WNYO-TV and WGRZ-TV to Produce a Shared 10 p.m. Newscast in Buffalo, New York

WNYO-TV and WGRZ-TV to Produce a Shared 10 p.m. Newscast in Buffalo, New York

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WNYO-TV (WB 49) and WGRZ-TV (NBC 2) have announced a news partnership in which WGRZ will produce a 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. newscast on WNYO Monday through Friday, beginning April 20, 2006. The newscast will be branded as "2 On NYO 10 at 10."

"We are pleased to be associated with WGRZ's outstanding news team," commented Nick Magnini, General Manager of WNYO. "They are western New York's fastest growing news station and, as such, should provide an excellent fit to WNYO's new fall program lineup as Buffalo's newly launched My Network Television affiliate."

WGRZ General Manager Jim Toellner commented, "We saw this as a great opportunity for WGRZ-TV and WNYO-TV to bring a refreshing new show to our WNY viewers. They now can get their news and weather in a most convenient package with expansive local sports coverage from 2 On Your Side."

Scott Levin and Maryalice Demler, along with Weathercaster Kevin O'Connell, will anchor the news. The Channel 2 Sports Team of Ed Kilgore and Adam Benigni will bring "Western New York Sports Zone" to WNYO viewers.

WNYO-TV is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI), one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies, which owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 58 television stations in 36 markets. Sinclair's television group is affiliated with all major networks and reaches approximately 22% of all U.S. television households. For more information, please visit http://www.sbgi.net/.

WGRZ-TV is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), a leading international news and information company. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web. For more information, please visit http://www.gannett.com/.

Source: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Nick Magnini, General Manager, WNYO-TV, +1-716-875-4949; or
Sue Dobmeier, Marketing Director, WGRZ-TV, +1-716-849-2296

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

Web site: http://www.sbgi.net/

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