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 *
Butler John A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MEDIA GENERAL INC [MEG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 EAST FRANKLIN STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2014
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23219		 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
Voting Common Stock (no par value) 12/19/2014   D   5,900 D (1) 0 D  
Voting Common Stock (no par value) 12/19/2014   D   5,404 D (1) 0 I 401(k) Plan

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 63.18 12/19/2014   D     800   (2) 01/27/2015 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 800 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 49.66 12/19/2014   D     1,700   (3) 01/26/2016 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 1,700 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.3 12/19/2014   D     2,600   (4) 01/29/2018 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 2,600 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.16 12/19/2014   D     3,300   (5) 01/29/2019 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 3,300 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.9 12/19/2014   D     4,700   (6) 01/28/2020 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 4,700 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.2 12/19/2014   D     4,600   (7) 01/27/2021 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 4,600 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.98 12/19/2014   D     3,900   (8) 01/26/2022 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 3,900 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.26 12/19/2014   D     6,100   (9) 01/31/2023 Voting Common Stock (no par value) 6,100 (1) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Butler John A
333 EAST FRANKLIN STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219		       Treasurer  

Signatures

 /s/ John A. Butler, by Andrew C. Carington, Attorney-in-fact   12/23/2014
**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) On December 19, 2014, Media General, Inc. ("Media General", formerly Mercury New Holdco, Inc.), MGOC, Inc. ("MGOC", formerly Media General, Inc.) and Lin Media LLC ("Lin") consummated a business combination transaction (the "Merger") as a result of which MGOC, Inc. and Lin Media LLC each became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Media General. Pursuant to the Merger, (i) each share of voting common stock of MGOC was converted into one share of voting common stock of Media General ("Voting Common Stock") and (ii) each share representing a limited liability company interest in Lin was converted into 1.4714 shares of Voting Common Stock. Equity-based awards granted pursuant to MGOC plans and Lin plans that were outstanding immediately prior to the Merger were converted into awards in respect of Voting Common Stock at the closing of the Merger.
(2) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became fully exercisable on 1/27/2008.
(3) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became fully exercisable on 1/26/2009.
(4) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became fully exercisable on 1/29/2011.
(5) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became fully exercisable on 1/29/2012.
(6) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became fully exercisable on 1/28/2013.
(7) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became fully exercisable on 1/27/2014.
(8) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which become exercisable 1/3 per year on January 26, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
(9) Options were granted under the Media General, Inc. 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which become exercisable 1/3 per year on January 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

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