The Commerce Department reported a strong gain in new home sales for March. Also, generally good corporate earnings reports kept stock traders in a buying mood. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 70 points on Friday, or 0.6%, to spend the weekend at 11,204. Broadcasting stocks also had another up day.
The RBR Radio Index was up 9.159, or 2.4%, to 388.967 – another all-time high.
The TVBR Television Index was up 7.801, or 3.7%, to 221.007 – also an all-time high.
Winners
SBS, up 15.8%
ACME, up 15.7%
Gray, up 12.7%
Losers
Cumulus, down 6%
Entravision, down 2.1%
Nexstar, down 1.3%
Radio Stocks |
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Company |
Symbol |
Close |
Change |
Arbitron * |
ARB |
$31.74 |
$0.86 |
Beasley * |
BBGI |
$5.25 |
$0.25 |
CBS Cl. B |
CBS |
$16.48 |
$0.05 |
CBS Cl. A |
CBSa |
$16.50 |
$0.04 |
CC Media * |
CCMO |
$6.50 |
$0.00 |
Cumulus * |
CMLS |
$5.13 |
-$0.33 |
Citadel |
CTDB |
$0.36 |
$0.02 |
Debut |
DBTB |
$0.04 |
$0.00 |
Disney |
DIS |
$36.79 |
$0.01 |
Emmis * |
EMMS |
$2.30 |
$0.13 |
Entercom * |
ETM |
$14.89 |
-$0.06 |
Entravision |
EVC |
$3.32 |
-$0.07 |
Fisher |
FSCI |
$15.54 |
$0.92 |
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GOOG |
$544.99 |
-$2.07 |
Journal |
JRN |
$5.89 |
-$0.44 |
Lincoln Natl. |
LNC |
$32.79 |
$0.57 |
Regent |
RGCIQ |
$0.12 |
$0.00 |
Radio One A |
ROIA |
$4.89 |
-$0.05 |
Radio One D * |
ROIAK |
$4.95 |
$0.00 |
Salem * |
SALM |
$5.47 |
$0.01 |
SBS * |
SBSA |
$1.47 |
$0.20 |
Saga * |
SGA |
$25.46 |
$0.85 |
Sirius XM |
SIRI |
$1.12 |
$0.03 |
Westwood* |
WWON |
$11.75 |
-$0.02 |
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* Component of the RBR Radio Index |
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Television Stocks |
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Company |
Symbol |
Close |
Change |
ACME * |
ACME.PK |
$0.59 |
$0.08 |
Belo * |
BLC |
$9.07 |
-$0.05 |
CBS Cl. B * |
CBS |
$16.48 |
$0.05 |
CBS Cl. A |
CBSa |
$16.50 |
$0.04 |
Disney |
DIS |
$36.79 |
$0.01 |
Entravision * |
EVC |
$3.32 |
-$0.07 |
Fisher * |
FSCI |
$15.54 |
$0.92 |
Gannett |
GCI |
$18.28 |
$0.00 |
Gen. Elec. |
GE |
$19.07 |
$0.12 |
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GOOG |
$544.99 |
-$2.07 |
Gray * |
GTN |
$4.53 |
$0.51 |
Gray, Cl. A |
GTNa |
$4.32 |
$0.42 |
Journal |
JRN |
$5.89 |
-$0.44 |
Meredith |
MDP |
$37.10 |
$0.09 |
Media Gen. |
MEG |
$12.70 |
-$0.10 |
McGraw-Hill |
MHP |
$33.25 |
$0.02 |
News Corp. |
NWS |
$18.50 |
-$0.02 |
Nexstar * |
NXST |
$6.85 |
-$0.09 |
Sinclair * |
SBGI |
$7.79 |
$0.18 |
SBS |
SBSA |
$1.47 |
$0.20 |
Saga |
SGA |
$25.46 |
$0.85 |
Scripps |
SSP |
$10.37 |
$0.09 |
LIN TV * |
TVL |
$8.06 |
-$0.04 |
Time Warner |
TWX |
$33.14 |
-$0.11 |
Wash. Post |
WPO |
$538.77 |
-$0.81 |
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* Component of the TVBR Television Index |
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