Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Schmaeling Richard J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIN Media LLC [LIN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LIN MEDIA LLC, 701 BRAZOS STREET, SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2014
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78701
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Shares 10/27/2014   M   100,000 A $ 1.99 297,079 (1) D  
Class A Common Shares 10/27/2014   M   17,700 A $ 3.605 314,779 (1) D  
Class A Common Shares 10/27/2014   M   36,800 A $ 4.185 351,579 (1) D  
Class A Common Shares 10/27/2014   M   8,825 A $ 6.605 360,404 (1) D  
Class A Common Shares 10/27/2014   F(2)   75,300 D $ 23.125 285,104 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options for Class A Common Shares $ 1.99 10/27/2014 10/27/2014 M     100,000 06/02/2010 06/02/2019 Class A Common Shares 100,000 $ 0 0 D  
Options for Class A Common Shares $ 3.605 10/27/2014 10/27/2014 M     17,700 12/08/2012 12/08/2021 Class A Common Shares 17,700 $ 0 17,700 D  
Options for Class A Common Shares $ 4.185 10/27/2014 10/27/2014 M     36,800 12/16/2010 12/16/2019 Class A Common Shares 36,800 $ 0 0 D  
Options for Class A Common Shares $ 6.605 10/27/2014 10/27/2014 M     8,825 12/06/2013 12/06/2022 Class A Common Shares 8,825 $ 0 26,475 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Schmaeling Richard J
C/O LIN MEDIA LLC
701 BRAZOS STREET, SUITE 800
AUSTIN, TX 78701
      Sr. VP Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Nicholas N. Mohamed, Attorney-in-fact for Richard J. Schmaeling   10/29/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This number includes 71,525 restricted shares awarded pursuant to the amended and restated 2002 Stock Plan. These shares remain subject to forfeiture and are nontransferable until vested. The shares vest over three (3) years from the date of grant.
(2) Net settlement of vested options by LIN Media LLC, 75,300 shares held by the Company for settlement of exercise price and taxes.

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