company has estimated the amount of state income taxes for which it would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately $2.9 million. In addition, the Company would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period prior to the carry back of net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that may be due. The Company has estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30, 2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because the Company previously established a deferred tax liability at the time of the “like-kind” exchange and because the Company previously established a valuation allowance against its net operating losses, the use of losses to offset the additional gain to be recognized results in a reduction of the established valuation allowance in the amount of $37.7 million. The settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement. As a result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that its net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized, will be realized and that it is probable that additional state income taxes as well as federal and state interest expense will be incurred. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, the Company recognized an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of its net operating losses, net of state income taxes. In addition, the Company recognized interest expense in the amount of $3.7 million resulting from federal and state income taxes.
     For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes in the amount of $3.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes in the amount of $2.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The provision for income taxes is determined based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate (exclusive of the net income tax benefit resulting from the tentative settlement with the IRS as discussed above). As of June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets (primarily resulting from tax losses generated during the periods) net of those deferred tax liabilities which are expected to reverse in determinate future periods, as it believes it is more likely than not that it will be unable to utilize its remaining net deferred tax assets.
     As of December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, the liability for deferred income taxes amounted to $194.7 million and $163.9 million, respectively. The decrease in the liability for deferred income taxes from December 31, 2004 to June 30 2005, primarily resulted from the tentative settlement reached with the IRS as described above, which resulted in a net decrease of $38.0 million to the Company’s deferred tax asset associated with net operating losses, a net decrease of $37.7 million in the deferred tax liability associated with the Company’s FCC licenses and a net decrease of $37.7 million in the Company’s net deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
7. PER SHARE DATA
     Basic and diluted loss per common share was computed by dividing net loss less dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The effect of stock options and warrants is antidilutive. Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per share is the same for all periods presented.
     As of June 30, 2005 and 2004, the following securities, which could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future, were not included in the computation of earnings per share, because to do so would have been antidilutive (in thousands):
                 
    June 30,
    2005   2004
Stock options
    2,237       2,555  
Class A common stock warrants and restricted Class A common stock
    35,563       35,598  
Class A common stock reserved for issuance under convertible securities
    41,147       40,298  
 
               
 
    78,947       78,451  
 
               
8. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
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options on the date of grant is recorded as stock-based compensation expense with the balance deferred and amortized over the remaining vesting period. Stock-based compensation to non-employees is accounted for using the fair value method.
     For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company granted options under its 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), to purchase 794,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share to certain employees and directors. Of these options, 729,000 provided for a one business day exercise period and were exercised for unvested shares of Class A common stock, which are subject to vesting restrictions. These unvested shares will vest over a three year period. The remaining 65,000 options that did not provide for an exercise period of one business day were not exercised and vest in 2005
     In April 2005, the Company amended the terms of the stock option agreements of eligible holders to permit those persons holding unvested stock options to exercise, during a one business day period, the unvested options and purchase unvested shares of Class A common stock. As a result of this offer, eligible holders exercised unvested options resulting in the issuance of 2,678,175 unvested shares of Class A common stock, which will vest according to the same vesting schedule originally applicable to the options. This exercise did not result in any additional stock-based compensation expense.
     As of June 30, 2005, the Company had 2,237,223 stock options outstanding (all of which are fully vested other than 65,000 which vest in 2005) and 3,531,013 unvested shares of Class A common stock outstanding that will vest as follows: 636,346 during the remainder of 2005, 661,667 in 2006, 455,333 in 2007, 1,662,667 in 2008, 83,000 in 2009 and 32,000 in 2010. The Company will recognize stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1.7 million during the remainder of 2005, $2.4 million in 2006, and $3.1 million between 2007 and 2010 related to these stock options and unvested shares For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized approximately $1.2 million and $3.2 million in stock based compensation expense, which included approximately $1.1 million resulting from the restructuring described in Note 2 that is included in “restructuring charges” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
     Had compensation expense for the Company’s option plans been determined using the fair value method, the Company’s net loss and net loss per share would have been as follows (in thousands except per share data):
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Net loss attributable to common stockholders:
                               
As reported
  $ (41,750 )   $ (48,776 )   $ (137,627 )   $ (109,007 )
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net loss
    1,232       2,533       3,182       4,755  
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under the fair value method
    (1,232 )     (2,539 )     (3,182 )     (4,975 )
 
                               
Pro forma net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (41,750 )   $ (48,782 )   $ (137,627 )   $ (109,227 )
 
                               
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
                               
As reported
  $ (0.60 )   $ (0.72 )   $ (2.00 )   $ (1.61 )
Pro forma
    (0.60 )     (0.72 )   $ (2.00 )   $ (1.61 )
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming a dividend yield of zero for all periods and the following assumptions:
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30 ,   Six Months Ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Risk-free interest rate
  3.8% to 3.9%     3.2 %   3.0% to 3.9%     3.2 %
Expected option term
  1 day   1 day   1 day to 1.5 years   1 day
 
                               
Expected volatility
  74% to 91%     72 %   74% to 91%     72 %

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9. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
     Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash financing activities are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    For the Six Months
    Ended June 30,
    2005   2004
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 20,611     $ 18,413  
 
               
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 158     $ 176  
 
               
 
               
Non-cash financing activities:
               
Dividends accrued on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
  $ 80,469     $ 22,921  
 
               
Discount accretion on redeemable and convertible securities
  $ 253     $ 252  
 
               
Repayment of stock subscription notes receivable through offset of deferred and other compensation
  $     $ 37  
 
               
10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
     In June 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”. SFAS No. 154 replaces Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. Among other changes, SFAS No. 154 requires that a voluntary change in accounting principle be applied retroactively with all prior period financial statements presented on the basis of the new accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS No. 154 also provides that (1) a change in method of depreciating or amortizing a long-lived non-financial asset must be accounted for as a change in estimate (prospectively) that was affected by a change in accounting principle, and (2) correction of errors in previously issued financial statements should be termed a “restatement.” The new standard is effective for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Early adoption of this standard is permitted for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after June 1, 2005.
     In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations”, an interpretation of SFAS No. 143 (“FIN 47”), which clarifies the term “conditional asset retirement obligation” as used in SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”. FIN 47 provides that an asset retirement obligation is conditional when either the timing and/or method of settling the obligation is conditioned on a future event. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated. Uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be considered in the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists. This interpretation also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, of FIN 47 on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
     In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS No. 123R supersedes APB No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. Generally, the approach to accounting for share-based payments in SFAS No. 123R is similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based upon their fair values (i.e., pro forma footnote disclosure is no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition). The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 123R to have a significant impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. As announced, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) will permit companies to implement SFAS No. 123R at the beginning of their next fiscal year, instead of the next reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005 as originally required by SFAS No. 123R.
     In October 2004, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 04-8, “Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings Per Share.” The new rules require companies to include shares issuable upon conversion of contingently convertible debt in their diluted earnings per share calculations regardless of whether the

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debt has a market price trigger that is above the current fair market value of the company’s common stock that makes the debt currently not convertible. The new rules are effective for reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2004. The Company does not have any convertible debt and, therefore, EITF 04-8 did not have any effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     In September 2004, the EITF issued Topic D-108, “Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than Goodwill”. Topic D-108 states that the residual method should no longer be used to value intangible assets other than goodwill. Rather, a direct method should be used to determine the fair value of all intangible assets required to be recognized under SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”. Issuers who have applied the residual method to the valuation of intangible assets for purposes of impairment testing under Statement 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS No. 142), must perform an impairment test using a direct value method on all intangible assets that were previously valued using the residual method by no later than the beginning of their first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2004. The Company has historically used a direct value method in testing its intangible assets for impairment as required by SFAS No. 142. As a result, the adoption of EITF Topic D-108 did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets,” which amends a portion of the guidance in APB No. 29, “Accounting for Non-monetary Transactions.” Both SFAS No. 153 and APB No. 29 require that exchanges of non-monetary assets should be measured based on fair value of the assets exchanged. APB No. 29 allowed for non-monetary exchanges of similar productive assets. SFAS No. 153 eliminates that exception and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of non-monetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A non-monetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS No. 153 is effective for non-monetary assets exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Any non-monetary asset exchanges will be accounted for under SFAS No. 153. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 153 to have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
11. OTHER
     CNI Master Agreement – In June 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with The Christian Network, Inc. (“CNI”), amending the Master Agreement for Overnight Programming, Use of Digital Capacity and Public Interest Programming (“Master Agreement”) that the Company and CNI entered into in September 1999. As discussed in the Company’s Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K, CNI is a section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation to which Mr. Paxson, the majority stockholder of the Company, has been a substantial contributor and of which he was a member of the Board of Stewards through 1993. Under the Master Agreement, the Company provided CNI the right to broadcast its programming on the Company’s analog television stations during the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and to use a portion of the digital broadcasting capacity of the Company’s television stations in exchange for CNI’s providing public interest programming. CNI also has the right to require those of the Company’s television stations that have commenced broadcasting multiple digital programming streams (“digital multicasting”) to carry CNI’s programming up to 24 hours per day, seven days per week, on one of the station’s digital programming streams (a “digital channel”). The Master Agreement has a term of 50 years and is automatically renewable for successive ten-year periods.
     Pursuant to the June 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, CNI relinquished its right to require the Company to broadcast CNI’s programming during the overnight hours on the analog signal of each of the Company’s stations, and accelerated the exercise of its right under the Master Agreement to require those of the Company’s television stations that have commenced digital multicasting (currently 45 of the Company’s 57 owned television stations) to carry CNI’s programming up to 24 hours per day, seven days per week, on one of the station’s digital channels. CNI retains its existing right to require those of the Company’s stations that have not yet commenced digital multicasting (an additional 12 stations) to carry CNI’s programming on one of the station’s digital channels promptly following the date each such station commences digital multicasting.
     As consideration for the June 2005 amendment, the Company agreed to pay CNI an aggregate of $3.25 million, of which $1.0 million was payable upon execution of the amendment, with the remaining $2.25 million due as follows: $500,000 due on September 29, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, respectively, and $250,000 due on September 29, 2006. As of July 1, 2005, the Company ceased carrying CNI’s programming during the overnight hours on the analog signal of each of the Company’s stations, and commenced airing long form paid programming during these hours.
     Network Operations Center – The Company and CNI have also entered into a letter agreement, dated June 13, 2005 (the “Services Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide satellite up-link and related services to CNI with respect to CNI’s digital television programming, and CNI has agreed to pay the Company a monthly fee of $19,432 for such services. The Company has the right to adjust the foregoing fee on an annual basis effective as of January 1 of each year during the term, commencing January

