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Gray Media — Gray Television — Investor Presentation (April 2015)

40 slides from Gray Media's investor presentation, Apr 10, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation April 2015

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  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

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  3. Slide 3: An Overview

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  4. Slide 4: Ranked #1 or #2 in markets, reaching approximately 8% of US households

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  5. Slide 5: Significant scale poised for long-term success

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  6. Slide 6: The price of being #1

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  7. Slide 7: Only pure-play TV broadcaster with a Washington News Bureau

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  8. Slide 8: The long history of being #1

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  9. Slide 9: Gray's stations over-index network averages

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  10. Slide 10: Gray's local news dominates national averages

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  11. Slide 11: Gray leads the industry in household ratings

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  12. Slide 12: Gray leads the industry in political ad revenues

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  13. Slide 13: Retransmission revenue growth

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  14. Slide 14: Gray leads industry in margins

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  15. Slide 15: Station group U.S. TV household reach

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  16. Slide 16: Investment Highlights

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  17. Slide 17: Investment Highlights

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  18. Slide 18: Highly experienced management

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  19. Slide 19: Acquisitions significantly increased scale

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  20. Slide 20: How Gray intends to use equity proceeds

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  21. Slide 21: Station mix and network affiliations

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  22. Slide 22: Stable markets: state capitals and collegiate presence

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  23. Slide 23: Revenue diversification continues

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  24. Slide 24: Gray TV is a leading political beneficiary

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  25. Slide 25: November 2016 elections

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  26. Slide 26: Successful digital media initiatives

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  27. Slide 27: Significant opportunities from secondary channels and spectrum

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  28. Slide 28: Financial Overview

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  29. Slide 29: Net revenue, operating cash flow and capex

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  30. Slide 30: Robust free cash flow generation

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  31. Slide 31: Prudent financial balance sheet management

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  32. Slide 32: Capitalization

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  33. Slide 33: Questions & Answers

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  34. Slide 34: Appendix

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  35. Slide 35: Glossary

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  36. Slide 36: Pro Forma Non-GAAP Reconciliation

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  37. Slide 37: Pro Forma Non-GAAP Reconciliation

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  38. Slide 38: Pro Forma Non-GAAP Reconciliation

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  39. Slide 39: Pro Forma Non-GAAP Reconciliation

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  40. Slide 40: Investor Information

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