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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 30, 2024 (December 30, 2024)
 
Gray Television, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
Georgia
001-13796
58-0285030
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
4370 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
 
30319
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
404-504-9828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock (no par value)
GTN.A
New York Stock Exchange
common stock (no par value)
GTN
New York Stock Exchange
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
 
Item 8.01.  Other Events.
 
On December 30, 2024, Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into agreements with The Walt Disney Company that extend and renew the network affiliations for all of the Company’s ABC affiliated television stations across 25 markets through December 31, 2028.
 
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)     Exhibits.
 
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Gray Television, Inc.
 
     
December 30, 2024
By:  
/s/ Jeffrey R. Gignac
 
   
Name:  
Jeffrey R. Gignac
 
   
Title:  
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit 99.1

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NEWS RELEASE

 

Gray Renews All ABC Affiliation Agreements

 

Atlanta, Georgia December 30, 2024. . . Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) announced today that it has entered into agreements with The Walt Disney Company that extend and renew the network affiliations for all of Gray’s ABC affiliated television stations across 25 markets through December 31, 2028.

 

“We are pleased to announce the further extension of our decades-long relationship with Disney for ABC station affiliations,” said Gray’s President and Co-CEO, Pat LaPlatney. “These agreements recognize our ABC affiliates’ commitment to public service and will help them continue to serve their communities.”

 

“Disney/ABC is incredibly proud of our long-established partnership with Gray to serve 25 outstanding communities across the country,” commented Susi D’Ambra-Coplan, SVP, Affiliate Relations, The Walt Disney Company. “With this new agreement, we couldn’t be more pleased to pair our best-in-class network shows, news and sports with their invaluable local programming for many more years to come.”

 

The ABC affiliated television stations covered by the new agreements are as follows:

 

Station

DMA Name

WWSB

Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)

WBAY-TV

Green Bay-Appleton

WTVG

Toledo

KSPR-LD

Springfield, MO

KCRG-TV

Cedar Rapids

KOLO-TV

Reno

KTRE & KLTV

Tyler-Longview

WPTA

Ft. Wayne

KSFY & KPRY

Sioux Falls

WGGB-TV

Springfield-Holyoke, MA

WEEK-TV

Peoria

WTVM

Columbus, GA-Opelika, AL

KNOE

Monroe-El Dorado

KSWO

Wichita Falls & Lawton

WALB-D2

Albany, GA

WLOX

Biloxi-Gulfport

WCJB-TV

Gainesville

WDAM-D2

Hattiesburg-Laurel

KOTA-TV, KHSD-TV and KSGW-TV

Rapid City

WHSV-TV

Harrisonburg

KAIT

Jonesboro

WBKO

Bowling Green

KGNS-TV

Laredo

KJCT-LD

Grand Junction-Montrose

WTOK-TV

Meridian

 

 

About Gray:

 

 

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known at this time as Gray Television, Inc.  The company is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households.  The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services.  Gray’s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. Gray owns a majority interest in Swirl Films. For more information, please visit www.graymedia.com.

Gray Contact:

 

Kevin P. Latek, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Development Officer, 404-266-8333

 

 

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