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1, 2006, such that the fee is increased to an amount which proportionately reflects increases in the Company’s direct cost of providing the services plus an administrative charge of 10% of such direct costs. The term of the Services Agreement commenced July 1, 2005 and terminates December 31, 2010. CNI has the right to terminate the Services Agreement at any time upon the provision of 30 days’ prior written notice to the Company.
     NBC Demand for Arbitration – In May 2005, NBC filed a demand for arbitration under its investment agreement with the Company, in which NBC asserts that the changes in the Company’s business described in Note 2, including the termination of the Company’s network and national sales agency agreements and JSAs with NBC, constitute a breach by the Company of the investment agreement in that they could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. NBC has also asserted that the Company’s actions in terminating these agreements constitute a breach of each of these agreements, and seeks damages for alleged breaches and a declaratory judgment that each of these agreements remains in force. The Company took action to terminate these agreements with the expectation that its operating results would be improved, and does not believe its actions constitute a breach of the investment agreement with NBC. Although the Company intends to vigorously contest NBC’s claims, the Company can provide no assurance that it will prevail. An award of material damages to NBC, or a decision that requires the Company to maintain these agreements in effect, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
     World Trade Center Litigation Settlement - The Company’s antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for its New York television station (WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Company filed property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with its insurer. In March 2003, the insurer filed an action against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy, which the Company purchased from it. On April 30, 2005, the Company settled its claims against the insurer for $24.5 million (less $7.7 million previously paid). On May 3, 2005, the Company received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement. Of the $16.8 million settlement received on May 3, 2005, $1.1 million was recorded as an offset against expenses incurred in connection with this litigation, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations, and the remainder was recorded as insurance recoveries in the accompanying statements of operations.
     Accelerated Vesting of Unvested Shares and Options of Former Directors - During the first six months of 2005, the Company’s board of directors approved accelerated vesting of an aggregate of 136,000 shares of Class A common stock, and options exercisable for 64,000 shares, held by former directors of the Company, effective upon conclusion of their service as directors, resulting in $0.4 million of additional stock based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005.
12. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     Paxson Communications Corporation (the “Parent Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries are joint and several guarantors under the Company’s debt obligations. There are no restrictions on the ability of the guarantor subsidiaries or the Parent Company to issue dividends or transfer assets to any other subsidiary guarantors. The accounts of the Parent Company include network operations, network sales, programming and other corporate departments. The accounts of the wholly owned subsidiaries primarily include the television stations owned and operated by the Company.
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 “Financial statements of guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities registered or being registered.” This information is not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    As of June 30, 2005 (in thousands)
            Wholly        
    Parent   Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Assets
                               
Current assets
  $ 158,137     $ 9,952     $     $ 168,089  
Receivable from wholly owned subsidiaries
    891,601             (891,601 )      
Intangible assets, net
    48,723       833,148             881,871  
Investment in and advances to wholly owned subsidiaries
    19,287             (19,287 )      
Property, equipment and other assets, net
    42,249       90,541             132,790  
 
                               
Total assets
  $ 1,159,997     $ 933,641     $ (910,888 )   $ 1,182,750  
 
                               
Liabilities, Mandatorily Redeemable and Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit
               
Current liabilities
  $ 89,468     $ 11,507     $     $ 100,975  
Deferred income taxes
    163,922                   163,922  
Senior secured notes, senior subordinated notes and bank financing, net of current portion
    1,030,862                   1,030,862  
Notes payable to Parent Company
          891,601       (891,601 )      
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    504,939                   504,939  
Other long-term liabilities
    11,170       11,246             22,416  
 
                               
Total liabilities
    1,800,361       914,354       (891,601 )     1,823,114  
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    821,467                   821,467  
Commitments and contingencies
                 
Stockholders’ deficit
    (1,461,831 )     19,287       (19,287 )     (1,461,831 )
 
                               
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ deficit
  $ 1,159,997     $ 933,641     $ (910,888 )   $ 1,182,750  
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands)
            Wholly        
    Parent   Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Net revenues
  $ 38,101     $ 25,169     $     $ 63,270  
 
                               
 
                               
EXPENSES:
                               
Programming and broadcast operations
    2,562       10,992             13,554  
Program rights amortization
    17,131                   17,131  
Selling, general and administrative
    12,512       14,977             27,489  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,404       6,715             10,119  
Insurance recoveries
    (15,652 )                 (15,652 )
Stock-based compensation
    1,220                   1,220  
Restructuring charges
    12       1,843             1,855  
Other operating expenses
    121       1,145             1,266  
 
                               
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    21,310       35,672             56,982  
Loss on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net
          (510 )           (510 )
 
                               
Operating income (loss)
    16,791       (11,013 )           5,778  
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense
    (3,182 )     (26,816 )           (29,998 )
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    (17,086 )                 (17,086 )
Other income (expense), net
    1,058                   1,058  
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries
    (37,829 )           37,829        
 
                               
Loss before income taxes
    (40,248 )     (37,829 )     37,829       (40,248 )
Income tax benefit
    31,508                   31,508  
 
                               
Net loss
    (8,740 )     (37,829 )     37,829       (8,740 )
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    (33,010 )                 (33,010 )
 
                               
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (41,750 )   $ (37,829 )   $ 37,829     $ (41,750 )
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands)
            Wholly        
    Parent   Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Net revenues
  $ 79,722     $ 51,858     $     $ 131,580  
 
                               
 
                               
EXPENSES:
                               
Programming and broadcast operations
    6,178       22,070             28,248  
Program rights amortization
    33,375                   33,375  
Selling, general and administrative
    28,681       30,240             58,921  
Depreciation and amortization
    6,484       12,587             19,071  
Insurance recoveries
    (15,652 )                 (15,652 )
Stock-based compensation
    2,062                   2,062  
Restructuring charges
    2,357       1,890             4,247  
Other operating expenses
    (134 )     2,290             2,156  
 
                               
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    63,351       69,077             132,428  
Loss on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net
          (567 )           (567 )
 
                               
Operating income (loss)
    16,371       (17,786 )           (1,415 )
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense
    (1,607 )     (53,600 )           (55,207 )
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    (33,584 )                 (33,584 )
Other income, net
    5,427                   5,427  
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries
    (71,386 )           71,386        
 
                               
Loss before income taxes
    (84,779 )     (71,386 )     71,386       (84,779 )
Income tax benefit
    27,874                   27,874  
 
                               
Net loss
    (56,905 )     (71,386 )     71,386       (56,905 )
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    (80,722 )                 (80,722 )
 
                               
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (137,627 )   $ (71,386 )   $ 71,386     $ (137,627 )
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands)
            Wholly        
    Parent   Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
  $ (5,641 )   $ 2,838     $     $ (2,803 )
 
                               
Cash flows used in investing activities:
                               
Decrease in short term investments
    5,993                   5,993  
Refund of programming letters of credit
    24,603                   24,603  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (2,119 )     (2,822 )           (4,941 )
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets
    3                   3  
 
                               
Other
    (1,000 )     (22 )           (1,022 )
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    27,480       (2,844 )           24,636  
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
 
                               
Repayments of long-term debt
    (31 )                 (31 )
 
                               
Payments of employee withholding taxes on exercise of stock options, net
    (8 )                 (8 )
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options, net
    5                   5  
 
                               
Net cash used in financing activities
    (34 )                 (34 )
 
                               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    21,805       (6 )           21,799  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    82,015       32             82,047  
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 103,820     $ 26     $     $ 103,846  
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    As of December 31, 2004 (in thousands)
            Wholly        
    Parent   Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Assets
                               
Current assets
  $ 177,900     $ 11,561     $     $ 189,461  
Receivable from wholly owned subsidiaries
    891,601             (891,601 )      
Intangible assets, net
    50,790       833,435             884,225  
Investment in and advances to wholly owned subsidiaries
    33,837             (33,837 )      
Property, equipment and other assets, net
    50,003       100,616             150,619  
 
                               
Total assets
  $ 1,204,131     $ 945,612     $ (925,438 )   $ 1,224,305  
 
                               
Liabilities, Mandatorily Redeemable and Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit
               
Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit
               
Current liabilities
  $ 102,792     $ 9,247     $     $ 112,039  
Deferred income taxes
    194,706                   194,706  
Senior secured and senior subordinated notes, net of current portion
    1,004,029                   1,004,029  
Notes payable to Parent Company
          891,601       (891,601 )      
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    471,355                   471,355  
Other long-term liabilities
    17,845       10,927             28,772  
 
                               
Total liabilities
    1,790,727       911,775       (891,601 )     1,810,901  
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    740,745                   740,745  
Commitments and contingencies Stockholders’ deficit
    (1,327,341 )     33,837       (33,837 )     (1,327,341 )
 
                               
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ deficit
  $ 1,204,131     $ 945,612     $ (925,438 )   $ 1,224,305  
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands)
            Wholly        
    Parent   Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Net revenues
  $ 42,965     $ 26,912     $     $ 69,877  
 
                               
 
                               
EXPENSES:
                               
Programming and broadcast operations
    3,267       10,375             13,642  
Program rights amortization
    10,843                   10,843  
Selling, general and administrative
    18,006       15,316             33,322  
Stock-based compensation
    2,533                   2,533  
Other operating expenses
    467       1,101             1,568  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,379       8,058             11,437  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    38,495       34,850             73,345  
Gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net
    1,001       5,066             6,067  
 
                               
Operating income(loss)
    5,471       (2,872 )           2,599  
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense
    (22,994 )     (71 )           (23,065 )
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    (14,888 )                 (14,888 )
Other income (expense), net
    1,082       (1 )           1,081  
Loss of extinguishment of debt
    7                   7  
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries
    (2,944 )           2,944        
 
