Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 8, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Joseph Jaffoni - IR Perry Sook - Founder, Chairman & CEO Michael Biard - President & COO Lee Ann Gliha - CFO Conference Call Participants Benjamin Soff - Deutsche Bank Daniel Kurnos - Benchmark Jason Bazinet - Citi Craig Huber - Huber Research Partners Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo James Goss - Barrington Research Operator Good day, and welcome to Nexstar Media Group's Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded.
Broadcast TV giant Nexstar Media Group undershot Wall Street analysts' estimates for the second quarter, but said losses are continuing to narrow at The CW. The company reported a 2% uptick in revenue in the second quarter to $1.27 billion, which was short of forecasts for $1.3 billion. Diluted earnings per share of $3.
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