Granite Broadcasting Corporation Announces Long-Term Renewal of Top Rated Syndicated Programming with King World Productions

Granite Broadcasting Corporation Announces Long-Term Renewal of Top Rated Syndicated Programming with King World Productions

Secures TV's Most Popular Syndicated Programming Into the Next Decade

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) announced today that it has entered into long-term syndicated programming agreements with King World Productions that will provide the company's television stations with some of the most popular syndicated programming on television.

Renewals include hit shows, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Everybody Loves Raymond and Inside Edition. Agreements for these programs have staggered expiration dates through 2011.

John C. Deushane, Chief Operating Officer of Granite Broadcasting, commented: "These agreements allow us to provide our viewers and advertisers with the strongest available syndicated programming into the next decade. This programming consistently draws large audiences, delivering solid ratings year after year. We are thrilled to continue and enhance our relationship with King World Productions and bring their outstanding portfolio of syndicated programming to our markets."

Roger King, Chief Executive Officer of King World Productions, noted, "We look forward to our continuing relationship with Granite. They are a valued partner, and we're glad our quality programming will have a home with them for many years to come."

Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) operates eight television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching over 6% of the nation's television households. Three stations are affiliated with the NBC Television Network (NBC), two with the ABC Television Network (ABC), one with the CBS Television Network (CBS), and two with the Warner Brothers Television Network (WB). The NBC affiliates are KSEE-TV, Fresno-Visalia, California, WEEK-TV, Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois, and KBJR-TV, Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. The ABC affiliates are WKBW-TV, Buffalo, New York, and WPTA-TV, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The CBS affiliate is WTVH-TV, Syracuse, New York. The WB affiliates are KBWB-TV, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California, and WDWB-TV, Detroit, Michigan. On April 23, 2004 Granite announced its intention to enter into a strategic arrangement with Malara Broadcast Group under which Granite will provide advertising sales, promotion and administrative services and selected programming to Malara-owned stations in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin.

King World Productions, Inc. is the preeminent company in television syndication, distributing six of the Top Ten daily syndicated series, including the two highest-rated talk shows and two highest-rated game shows. Among its stable of quality, critically-acclaimed programming are America's favorite game show, Wheel of Fortune, which has ranked #1 among all syndicated strips since its debut 22 years ago, and Jeopardy!, America's favorite quiz show, which has ranked #2 among all syndicated strips for the past 20 seasons. In addition, King World distributes The Oprah Winfrey Show, which has been the #1-rated talk series for the past 18 seasons, and Dr. Phil, which has ranked as the #2-rated talk series since its debut in Fall 2002. Additionally, for the past 16 seasons, King World has produced and distributed Inside Edition, the longest-running and highest-rated newsmagazine in syndication. King World also syndicates the CBS network primetime hits, Everybody Loves Raymond, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami. The King World slate also includes MarketWatch Weekend, Bob Vila's Home Again and Mr. Food.


Source: Granite Broadcasting Corporation

CONTACT: Press - John Deushane, or Analyst - Larry Wills,
+1-212-826-2530, both for Granite Broadcasting Corporation

Web site: http://www.granitetv.com/


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