secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GRAY MEDIA, INC (GTN)
CIK:        0000043196
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-034063
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gray TV Q3 revenue $950M (+18% YoY); political ad surges 565%; targets $500M debt reduction
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- Q3 revenue $950M (+18% YoY); net income $83M vs -$53M loss; Adjusted EBITDA $338M (+61%).
- Political ad revenue $173M (+565%); full-year projected $495–500M; core ad revenue flat at $365M (+1%).
- Debt principal cut $241M YTD; board authorizes $250M repurchases; target $500M net debt reduction for FY2024.
- Cost containment: annualized operating expense reduction at least $60M; full-year broadcast expense guide cut to $2.324–2.334B.
- Q4 core ad revenue expected down ~11% YoY due to political displacement and hurricane impact in SE markets.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774924034063/0001437749-24-034063-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774924034063/gtn20241106_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-034063

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