Sec Form 4 Filing - HICKS MUSE TATE & FURST EQUITY FUND III LP @ LIN Media LLC - 2013-08-08

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person HICKS MUSE TATE & FURST EQUITY FUND III LP 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIN Media LLC [ NYSE: LIN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST INCORP., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/08/2013 (Street) DALLAS, TX75201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Stock 08/08/2013 S( 1 ) 42,153 D $ 14.97 552,649 I ( 2 ) ( 3 ) See footnotes ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 08/08/2013 S( 4 ) 551 D $ 14.97 552,098 I ( 3 ) ( 5 ) See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) Class A Common Stock 08/08/2013 S( 1 ) 544,972 D $ 14.33 7,126 I ( 3 ) ( 6 ) See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 6 ) Class A Common Stock 08/08/2013 S( 4 ) 7,126 D $ 14.33 0 I ( 3 ) ( 7 ) See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 7 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HICKS MUSE TATE & FURST EQUITY FUND III LP C/O HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST INCORP. 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600 DALLAS, TX75201 X HM3/GP PARTNERS, L.P. C/O HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST INCORP. 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600 DALLAS, TX75201 X HM3 COINVESTORS, L.P. C/O HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST INCORP. 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600 DALLAS, TX75201 X HICKS MUSE GP PARTNERS III LP C/O HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST INCORP. 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600 DALLAS, TX75201 X HICKS MUSE FUND III INC C/O HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST INCORP. 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600 DALLAS, TX75201 X Signatures SEE ATTACHMENTS 08/12/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On August 8, 2013, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Fund III"), sold 587,125 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a plan of disposition adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). ( 2 )Of the 552,649 shares of Class A Common Stock, (a) 544,972 shares are held of record by Fund III, and (b) 7,677 shares are held of record by HM3 Coinvestors, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("HM3 Coinvestors"). ( 3 )HM3/GP Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("HM3/GP Partners"), is the sole general partner of Fund III. Hicks Muse GP Partners III, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("GP Partners III"), is the sole general partner of HM3/GP Partners and HM3 Coinvestors. Hicks Muse Fund III Incorporated, a Texas corporation ("Fund III Incorporated"), is the sole general partner of GP Partners III. HM3/GP may be deemed to beneficially own all of the securities held directly by Fund III, and GP Partners III and Fund III Incorporated may be deemed to beneficially own all of the securities held directly by Fund III and HM3 Coinvestors. Each of HM3/GP, GP Partners III and Fund III Incorporated disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of any of their respective pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )On August 8, 2013, HM3 Coinvestors sold 7,677 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a plan of disposition adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. ( 5 )Of the 552,098 shares of Class A Common Stock, (a) 544,972 shares are held of record by Fund III, and (b) 7,126 shares are held of record by HM3 Coinvestors. ( 6 )All shares of Class A Common Stock are held of record by HM3 Coinvestors. ( 7 )Prior to the sale of the 7,126 shares of Class A Common Stock, HM3 Coinvestors was the holder of record of such shares.

Remarks: The reporting persons may be deemed to be members of a group with other affiliated entities that collectively are 10% owners. The referenced relationships are described in more detail in Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed on June 13, 2013 by the reporting persons and, among other persons, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund IV, L.P., Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Private Equity Fund IV, L.P., Hicks, Muse & Co. Partners, L.P., HM4-EQ Coinvestors, L.P. and John R. Muse (collectively, the "Affiliated LIN Reporting Persons"). The reporting persons disclaim the existence of a group and disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities held by the other Affiliated LIN Reporting Persons.

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