                               
Loss before income taxes
    (34,266 )     (2,944 )     2,944       (34,266 )
Income tax provision
    (2,886 )                 (2,886 )
 
                               
Net loss
    (37,152 )     (2,944 )     2,944       (37,152 )
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    (11,624 )                 (11,624 )
 
                               
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (48,776 )   $ (2,944 )   $ 2,944     $ (48,776 )
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands)
            Wholly Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Parent Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Net revenues
  $ 87,487     $ 53,684     $     $ 141,171  
 
                               
 
                               
EXPENSES:
                               
Programming and broadcast operations
    6,835       20,626             27,461  
Program rights amortization
    26,533                   26,533  
Selling, general and administrative
    33,120       30,416             63,536  
Stock-based compensation
    4,755                   4,755  
Other operating expenses
    597       2,202             2,799  
Depreciation and amortization
    6,606       15,091             21,697  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    78,446       68,335             146,781  
Gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net
    881       5,077             5,958  
 
                               
Operating income (loss)
    9,922       (9,574 )           348  
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense
    (45,524 )     (106 )           (45,630 )
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    (29,265 )                 (29,265 )
Other income, net
    3,315                   3,315  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (6,286 )                 (6,286 )
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries
    (9,681 )           9,681        
 
                               
Loss before income taxes
    (77,519 )     (9,680 )     9,681       (77,518 )
Income tax provision
    (8,315 )     (1 )           (8,316 )
 
                               
Net loss
    (85,834 )     (9,681 )     9,681       (85,834 )
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock
    (23,173 )                 (23,173 )
 
                               
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (109,007 )   $ (9,681 )   $ 9,681     $ (109,007 )
 
                               

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands)
            Wholly Owned   Consolidating   Consolidated
    Parent Company   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Group
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
  $ (22,850 )   $ 5,596     $     $ (17,254 )
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Decrease in short term investments
    5,957                   5,957  
Deposits for programming letters of credit
    (856 )                 (856 )
Purchases of property and equipment
    (2,511 )     (5,554 )           (8,065 )
Proceeds from sales of broadcast towers and property and equipment
    9,988                   9,988  
Other
    8       (44 )           (36 )
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    12,586       (5,598 )           6,988  
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Borrowings of long-term debt
    365,000                   365,000  
Repayments of long-term debt
    (335,657 )                 (335,657 )
Payments of loan origination costs
    (11,432 )                 (11,432 )
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options, net
    3                   3  
Proceeds from stock subscription notes receivable
    73                   73  
 
                               
Net cash provided by financing activities
    17,987                   17,987  
 
                               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    7,723       (2 )           7,721  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    97,090       33             97,123  
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 104,813     $ 31     $     $ 104,844  
 
                               

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
     We are a network television broadcasting company which owns and operates the largest broadcast television station group in the U.S., as measured by the number of television households in the markets our stations serve. We currently own and operate 60 broadcast television stations (including three stations we operate under time brokerage agreements), which reach all of the top 20 U.S. markets and 40 of the top 50 U.S. markets. We operate a network that provides programming seven days per week, 24 hours per day, and reaches approximately 91 million homes, or 84% of prime time television households in the U.S., through our broadcast television station group, and pursuant to distribution arrangements with cable and satellite distribution systems. Our current schedule of entertainment programming principally consists of shows originally developed by us and shows that have appeared previously on other broadcast networks which we have purchased the right to air, as well as movies, sports and game shows. The balance of our programming consists of long form paid programming (principally infomercials) and public interest programming. We have obtained certain data, such as market rank and television household data set forth in this report, from the most recent information available from Nielsen Media Research. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this data.
     For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, the Company generated net revenues of $41.2 million and $87.4 million, respectively, from the sale of local and national air time for long-form paid programming, consisting primarily of infomercials. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, the Company generated $42.0 million and $87.4 million, respectively, from the sale of local and national long-form paid programming. The remainder of the Company’s net revenues ($22.1 million and $44.2 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, respectively, and $27.9 million and $53.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively) were primarily generated from the sale of commercial spot advertisements.
     We are implementing significant changes to our business strategy, including changes in our programming and sales operations. Among the key elements of our new strategy are:
    rebranding our network to “i” (for independent television) from PAX TV, which we began on July 1, 2005;
 
    significantly reducing our programming expenses by eliminating investments in new original entertainment programming;
 
    phasing out our sales of commercial spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings, and increasing our sales of spot advertisements that are not dependent upon audience ratings, such as direct response advertising; and
 
    providing entertainment programming consisting of original entertainment programs we previously aired on PAX TV, syndicated programming and programming of third parties who have purchased from us the right to air their programming during specific time periods.
     We expect to continue to provide approximately the same amount of entertainment programming, long form paid programming and public interest programming as we currently provide, and to provide this programming across our entire distribution system on a “network” basis.
     Our primary operating expenses include selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses, programming expenses, employee compensation and costs associated with cable and satellite distribution, ratings services and promotional advertising. Programming amortization is a significant expense and is affected by several factors, including the mix of syndicated versus lower cost original programming as well as the frequency with which programs are aired.
     Our business operations presently do not provide sufficient cash flow to support our debt service requirements and to pay cash dividends on our preferred stock. In September 2002, we engaged Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and in August 2003 we engaged Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to act as our financial advisors to assess our business plan, capital structure and future capital needs, and to explore strategic alternatives for our company. We terminated these engagements in March 2005 as no viable strategic transactions had been developed on terms that we believed would be in the best interests of our stockholders. While we will continue to consider strategic alternatives that may arise, which may include the sale of all or part of our assets, finding a strategic partner for our company who would provide the financial resources to enable us to redeem, restructure or refinance our debt and preferred stock, or finding a third party to acquire our company through a merger or other business combination or through a purchase of our equity securities, our principal efforts are focused on improving our core business operations and increasing our cash flow. See “Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties—Our ability to pursue strategic alternatives is subject to limitations and factors beyond our control.”

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Financial Performance:
    Net revenues in the second quarter of 2005 decreased 9.4% to $63.3 million from $69.9 million in the second quarter of 2004, primarily due to lower ratings resulting in lower network spot revenues.
Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2005 decreased 6.8% to $131.6 million from $141.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 primarily due to lower ratings resulting in lower network spot revenues.
    Operating income in the second quarter of 2005 was $5.8 million compared to operating income of $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2004. Operating income in the second quarter of 2005 reflects the decrease in net revenues described above, a $6.3 million increase in program rights amortization, lower selling, general and administrative expenses primarily resulting from reduced promotional spending, lower legal fees, lower employee-related costs resulting from the restructuring described elsewhere in this report, partially offset by increased consulting and other fees, $16.8 million of insurance recoveries received in connection with an insurance settlement with our former insurer and restructuring charges of $1.9 million. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2004 included a gain of approximately $6.1 million from the sale of our television station serving the Shreveport, Louisiana market.
Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $1.4 million compared to operating income of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2005 includes the decrease in net revenues described above, increased programming rights amortization in the amount of $6.8 million, $16.8 million of insurance recoveries received in connection with an insurance settlement with our former insurer and restructuring charges of $4.2 million. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 included a gain of $6.1 million from the sale of our television station serving the Shreveport, Louisiana market.
    Net loss attributable to common stockholders in the second quarter of 2005 was $41.8 million compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $48.8 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter of 2005 includes the items described above, a $34.8 million benefit from income taxes resulting from the acceptance of a settlement with the IRS that resulted in the expected realization of certain net operating losses net of certain state income taxes, increased interest expense resulting from higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes, and increased dividends resulting from a rate adjustment on our Series B preferred stock to 28.3% from 8%.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $137.6 million compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $109.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2005 includes the items described above, increased interest expense resulting from higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes, increased dividends resulting from the adjustment of the rate on our Series B preferred stock to 28.3% (including $14.8 million which related to the application of the increased rate to be applied for the period from September 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004) and a $3.4 million gain resulting from the expiration of an agreement that required us to provide certain advertising to another party.
The net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter of 2004 includes the gain from the sale of a television station described above and the net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2004 includes a loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to $6.3 million resulting from the refinancing of our senior credit facility in January 2004.
    Cash flows used in operating activities were $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2005 compared to cash flows used in operating activities of $17.3 million in the second quarter of 2004. The decrease is primarily attributable to the receipt of $16.8 million of insurance recoveries as discussed above.
Balance Sheet:
     Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased during the six months ended June 30, 2005 by $15.8 million to $103.8 million, primarily as a result of insurance recoveries received in connection with a settlement with our former insurer. Our total debt, which primarily comprises three series of notes, increased $26.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $1.0 billion as of June 30, 2005. The increase in total debt for the six months ended June 30, 2005 resulted primarily from the accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes. Additionally, we have three series of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock currently outstanding with a carrying value of $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2005. The notes other than the discount notes require us to make periodic cash interest payments on a current basis. The discount notes accrete until July 2006, at which time we will be obligated to

