The US dollar weakened against other currencies, which made investing in US companies cheaper and gave stock prices a boost on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51 points, or 0.5%, to 10,337. Broadcasting stocks continued their recent advance.
The RBR Radio Index was up 3.436, or 1.8%, to 197.045.
The TVBR Television Index was up 2.070, or 1.8%, to 119.668.
Winners
SBS, up 19.1%
ACME, up 14.3%
Regent, up 9.6%
Losers
Emmis, down 7.4%
Beasley, down 4.4%
Saga, down 3.2%
Radio Stocks |
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Company |
Symbol |
Close |
Change |
Arbitron * |
ARB |
$21.50 |
-$0.49 |
Beasley * |
BBGI |
$4.16 |
-$0.19 |
CBS Cl. B |
CBS |
$13.55 |
-$0.37 |
CBS Cl. A |
CBSa |
$13.54 |
-$0.35 |
CC Media * |
CCMO |
$3.25 |
-$0.05 |
Cumulus * |
CMLS |
$2.30 |
$0.04 |
Citadel |
CTDB |
$0.05 |
$0.00 |
Debut |
DBTB |
$0.04 |
-$0.01 |
Disney |
DIS |
$30.70 |
$0.02 |
Emmis * |
EMMS |
$1.25 |
-$0.10 |
Entercom * |
ETM |
$6.43 |
$0.01 |
Entravision |
EVC |
$2.75 |
-$0.04 |
Fisher |
FSCI |
$16.72 |
$0.72 |
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GOOG |
$589.02 |
$1.97 |
Journal |
JRN |
$3.65 |
-$0.11 |
Lincoln Natl. |
LNC |
$22.64 |
$0.17 |
Regent * |
RGCI |
$0.33 |
$0.03 |
Radio One A |
ROIA |
$3.00 |
-$0.04 |
Radio One D * |
ROIAK |
$2.52 |
$0.07 |
Salem * |
SALM |
$4.19 |
$0.19 |
SBS * |
SBSA |
$0.75 |
$0.12 |
Saga * |
SGA |
$14.04 |
-$0.46 |
Sirius XM |
SIRI |
$0.62 |
-$0.01 |
Westwood |
WWON |
$5.74 |
$0.00 |
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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 |
$0.32 |
$0.04 |
Belo * |
BLC |
$5.39 |
-$0.03 |
CBS Cl. B * |
CBS |
$13.55 |
-$0.37 |
CBS Cl. A |
CBSa |
$13.54 |
-$0.35 |
Disney |
DIS |
$30.70 |
$0.02 |
Entravision * |
EVC |
$2.75 |
-$0.04 |
Fisher * |
FSCI |
$16.72 |
$0.72 |
Gannett |
GCI |
$12.00 |
$0.24 |
Gen. Elec. |
GE |
$15.66 |
-$0.06 |
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GOOG |
$589.02 |
$1.97 |
Gray * |
GTN |
$1.55 |
$0.03 |
Gray, Cl. A |
GTNa |
$1.64 |
-$0.01 |
Journal |
JRN |
$3.65 |
-$0.11 |
Meredith |
MDP |
$29.43 |
$0.55 |
Media Gen. |
MEG |
$8.67 |
$0.04 |
McGraw-Hill |
MHP |
$32.92 |
$0.19 |
News Corp. |
NWS |
$14.60 |
$0.03 |
Nexstar * |
NXST |
$3.65 |
$0.02 |
Sinclair * |
SBGI |
$3.69 |
$0.00 |
SBS |
SBSA |
$0.75 |
$0.12 |
Saga |
SGA |
$14.04 |
-$0.46 |
Scripps |
SSP |
$6.23 |
$0.02 |
LIN TV * |
TVL |
$4.21 |
-$0.02 |
Time Warner |
TWX |
$31.37 |
$0.72 |
Wash. Post |
WPO |
$408.50 |
-$1.16 |
Young |
YBTVQ |
$0.01 |
$0.00 |
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* Component of the TVBR Television Index |
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