The petro companies slacked off on their task of dampening the stock market, but tech companies were more than willing to jump in and keep the red ink flowing – but broadcasters ignored these shenanigans, with radio coming home an eyelash north of flat and with television posting a nice gain.
The RBR Radio Index rose 0.134, or 0.0%, to 678.670.
The TVBR Television Index rose 11.472, or 1.3%, to 878.679.
Winners
Media General, up 9.1%
Beasley, up 4.9%
Salem, up 3.4%
Losers
SBS, down 9.1%
Cumulus, down 1.8%
Nexstar, down 1.6%