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make cash interest payments on a current basis. All series of preferred stock accrue dividends but do not require current cash dividend payments. None of these instruments matures or requires mandatory principal repayments until the fourth quarter of 2006.
     During 2003 and 2004, we issued letters of credit to support our obligation to pay for certain original programming. The settlement of such letters of credit generally occurs during the first quarter of the year. As a result of this strategy, our programming payments are typically higher in the first quarter of the year compared to the other three quarters of the year.
Sources of Cash:
     Our principal sources of cash in the first six months of 2005 were insurance recoveries received in connection with a settlement with our former insurer, revenues from the sale of network long form paid programming, network spot advertising, station long form paid programming and station spot advertising. We expect our principal sources of cash in the remainder of 2005 to consist of revenues from the sale of network long form paid programming, network spot advertising, station long form paid programming and station spot advertising. We are also exploring the sale of certain broadcast station assets, which if completed during 2005 would generate additional cash.
Key Company Performance Indicators:
     We use a number of key performance indicators to evaluate and manage our business. One of the key indicators related to the performance of our long form paid programming is long form advertising rates. These rates can be affected by the number of television outlets through which long form advertisers can air their programs, weather patterns which can affect viewing levels and new product introductions. We monitor early indicators such as how new products are performing and our ability to increase or decrease rates for given time slots.
     Program ratings are one of the key indicators related to our network spot business. As more viewers watch our programming, our ratings increase which can increase our revenues. The commitments we obtain from advertisers in the “up front” market are a leading indicator of the potential performance of our network spot revenues. As the year progresses, we monitor pricing in the scatter market to determine where network spot advertising rates are trending. Cost-per-thousand (“CPM”) refers to the price of reaching 1,000 television viewing households with an advertisement. CPM trends and comparisons to competitors’ CPMs can be used to determine pricing power and the appeal of the audience demographic that we are delivering to advertisers.
     In order to evaluate our local market performance, we examine ratings as well as our cost per point, which is the price we charge an advertiser to reach one percent of the total television viewing households in a station’s designated market area, as measured by Nielsen. We also examine the percentage of the market advertising revenue that our local stations are receiving compared to the share of the market ratings that we are delivering. The economic health of a particular region or certain industries that are concentrated in a particular region can affect the amount being spent on local television advertising.
     We are implementing significant changes to our business strategy, including phasing out our sales of commercial spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings. Upon implementation of these changes to our sales operations, the key performance indicators discussed in the preceding two paragraphs are unlikely to continue to be meaningful indicators of our performance.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
     The following table sets forth net revenues, the components of operating expenses and other operating data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
    (unaudited)   (unaudited)
Net revenues (net of agency commissions)
  $ 63,270     $ 69,877     $ 131,580     $ 141,171  
Expenses:
                               
Programming and broadcast operations
    13,554       13,642       28,248       27,461  
Program rights amortization
    17,131       10,843       33,375       26,533  
Selling, general and administrative
    27,489       33,322       58,921       63,536  
Depreciation and amortization
    10,119       11,437       19,071       21,697  
Insurance recoveries
    (15,652 )           (15,652 )      
Time brokerage and affiliation fees
    1,145       1,101       2,290       2,202  
Stock-based compensation
    1,220       2,533       2,062       4,755  
Restructuring charges
    1,855             4,247        
Reserve for state taxes
    121       467       (134 )     597  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    56,982       73,345       132,428       146,781  
(Loss) gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets
    (510 )     6,067       (567 )     5,958  
 
                               
Operating income (loss)
  $ 5,778     $ 2,599     $ (1,415 )   $ 348  
 
                               
 
                               
Other Data:
                               
Program rights payments and deposits
  $ 5,333     $ 11,775     $ 38,860     $ 44,897  
Purchases of property and equipment
    3,314       2,972       4,941       8,065  
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
    31,786       11,893       (2,803 )     (17,254 )
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities
    (4,313 )     12,135       24,636       6,988  
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
    (20 )     28       (34 )     17,987  
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004
     Net revenues decreased 9.4% to $63.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 from $69.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower ratings resulting in lower network spot revenues.
     Programming and broadcast operations expenses were $13.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2005, compared with $13.6 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to lower employee-related costs resulting from the restructuring discussed elsewhere in this report, partially offset by higher tower rent and utilities expense.
     Program rights amortization expense was $17.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2005, compared with $10.8 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The increase is primarily due to new original and syndicated programming in 2005 when compared to the comparable period in the prior year.
     Selling, general and administrative expenses were $27.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2005, compared with $33.3 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to reduced promotional spending, lower legal fees (including an offset of legal expenses in 2005 as a result of the settlement with our former insurer as described below) and lower employee-related costs resulting from the restructuring described elsewhere in this report, partially offset by increased consulting and other fees.
     Depreciation and amortization expense was $10.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2005 compared with $11.4 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This decrease is primarily due to assets becoming fully depreciated resulting in lower depreciation and amortization expense in 2005 when compared to the comparable period in the prior year. Included in depreciation and amortization expense during the three months ended June 30, 2005 is approximately $1.2 million of leasehold

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improvements at JSA locations for which we shortened the amortizable lives to coincide with the termination of the related agreements.
     Our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for our New York television station (WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We filed property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with our insurer. In March 2003, the insurer filed an action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy which we purchased from it. On April 30, 2005, we settled our claims against the insurer for $24.5 million (less $7.7 million previously paid). We received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement on May 3, 2005, $1.1 million of which was recorded as an offset against expenses incurred in connection with this litigation (which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses), and the remainder of which was recorded as “insurance recoveries”.
     During the second quarter of 2005, we recorded a restructuring charge of $1.9 million in connection with our plan to substantially reduce or eliminate the sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid programming and non-rated spot advertisements.
     Stock-based compensation expense decreased to $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 from $2.5 million for the comparable period of the prior year. Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2004 includes $1.0 million resulting from the accelerated vesting of unvested shares held by employees who separated from employment with us.
     In May 2004, we completed the sale of our television station KPXJ, serving the Shreveport, Louisiana market, for approximately $10.0 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $6.1 million.
     Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2005 increased to $30.0 million from $23.1 million in the same period in 2004. The increase is primarily due to interest on federal and state income taxes in the amount of $3.7 million in connection with our pending settlement with the IRS as further described below and higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes.
     Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock were $17.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $14.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004.
     We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify these transactions as a ‘‘like-kind’’ exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a ‘‘30-day letter’’ proposing to disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the IRS offered an alternative position that, in the event it is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral would be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were not “like-kind.” We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.
     In June 2005, we reached a tentative settlement of this matter that would result in our recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting from the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable for any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately $2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period prior to the carry back of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30, 2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because we previously established a deferred tax liability at the time of the “like-kind” exchange and because we previously established a valuation allowance against our net operating losses, the use of our losses to offset the additional gain to be recognized would result in a reduction of the established valuation allowance in the amount of $37.7 million. Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement. As a result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, we have concluded that it is more likely than not that our net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized, will be realized and that it is probable that we will incur additional state income taxes as well as federal and state interest expense. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recognized an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of our net operating losses, net of state income taxes.
     Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock amounted to $33.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $11.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. The increase primarily resulted from the rate adjustment on our Series B preferred stock to 28.3% from 8% for the same period in 2004.

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SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004
     Net revenues decreased 6.8% to $131.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 from $141.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower ratings resulting in lower network spot revenues.
     Programming and broadcast operations expenses were $28.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared with $27.5 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase is primarily due to higher tower rent and utilities expense partially offset by lower employee related expenses due to the restructuring discussed elsewhere in this report.
     Program rights amortization expense was $33.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared with $26.5 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The increase is primarily due to new original and syndicated programming in 2005 when compared to the comparable period in the prior year.
     Selling, general and administrative expenses were $58.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared with $63.5 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to reduced promotional spending, lower legal fees (including an offset of legal expenses in 2005 as a result of the settlement with our former insurer as described above) and lower employee related costs resulting from the restructuring described elsewhere in this report, partially offset by increased and consulting and other fees.
     Depreciation and amortization expense was $19.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared with $21.7 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This decrease is primarily due to assets becoming fully depreciated resulting in lower depreciation and amortization expense in 2005 when compared to the comparable period in the prior year partially offset by $1.2 million of amortization expense for leasehold improvements at JSA locations for which we shortened the amortizable lives to coincide with the termination of the related agreements.
     On May 3, 2005, we received $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement of our insurance claim arising from the destruction of our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We recorded $1.1 million of the settlement as an offset against expenses incurred in connection with this litigation, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses, and the remainder as “insurance recoveries”.
     During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we recorded a restructuring charge of $4.2 million in connection with our plan to substantially reduce or eliminate the sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid programming and non-rated spot advertisements.
     Stock-based compensation expense decreased to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 from $4.8 million for the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease results from awards that fully vested in 2004 and the inclusion in 2004 of $1.0 million in stock-based compensation expense resulting from the accelerated vesting of unvested shares held by employees who separated from employment with us.
     In May 2004 we completed the sale of our television station KPXJ, serving the Shreveport, Louisiana market, for approximately $10.0 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $6.1 million.
     Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005 increased to $55.2 million from $45.6 million in the same period in 2004. The increase is primarily due to higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes and interest on federal and state income taxes in the amount of $3.7 million in connection with our acceptance of a settlement with the IRS as described above.
     Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock were $33.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $29.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004.
     On January 12, 2004, we completed a private offering of $365.0 million of senior secured floating rate notes. The proceeds from the offering were used to repay in full the outstanding indebtedness under our senior credit facility. The refinancing resulted in a charge in the first quarter of 2004 in the amount of $6.3 million related to the unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the senior credit facility.

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     Included in other income, net, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 is a $3.4 million gain resulting from the expiration of an agreement that required us to provide certain advertising to another party.
     As a result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, we have concluded that it is more likely than not that our net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized, will be realized and that it is probable that we will incur additional state income taxes as well as federal and state interest expense. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recognized an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of our net operating losses, net of state income taxes.
     Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock amounted to $80.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $23.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. The increase primarily resulted from the rate adjustment on our Series B preferred stock to 28.3% from 8% for the same period in 2004, including a $14.8 million adjustment to apply the 28.3% rate retroactively to the period from September 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
RESTRUCTURING
     During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we adopted a plan to substantially reduce or eliminate our sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid programming, non-rated spot advertisements and sales of blocks of air time to third party programmers. In connection with this plan we:
    notified all of our JSA partners, other than NBC, that we were exercising our right to terminate the JSAs, effective June 30, 2005;
 
    exercised our right to terminate all of our network affiliation agreements, effective June 30, 2005;
 
    notified NBC that we were removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of our stations from our national sales agency agreement with NBC, pursuant to which NBC sells national spot advertisements for 49 of our 60 stations; and
 
    reduced personnel by 68 employees.
     We and NBC have entered into a number of agreements affecting our business operations, including an agreement under which NBC provided network sales, marketing and research services. Pursuant to the terms of the JSAs between our stations and NBC’s owned and operated stations serving the same markets, the NBC stations sold all non-network spot advertising of our stations and received commission compensation for such sales. Certain of our station operations, including sales operations, were integrated with the corresponding functions of the related NBC station and we reimbursed NBC for the cost of performing these operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, we incurred expenses totaling approximately $11.4 million and $11.0 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursements to NBC in connection with these arrangements. We began discussions with NBC as to the termination of our network sales agreement and each of our JSAs with NBC (covering 14 of our stations in 12 markets). Other than sales support services with respect to network advertising sold prior to July 2005 which we have yet to air, NBC no longer provides services to us under these agreements. We expect that the performance of our business during 2005 will be affected by the costs of terminating these arrangements, including the possible disruption of our network advertising sales efforts resulting from the transfer of this function from NBC to our own employees.
     For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, we incurred expenses totaling approximately $10.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively for commission compensation and cost reimbursement to non-NBC JSA partners.
     In connection with the termination of our JSAs, we expect to relocate up to 22 of our station master controls which are currently located in our JSA partner’s facility, at an approximate cash outlay of between $5.0 million and $7.0 million primarily for moving expenses and new equipment. As of June 30, 2005, we have incurred $0.2 million in connection with moving our station master controls.
     We account for restructuring costs pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred, as opposed to when there is a commitment to a restructuring plan. Through the second quarter of 2005, we have recorded a restructuring charge in the amount of $4.2 million in connection with the aforementioned restructuring activities. The restructuring charge primarily consisted of one-time termination benefits in connection with personnel reductions at the Company (including $1.1 million in stock-based compensation expense) and personnel reductions for our JSA partners and NBC. We presently are unable to determine the amount of additional restructuring charges, if any, that we may incur in connection with the termination of certain of our contractual arrangements with NBC.

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INCOME TAXES
     We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify these transactions as a ‘‘like-kind’’ exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a ‘‘30-day letter’’ proposing to disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the ‘‘30-day letter’’ offered an alternative position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral would be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were not “like-kind.” We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.
     In June 2005, we reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS that would result in our recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting from the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable for any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately $2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period prior to the carry back of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30, 2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because we previously established a deferred tax liability at the time of the “like-kind” exchange and because we previously established a valuation allowance against our net operating losses, the use of our losses to offset the additional gain to be recognized would result in the reduction of our established valuation allowance in the amount of $37.7 million.
     Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement. As a result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, we have concluded that it is more likely than not that our net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized, will be realized and that it is probable that we will incur additional state income taxes as well as federal and state interest expense. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recognized an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of our net operating losses, net of state income taxes. In addition, we recognized interest expense in the amount of $3.7 million resulting from federal and state income taxes.
     For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, we recorded a provision for income taxes in the amount of $3.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, we recorded a provision for income taxes in the amount of $2.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The provision for income taxes is determined based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate (exclusive of the net income tax benefit resulting from the tentative settlement with the IRS as discussed above). As of June 30, 2005 and 2004, we have recorded a valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets (primarily resulting from tax losses generated during the periods) net of those deferred tax liabilities which are expected to reverse in determinate future periods, as we believe it is more likely than not that we will be unable to utilize our remaining net deferred tax assets.
     As of December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, the liability for deferred income taxes amounted to $194.7 million and $163.9 million, respectively. The decrease in the liability for deferred income taxes from December 31, 2004 to June 30 2005, primarily resulted from the tentative settlement reached with the IRS as described above, which primarily resulted in a net decrease of $38.0 million to our deferred tax asset associated with net operating losses, a net decrease of $37.7 million in the deferred tax liability associated with our FCC licenses and a net decrease of $37.7 million in our net deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
     Our primary capital requirements are to fund capital expenditures for our television properties, programming rights payments and debt service payments. Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash on hand and our net working capital. As of June 30, 2005, we had $103.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and we had working capital of approximately $67.1 million. We believe that cash on hand as well as cash provided by future operations and our net working capital will provide the liquidity necessary to meet our obligations and financial commitments through at least the next twelve months. Our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes require us to commence making semi-annual interest payments of $30.4 million beginning on July 15, 2006 and on each July 15 and January 15 thereafter. Our 103/4% senior subordinated notes require us to make semi-annual interest payments of $10.8 million on January 15 and July 15, respectively. Our senior secured floating rate notes require us to make quarterly interest payments at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per year in January, April, July and October. The current LIBOR rate is 3.14% and we made an interest payment of $5.4

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million on July 15, 2005. None of our outstanding shares of preferred stock currently require us to pay cash dividends. We are required to redeem our 141/4% Junior Exchangeable preferred stock and 93/4% Convertible preferred stock by November 16, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. We believe that we will need to improve our operating cash flow over the next twelve months in order to be able to meet these obligations. Should we be unable to do so, or if our financial results were not as anticipated, we may be required to seek to sell assets or raise additional funds through the offering of equity securities in order to generate sufficient cash to meet our liquidity needs. We can provide no assurance that we would be successful in selling assets or otherwise raising additional funds to meet our liquidity needs.
     We are involved in litigation with NBC regarding NBC’s demand for redemption of our Series B preferred stock. NBC has asserted that we continue to be required to redeem all of the shares of our Series B preferred stock held by NBC. If a court were to grant a judgment against us requiring us to pay the redemption amount of the Series B preferred stock, it would have a material adverse effect upon us. Our ability to effect any redemption is restricted by the terms of our outstanding debt and preferred stock. Further, we do not currently have sufficient funds to pay the redemption price of these securities. If any such judgment were entered, and we were unable to satisfy it, we would be in default under the indentures governing our senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes. In order to redeem NBC’s preferred stock, we would need to repay, refinance or otherwise restructure our outstanding debt and preferred stock and raise sufficient liquidity to enable us to pay the required redemption price. It is unlikely that we would be able to accomplish these actions and redeem NBC’s preferred stock were this to occur.
     During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we adopted a plan to phase out our sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid programming, non-rated spot advertisements and sales of blocks of air time to third party programmers. In connection with this plan we:
    notified all of our JSA partners, other than NBC, that we were exercising our right to terminate the JSAs, effective June 30, 2005;
 
    exercised our right to terminate all of our network affiliation agreements, effective June 30, 2005;
 
    notified NBC that we were removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of our stations from our national sales agency agreement with NBC, pursuant to which NBC sells national spot advertisements for 49 of our 60 stations; and
 
    reduced personnel by 68 employees.
     As a result of the restructuring, we expect to incur additional costs in future periods to terminate certain contractual agreements and to relocate our station master controls. We believe that we will be able to fund these additional costs from cash on hand and cash provided by future operating activities.
     Our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for our New York television station (WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We filed property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with our insurer. In March 2003, the insurer filed an action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy which we purchased from it. On April 30, 2005, we settled our claims against the insurer for $24.5 million (less $7.7 million previously paid). We received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement on May 3, 2005 which is reflected in operating income during the second quarter of 2005.
     Cash used in operating activities was $2.8 million and $17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These amounts reflect cash generated or used in connection with the operation of our network, including program rights payments and deposits and interest payments on our debt. Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005 includes the receipt of the $16.8 million of insurance recoveries discussed elsewhere in this report.
     Cash provided by investing activities was approximately $24.6 million and $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These amounts include capital expenditures and short-term investment transactions. In June 2005, we amended the Master Agreement for Overnight Programming, Use of Digital Capacity and Public Interest Programming (“Master Agreement”) with The Christian Network, Inc, (“CNI”) that we and CNI entered into in September 1999. Pursuant to the June 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, CNI relinquished its right to require us to broadcast CNI’s programming during the overnight hours on the analog signal of each of our stations, and accelerated the exercise of its right under the Master Agreement to require those of our television stations that have commenced digital multicasting to carry CNI’s programming up to 24 hours per day, seven days per week, on one of the station’s digital channels. As consideration for the June 2005 amendment, we agreed to pay CNI an aggregate of $3.25 million, of which $1.0 million was payable upon execution of the amendment, with the remaining $2.25 million due as

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follows: $500,000 due on September 29, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, respectively, and $250,000 due on September 29, 2006. We have options to purchase the assets of two television stations serving the Memphis and New Orleans markets for an aggregate purchase price of $36.0 million. We have paid $4.0 million for the options to purchase these stations. The owners of these stations also have the right to require us to purchase these stations at any time after January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008. These stations are currently operating under time brokerage agreements, or TBAs, with us.
     Cash provided by financing activities was $18.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2004. This amount includes the borrowings, repayments and loan origination costs resulting from the January 2004 refinancing described below.
     Capital expenditures, which consist primarily of digital conversion costs and purchases of broadcast equipment for our television stations, were approximately $4.9 million and $8.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The FCC mandated that each licensee of a full power broadcast television station that was allotted a second digital television channel in addition to the current analog channel, complete the construction of digital facilities capable of serving its community of license with a signal of requisite strength by May 2002. Those digital stations that were not operating by the May 2002 date requested extensions of time from the FCC which have been granted with limited exceptions. Despite the current uncertainty that exists in the broadcasting industry with respect to standards for digital broadcast services, planned formats and usage, we have complied and intend to continue to comply with the FCC’s timing requirements for the construction of digital television facilities and the broadcast of digital television services. We have commenced our migration to digital broadcasting in a majority of our markets and will continue to do so throughout the required time period. We currently own or operate 51 stations broadcasting in digital (in addition to broadcasting in analog). With respect to our remaining stations, we have received a construction permit from the FCC and will be completing the build-out on one station during 2006, we are awaiting construction permits from the FCC with respect to three of our television stations and five of our television stations have not received a digital channel allocation and therefore will not be converted until the end of the digital transition. Because of the uncertainty as to standards, formats and usage, we cannot currently predict with reasonable certainty the amount or timing of the expenditures we will likely have to make to complete the digital conversion of our stations. We currently anticipate, however, that we will spend at least an additional $8.0 million in 2005 and 2006 to complete the conversion of each of our stations that has received a construction permit and a digital channel allocation. We expect to fund these expenditures from cash on hand.
     On January 12, 2004, we completed a private offering of $365.0 million of senior secured floating rate notes (“Senior Secured Notes”). The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per year payable on a quarterly basis each January, April, July and October and will mature on January 10, 2010. We may redeem the Senior Secured Notes at any time at specified redemption prices. The Senior Secured Notes are secured by substantially all of our assets. In addition, a substantial portion of the Senior Secured Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several senior secured basis, by all of our subsidiaries. The indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes contains certain covenants which, among other things, restrict the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the payment of dividends, transactions with related parties, certain investments and transfers or sales of certain assets. The proceeds from the offering were used to repay in full the outstanding indebtedness under our Senior Credit Facility, pre-fund letters of credit supported by the revolving credit portion of our previously existing senior credit facility and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction.
     The terms of the indentures governing our senior notes and senior subordinated notes contain covenants limiting our ability to incur additional indebtedness except for refinancing indebtedness. The certificates of designation of two of our outstanding series of preferred stock contain similar covenants.
     We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify these transactions as a ‘‘like-kind’’ exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a ‘‘30-day letter’’ proposing to disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the ‘‘30-day letter’’ offered an alternative position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral will be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were not “like-kind.” We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.
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federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately $2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period prior to the carryback of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30, 2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
     As of June 30, 2005, our obligations for programming rights and program rights commitments require collective payments of approximately $8.0 million as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Obligation for   Program Rights    
    Program Rights   Commitments   Total
2005 (July—December)
  $ 5,754     $ 500     $ 6,254  
2006
  $ 1,703     $       $ 1,703  
 
                       
 
  $ 7,457     $ 500     $ 7,957  
 
                       
     On August 1, 2002, we entered into agreements with a subsidiary of CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (“CBS”) and Crown Media United States, LLC (“Crown Media”) to sublicense our rights to broadcast the television series Touched By An Angel (“Touched”) to Crown Media for exclusive exhibition on the Hallmark Channel, commencing September 9, 2002. Under the terms of the agreement with Crown Media, we are to receive approximately $47.4 million from Crown Media, $38.6 million of which will be paid over a three-year period that commenced in August 2002 and the remaining $8.8 million, for the 2002/2003 season is to be paid over a three-year period that commenced in August 2003. In addition, the agreement with Crown Media provides that Crown Media is obligated to sublicense from us future seasons of Touched should CBS renew the series. As further described below, CBS did not renew Touched for the 2003/2004 season.
     Under the terms of our agreement with CBS, we remain obligated to CBS for amounts due under our pre-existing license agreement, less estimated programming cost savings of approximately $15.0 million. As of June 30, 2005, amounts due or committed to CBS totaled approximately $17.2 million. The transaction resulted in a gain of approximately $4.0 million, which is being deferred over the term of the Crown Media agreement.
     We have a significant concentration of credit risk with respect to the amounts due from Crown Media under the sublicense agreement. As of June 30, 2005, the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that we would sustain if Crown Media failed to perform under the agreement totaled approximately $4.1 million, representing the present value of amounts due from Crown Media. Under the terms of the sublicense agreement, we have the right to terminate Crown Media’s rights to broadcast Touched if Crown Media fails to make timely payments under the agreement. Therefore, should Crown Media fail to perform under the agreement, we could regain our exclusive rights to broadcast Touched on our network pursuant to our existing licensing agreement with CBS.
     Under our agreement with CBS, we were required to license future seasons of Touched from CBS upon the series being renewed by CBS. Under our sublicense agreement with Crown Media, Crown Media was obligated to sublicense such future seasons from us. Our financial obligation to CBS for future seasons exceeded the sublicense fees to be received from Crown Media, resulting in accrued programming losses to the extent the series was renewed in future seasons. In 2003, CBS determined that it would not renew Touched for the 2003/2004 season.
     Our obligations to CBS for Touched will be partially funded through the sub-license fees from Crown Media. As of June 30, 2005, our obligation to CBS and our receivable from Crown Media related to Touched are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Obligations   Amounts Due from    
    to CBS   Crown Media   Net Amount
2005 (July-December)
  $ 8,004     $ (2,539 )   $ 5,465  
2006
    9,191       (1,711 )     7,480  
 
                       
 
                       
 
    17,195       (4,250 )     12,945  
Amount representing interest
          187       187  
 
                       
 
  $ 17,195     $ (4,063 )   $ 13,132  
 
                       

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     As of June 30, 2005, our obligations for cable distribution rights require collective payments by us of approximately $2.7 million in 2005.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
     This Report contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events. All statements in this Report other than those that are statements of historical facts are generally forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our current assumptions and analysis, which we believe to be reasonable, but are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. All forward-looking statements in this Report are made only as of the date of this Report, and we do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even though circumstances may change in the future. Factors to consider in evaluating any forward-looking statements and the other information contained herein and which could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements or could otherwise adversely affect our business or financial condition include those set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties” in our Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K, along with the following updates to our Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K disclosures.
We may not be successful in operating a broadcast television network.
     We launched our PAX TV entertainment programming on August 31, 1998, and are now in our seventh network broadcasting season. Our own experiences, as well as the experiences of other new broadcast television networks during the past decade, indicate that it requires a substantial period of time and the commitment of significant financial, managerial and other resources to gain market acceptance of a new television network by viewing audiences and advertisers to a sufficient degree that the new network can attain profitability. Although we believe that our approach is unique among broadcast television networks, in that we own and operate stations reaching most of the television households that can receive our programming, our business model is unproven and to date has not been successful. We are implementing significant changes to our business strategy, including changes in our programming and sales operations, and on July 1, 2005, we began the transition of our network brand identity from “PAX TV” to “i”, to reflect our new network programming strategy of providing an independent broadcast platform for producers and syndicators of entertainment programming who desire to reach a national audience. We cannot assure you that our broadcast television network operations will gain sufficient market acceptance to be profitable or otherwise be successful.
If the rates at which we are able to sell long form paid programming were to decline, or if our new sales strategy is unsuccessful, our financial results could be adversely affected.
     Advertising revenues constitute substantially all of our operating revenues. Our ability to generate advertising revenues depends upon our ability to sell our inventory of air time for long form paid programming at acceptable rates and, with respect to entertainment programming, to provide programming which attracts sufficient numbers of viewers in desirable demographic groups to generate audience ratings that advertisers will find attractive. Long form paid programming rates are dependent upon a number of factors, including our available inventory of air time, the viewing public’s interest in the products and services being marketed through long form paid programming and economic conditions generally. Our revenues from the sale of air time for long form paid programming may decline. Our entertainment programming has not attracted sufficient targeted viewership or achieved sufficiently favorable ratings to enable us to generate enough advertising revenues to be profitable. Our ratings declined following the increase in the amount of long form paid programming on PAX TV in January 2003 and generally have continued to decline during the past year, despite our new original programming initiative launched in consultation with NBC during the second half of 2004. We are phasing out our sales of spot advertisements that are dependent upon audience ratings and replacing these sales with sales of spot advertisements that are not dependent upon audience ratings, such as direct response advertising, and sales of blocks of air time to third party programmers. While we expect our revenues are likely to decline in connection with these changes in our business strategy, we also expect to reduce significantly our programming expenses. If our new sales strategy is unsuccessful, our financial results could be adversely affected.
We may lose a portion of our television distribution platform.
     We recently exercised our right to terminate all of our network affiliation agreements effective June 30, 2005 (although most of our network affiliates have continued their affiliation under short term agreements expiring August 31, 2005). We will seek to replace the distribution lost by the termination of these agreements (consisting of approximately 3% of U.S. primetime television households) through the negotiation of new, more flexible affiliation agreements and carriage agreements with cable systems in the affected markets, as and if such agreements can be concluded on cost efficient terms. Our revenues may be reduced if we are unable to replace the lost distribution. A number of our carriage agreements with cable systems in markets where we do not own a television station place restrictions on the type of programming that we may broadcast on the local cable system. Should our programming be inconsistent with these restrictions, the cable systems may have the right to require us to distribute additional entertainment programming over these systems or the right to terminate their carriage agreements with us. Our financial results could be adversely

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affected if we were required to provide alternative programming to these cable systems or if we were to lose a portion of our distribution through the termination of these agreements.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by the termination of our joint sales agreements.
     We entered into joint sales agreements, or JSAs, with respect to 45 of our television stations, each of which typically provided for our JSA partner to serve as our exclusive sales representative to sell our local station advertising. The performance of our stations operating under JSAs has been dependent to a substantial degree on the performance of our JSA partners, over which we have no control. In March 2005, we notified all of our JSA partners other than NBC that we were exercising our right to terminate the JSAs, effective June 30, 2005, and we began discussions with NBC as to the termination of each of the JSAs with NBC (covering 14 of our stations in 12 markets). Although we took this action with the expectation that our operating results would be improved, we may incur significant costs to resume operating the stations ourselves, including the expense of re-establishing office and studio facilities separate from those of our JSA partners, or transferring performance of these functions to another broadcast television station operator. We expect to relocate up to 22 of our station master controls which are currently located in our JSA partner’s facility, at an approximate cash outlay to us of $7.0 million. The termination of our JSAs could adversely affect our results of operations.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by the termination of our network and national sales agency agreements with NBC.
     We had significant operating relationships with NBC which had been developed since NBC’s investment in us in September 1999. NBC served as our exclusive sales representative to sell most of our PAX TV network advertising and as the exclusive national sales representative for most of our stations. In March 2005, we notified NBC that we were removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of our stations from our national sales agency agreement with NBC, and we began discussions with NBC as to the termination of our network sales agency agreement with NBC. Other than certain sales support services with respect to network advertising sold prior to July 2005 which we have yet to air, NBC no longer provides services to us under these agreements and our network and national sales efforts are being handled by our own employees. Although we took these actions with the expectation that our operating results would be improved, we may incur significant costs in resuming performance of the advertising sales and other operating functions formerly performed by NBC. We expect our network revenues to decline in connection with these recent changes in our business strategy. The unwinding or termination of our network and national sales agency agreements with NBC could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.
The outcome of NBC’s demand for arbitration relating to the changes in our business could have adverse consequences for us.
     In May 2005, NBC filed a demand for arbitration under its investment agreement with us, in which NBC asserts that the changes in our business described elsewhere in this report, including the termination of our network and national sales agency agreements and JSAs with NBC, constitute a breach by us of the investment agreement in that they could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon us. NBC has also asserted that our actions in terminating these agreements constitute a breach of each of these agreements, and seeks damages for our alleged breaches and a declaratory judgment that each of these agreements remains in force. We took action to terminate these agreements with the expectation that our operating results would be improved, and do not believe our actions constitute a breach of the investment agreement with NBC. Although we intend vigorously to contest NBC’s claims, we can provide no assurance that we will prevail. An award of material damages to NBC, or a decision that requires us to maintain these agreements in effect, could have material adverse consequences for us.
The adjustment to the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock could have adverse consequences for our business.
     On September 15, 2004, the rate at which dividends accrue on our Series B preferred stock, all of which is held by NBC, was adjusted to an annual rate of 16.2% from the initial annual rate of 8%. The rate was adjusted pursuant to the terms governing the Series B preferred stock. We retained CIBC World Markets Corp., a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, in connection with the rate adjustment process. We are involved in litigation with NBC regarding the rate adjustment. NBC asserted that the dividend rate adjustment was not performed in the manner required by the terms of the Series B preferred stock. On April 29, 2005, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock should be reset to 28.3% per annum as of September 15, 2004. The adjusted dividend rate continues to apply only to the original issue price of $415.0 million of the Series B preferred stock, and not to accumulated and unpaid dividends, the amount of which as of June 30, 2005 was $259.2 million reflecting the increase in the dividend rate from 16.2% to 28.3% retroactive to September 15, 2004. As described in greater detail under “Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties – We have a high level of indebtedness and are subject to restrictions imposed by the terms of our indebtedness and preferred stock” in our Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K, the increase in the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock to 28.3% could have material adverse consequences for us.

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Our ability to pursue strategic alternatives is subject to limitations and factors beyond our control.
     Our ability to pursue strategic alternatives to address the challenges facing our company, such as the sale of all or part of our assets, finding a strategic partner for our company who would provide the financial resources to enable us to redeem, restructure or refinance our debt and preferred stock, or finding a third party to acquire our company through a merger or other business combination or acquisition of our equity securities, is subject to various limitations and issues which we may be unable to control. A strategic transaction will, in most circumstances, require that we seek the consent of, or refinance, redeem or repay, NBC and the other holders of our preferred stock, as well as the holders of our debt. Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) regulations may limit the type of strategic alternatives we may pursue and the parties with whom we may pursue strategic alternatives. In addition, our ability to pursue a strategic alternative will be dependent upon the attractiveness of our assets and business plan to potential transaction parties. Among other things, potential transaction parties may find unattractive our capital structure and high level of indebtedness. Our relatively low tax basis in our television station assets is a significant factor to be considered in structuring any potential transactions involving sales of a material portion of our television station assets, and may make certain types of transactions less attractive or not viable. Potential transaction parties may believe our stations and other assets to be less valuable than as shown in prior appraisals we have obtained. We may be prevented from consummating a strategic transaction due to any of these and other factors, or we may incur significant costs to terminate obligations and commitments with respect to, or receive less consideration in a strategic transaction as a result of, these and other factors. We have not been successful to date in our efforts to find or effectuate strategic alternatives for our company, and we may not be successful in doing so in the future.
We could be subject to a material tax liability if the IRS successfully challenges our position regarding the 1997 disposition of our radio division.
     We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify these transactions as a ‘‘like-kind’’ exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a ‘‘30-day letter’’ proposing to disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the ‘‘30-day letter’’ offered an alternative position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral will be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were not “like-kind.” We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.
     This matter is currently with the Appeals Office of the Internal Revenue Service. In June 2005, we reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS which would result in our recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting from the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable for any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately $2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period prior to the carryback of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30, 2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because we previously established a deferred tax liability at the time of the “like-kind” exchange and because we have previously established a valuation allowance against our net operating losses, the use of our losses to offset the additional gain to be recognized would result in the reduction of our established valuation allowance in the amount of $37.7 million. Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement.
We could be adversely affected by actions of the FCC, the U.S. Congress and the courts that could alter broadcast television ownership rules in a way that would materially affect our present operations or future business alternatives.
     On June 2, 2003, the FCC adopted new rules governing, among other things, national and local ownership of television broadcast stations and cross-ownership of television broadcast stations with radio broadcast stations and newspapers serving the same market. The new rules as they apply to television ownership have not become effective because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an order in September 2003 staying their effectiveness. The new rules would change the regulatory framework within which television broadcasters hold, acquire and transfer broadcast stations. Numerous parties asked the FCC to reconsider portions of its decision and other parties sought judicial review. In June 2004, the Third Circuit remanded the proceeding to the FCC with instructions to the FCC to better justify or modify its approach to setting numerical limits. The stay remains in effect pending further review by the Third Circuit of the FCC’s further actions on remand. If the new rules ultimately should become effective they would relax FCC restrictions on local television ownership and on cross-ownership of television stations with radio stations or newspapers in the same market. In general, the new rules would reduce the regulatory barriers to the acquisition of an interest in our television stations by various industry participants who already own television stations, radio stations or newspapers.

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     The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 increased the percentage of the nation’s television households that may be served by television broadcast stations in which the same person or entity has an attributable interest to 39% of national television households and allows an entity that acquires licensees serving in excess of 39% two years to come into compliance with the new cap. This Act also provides that the FCC shall conduct a quadrennial, rather than biennial, review of its ownership rules.
     In assessing compliance with the national ownership caps (including the recently enacted 39% cap), each “ultra high frequency,” or UHF, station is counted as serving only half of the television households in its market. This “UHF Discount” is intended to take into account that UHF stations historically have provided less effective coverage of their markets than “very high frequency,” or VHF, stations. All of our television stations are UHF stations and, without the UHF Discount, we would not meet the current 39% ownership cap. In its June 2, 2003 decision, the FCC concluded that the future transition to digital television may eliminate the need for a UHF Discount. For that reason, the FCC provided that the UHF Discount will “sunset,” or expire, for the top four broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox) on a market-by-market basis as the digital transition is completed, unless otherwise extended by the FCC. The FCC also announced, however, that it will examine in a future review whether to include in this sunset provision the UHF television stations owned by other networks and group owners, which would include our television stations. In reviewing the FCC’s new media ownership rules in its opinion referred to above, the Third Circuit determined that this Congressional action meant that it could not entertain challenges to the television cap or to the FCC’s decision to retain the 50% UHF discount. The Third Circuit further noted that Congress insulated the UHF discount from the quadrennial review process of Section 202(h) of the Communications Act although it noted that the FCC was still considering its authority going forward to modify or eliminate the UHF discount outside of the context of Section 202(h). A bill has been introduced in the current session of the House of Representatives to increase the television cap to 45% and to maintain the 50% discount for UHF stations when determining the national audience reach (H.R. 1622).
     We cannot predict whether any legislation will be adopted by Congress that will significantly change the media ownership rules. Further changes in the nationwide television ownership cap, any further limitation on the ability of a party to own two television stations with signal contour overlap or in the same designated market area, or action by the FCC or Congress affecting the continued availability of the existing UHF discount may adversely affect the opportunities we might have for sale of our television broadcast stations to those television station group owners and major television broadcast networks that otherwise would be the most likely purchasers of these assets.
We are required by the FCC to abandon the analog broadcast service of 22 of our full power stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum, and the digital broadcast service of two stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum, and may suffer adverse consequences if we are unable to secure alternative distribution on reasonable terms.
     We hold FCC licenses for full power stations which are authorized to broadcast over either an analog or digital signal on channels 52-69 (“the 700 MHz band”), a portion of the broadcast spectrum that is currently allocated to television broadcasting by the FCC. As part of the nationwide transition from analog to digital broadcasting, the 700 MHz band is being transitioned to use by new wireless and public safety entities. A federal statute requires that, after December 31, 2006, or the date on which 85% of television households in a television market are capable of receiving an over-the-air digital signal, incumbent broadcasters must surrender analog signals and broadcast only on their allotted digital frequency. Several members of Congress have advocated establishing a firm date for the surrender of the analog spectrum without regard to whether the 85% capability threshold has been reached, and a consensus may be emerging to specify December 31, 2008. The FCC is considering a proposal to prescribe standards for determining whether the 85% threshold for access to an over-the-air digital signal has been reached and to exercise its statutory authority to extend the date for the surrender of the analog signals to December 31, 2008. In some cases, broadcasters, including our company, have been given a digital channel allocation within the 700 MHz band of spectrum. During this transition these new wireless and public safety entities are permitted to operate in the 700 MHz band provided they do not interfere with incumbent or allotted analog and digital television operations. In January 2003, the FCC commenced rulemaking proceedings in which it is considering aspects of the implementation of this 2006 statutory deadline for completion of the digital transition. Issues such as interference protection, rights of incumbent broadcasters and broadcasters’ ability to modify authorized facilities are being addressed in these proceedings. These proceedings remain pending. We cannot predict when we will abandon, by private agreement, or as required by law, the broadcast service of our stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum. We could suffer adverse consequences if we are unable to secure alternative simultaneous distribution of both the analog and digital signals of those stations on reasonable terms and conditions. We cannot now predict the impact, if any, on our business of the abandonment of our broadcast television service in the 700 MHz spectrum.
We cannot assure you that we will successfully exploit our broadcast station group’s digital television platform.
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commercial benefits from the exploitation of our digital broadcasting capacity. Although we believe that proposed alternative and supplemental uses of our analog and digital spectrum will continue to grow in number, the viability and success of each proposed alternative or supplemental use of spectrum involves a number of contingencies and uncertainties, including the interpretation of certain provisions in our agreements with NBC relating to our digital spectrum. We cannot predict what future actions the FCC or Congress may take with respect to regulatory control of these activities or what effect these actions would have on us.
We operate in a very competitive business environment.
     We compete for audience share and advertising revenues with other providers of television programming. Our entertainment programming competes for audience share and advertising revenues with the programming offered by other broadcast and cable networks, and also competes for audience share and advertising revenues in our stations’ respective market areas with the programming offered by non-network affiliated television stations. Our ability to compete successfully for audience share and advertising revenues depends in part upon the popularity of our entertainment programming with viewing audiences in demographic groups that advertisers desire to reach. Our ability to provide popular programming depends upon many factors, including our ability to correctly gauge audience tastes and accurately predict which programs will appeal to viewing audiences, to produce original programs and purchase the right to air syndicated programs at costs which are not excessive in relation to the advertising revenue generated by the programming, and to fund marketing and promotion of our programming to generate sufficient viewer interest. Many of our competitors have greater financial and operational resources than we do which may enable them to compete more effectively for audience share and advertising revenues. All of the existing television broadcast networks and many of the cable networks have been operating for a longer period than we have been operating, our network, and therefore have more experience in network television operations than we have which may enable them to compete more effectively.
     Our television stations also compete for audience share with other forms of entertainment programming, including home entertainment systems and direct broadcast satellite video distribution services which transmit programming directly to homes equipped with special receiving antennas and tuners. Further advances in technology may increase competition for household audiences. Our stations also compete for advertising revenues with other television stations in their respective markets, as well as with other advertising media, such as newspapers, radio stations, magazines, outdoor advertising, transit advertising, yellow page directories, direct mail and local cable systems. We cannot assure you that our stations will be able to compete successfully for audience share or that we will be able to obtain or maintain significant advertising revenue.
We may be adversely affected by changes in the television broadcasting industry or a general deterioration in economic conditions.
     The financial performance of our television stations is subject to various factors that influence the television broadcasting industry as a whole, including:
    the condition of the U.S. economy;
 
    changes in audience tastes;
 
    changes in priorities of advertisers;
 
    new laws and governmental regulations and policies;
 
    changes in broadcast technical requirements;
 
    technological changes;
 
    proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of expenses incurred by advertisers or to prohibit the television advertising of some categories of goods or services;
 
    changes in the law governing advertising by candidates for political office; and
 
    changes in the willingness of financial institutions and other lenders to finance television station acquisitions and operations.
     We cannot predict which, if any, of these or other factors might have a significant effect on the television broadcasting industry in the future, nor can we predict what effect, if any, the occurrence of these or other events might have on our operations. Generally, advertising expenditures tend to decline during economic recession or downturn. Consequently, our revenues are likely to be adversely affected by a recession or downturn in the U.S. economy or other events or circumstances that adversely affect advertising activity. Our operating results in individual geographic markets also could be adversely affected by local regional economic

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downturns. Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the television broadcasting industry and result primarily from fluctuations in advertising expenditures by local retailers.
Our business is subject to extensive and changing regulation that could increase our costs, expose us to greater competition, or otherwise adversely affect the ownership and operation of our stations or our business strategies.
     Our television operations are subject to significant regulation by the FCC under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Communications Act. A television station may not operate without the authorization of the FCC. Approval of the FCC is required for the issuance, renewal and transfer of station operating licenses. In particular, our business depends upon our ability to continue to hold television broadcasting licenses from the FCC, which generally have a term of eight years. Our station licenses are subject to renewal at various times between 2005 and 2007. Third parties may challenge our license renewal applications. Although we have no reason to believe that our licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course, we cannot assure you that our licenses will be renewed. The non-renewal or revocation of one or more of our primary FCC licenses could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
     The Communications Act empowers the FCC to regulate other aspects of our business, in addition to imposing licensing requirements. For example, the FCC has the authority to:
    determine the frequencies, location and power of our broadcast stations;
 
    regulate the equipment used by our stations;
 
    adopt and implement regulations and policies concerning the ownership and operation of our
 
      television stations; and
 
    impose penalties on us for violations of the Communications Act or FCC regulations.
     Our failure to observe FCC or other rules and policies can result in the imposition of various sanctions, including monetary forfeitures or the revocation of a license. In addition, the actions and other media holdings of our principals and our investors in some instances could reflect upon our qualifications as a television licensee.
     Congress and the FCC currently have under consideration, and may in the future adopt, new laws, regulations, and policies regarding a wide variety of matters that could, directly or indirectly, affect the operation and ownership of our broadcast properties. Relaxation and proposed relaxation of existing cable ownership rules and broadcast multiple ownership and cross-ownership rules and policies by the FCC and other changes in the FCC’s rules following passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 have affected and may continue to affect the competitive landscape in ways that could increase the competition we face, including competition from larger media, entertainment and telecommunications companies, which may have greater access to capital and resources. We are unable to predict the effect that any such laws, regulations or policies may have on our operations.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
     As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of June 30, 2005, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2005 our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC reports. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
     Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
     In addition, we reviewed our internal control over financial reporting and there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     On August 19, 2004, NBC filed a complaint against us in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory ruling as to the meaning of the terms “Cost of Capital Dividend Rate” and “independent” investment bank as used in the Certificate of Designation of our Series B preferred stock held by NBC. On September 15, 2004, the rate at which dividends accrue on the Series B preferred stock was reset from 8% to 16.2% in accordance with the procedure specified in the terms of the Series B preferred stock. We engaged CIBC World Markets Corp., a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, to determine the adjusted dividend rate as of the fifth anniversary of the original issue date of the Series B preferred stock.
     On October 14, 2004, we filed our answer and a counterclaim to NBC’s complaint. Our answer largely denies the allegations of the NBC complaint and our counterclaim seeks a declaratory ruling that we are not obligated to redeem, and will not be in default under the terms of the agreement under which NBC made its initial $415.0 million investment in us if we do not redeem, the Series B preferred stock on or before November 13, 2004. NBC has alleged that we are obligated to redeem, and will be in default if we do not redeem, NBC’s investment on or before November 13, 2004.
     We and NBC each moved for judgment on the pleadings in the Delaware litigation. On April 29, 2005, the court held that the dividend rate on the Series B preferred stock should be reset to 28.3% per annum as of September 15, 2004. The adjusted dividend rate continues to apply only to the original issue price of $415.0 million of the Series B preferred stock, and not to accumulated and unpaid dividends.
     The court ruled in our favor as to the independence of CIBC and certain interpretive issues relating to the dividend rate reset, and denied the motions by both NBC and us for judgment on the pleadings and NBC’s alternative motion for summary judgment as to whether we have an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC based on NBC’s demand for redemption.
     We have been advised by our legal counsel that because the litigation regarding whether we have an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC is still pending, absent certain certifications by the court, the court’s decision regarding the dividend rate reset is not final. We are requesting certification from the court to pursue an immediate appeal of the court’s ruling.
     The amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series B preferred stock as of June 30, 2005, reflects an increase in the dividend rate from 16.2% to 28.3%, retroactive to September 15, 2004.
     The aggregate redemption price payable in respect of the 41,500 shares of Series B preferred stock held by NBC, including accrued dividends thereon at the annual rate of 28.3% from September 15, 2004, was $674.2 million as of June 30, 2005. If a court were to grant a judgment against us requiring us to pay the redemption amount, it would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows. In addition, if we were unable to satisfy any such judgment, we would be in default under the indentures governing our senior secured and senior subordinated notes, which would also have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows. See “Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties—We have not redeemed our securities held by NBC that NBC has demanded that we redeem and this could have adverse consequences for us” in our Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K and “Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties —The adjustment to the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock could have adverse consequences for our business” above.
     In May 2005, NBC filed a demand for arbitration under its investment agreement with us, in which NBC asserts that the changes in our business described elsewhere in this report, including the termination of our network and national sales agency agreements and JSAs with NBC, constitute a breach by us of the investment agreement. We believe our actions do not constitute a breach of the investment agreement and intend vigorously to contest NBC’s claims. See ““Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties—The outcome of NBC’s demand for arbitration relating to the changes in our business could have adverse consequences for us.”
     Our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for our New York television station (WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We filed property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with our insurer. In March 2003, the insurer filed an action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy which we purchased from it. On April

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     30, 2005 we settled our claims against the insurer for $24.5 million (less $7.7 million previously paid). We received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement on May 3, 2005.
     We are involved in other litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. We believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
     At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 10, 2005, the stockholders elected two Class II directors. The number of votes cast for and withheld with respect to each director nominee are set forth below.
     Election of Class II Directors for a term of three years:
                 
            Director   For   Withheld
W. Lawrence Patrick
    146,398,264       1,875,502  
Dean M. Goodman
    141,380,509       6,893,257  
     The terms of the Company’s Class I directors (Lowell W. Paxson, Henry J. Brandon, and Raymond S. Rajewski) expire upon the election and qualification of directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2007. The Company’s Class III directors, all of whom were employees of NBC, resigned during November and December 2001, and the Company currently has no Class III directors. The terms of any Class III directors who may be appointed by the Board of Directors will expire upon the election and qualification of directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2006.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) List of Exhibits:
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibits
3.1.1
  Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1)
 
   
3.1.6
  Certificate of Designation of the Company’s 9-3/4% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (2)
 
   
3.1.7
  Certificate of Designation of the Company’s 14-1/4% Cumulative Junior Exchangeable Preferred Stock (2)
 
   
3.1.8
  Certificate of Designation of the Company’s 28.3% Series B Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (3)
 
   
3.1.9
  Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (7)
 
   
3.2
  Bylaws of the Company (4)
 
   
4.6
  Indenture, dated as of July 12, 2001, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the Company’s 10-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (5)
 
   
4.8
  Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2002, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the Company’s 12-1/4% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes due 2009 (6)
 
   
4.9
  Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2004, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the Company’s Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2010 (8)
 
   
10.234.1
  Master Agreement for Overnight Programming, Use of Digital Capacity and Public Interest Programming, dated as of September 10, 1999, between the Company and The Christian Network, Inc.
 
   
10.234.2
  First Amendment to Master Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2005, between the Company and The Christian Network, Inc. (9)
 
   
10.234.3
  Letter Agreement, dated June 13, 2005, between the Company and The Christian Network, Inc. (9)
 
   
31.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
   
31.2
  Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
   
32.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.2
  Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
(1)   Filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 31, 1995 (Commission File No. 1-13452), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(2)   Filed with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, filed July 23, 1998, Registration No. 333-59641, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(3)   Filed with the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 1999 (Commission File No. 1-13452), and incorporated herein by reference.

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(4)   Filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(5)   Filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated June 30, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(6)   Filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(7)   Filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(8)   Filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
 
  PAXSO   N COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
 
       
Date: August 9, 2005
  By:   /s/ Tammy G. Hedge
 
       
 
      Tammy G. Hedge
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer)

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