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Stations with a Benztown library subscription get this sack full of Christmas programming --  which includes over 5,000 tracks of sweet and savory bites of Christmas cheer -- free. Additionally, Benztown is offering 30 free Christmas audio elements produced by their award-winning creative production team.

Don't let the door close on your chance to be part of the conversations at Forecast and the "Top 40" reception that will set the tone for business over the coming year, and bring together old and new associates for a day of exclusive networking.

Those of you hoping to own more radio stations so you could compete on a more level playing field with digital will have to wait a little longer. On Thursday, the FCC announced specifics on Chairman Pai's plan to change the commission's Media Ownership Rules and the radio caps will stay the same.

Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel is not in favor of Chairman Pai's plan to eliminate some of the media ownership rules now on the books. She posted her thoughts on Twitter last night and she said "not good" and went into specific detail in a speech earlier this month which she linked to in her Twitter post.

On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court, agreed with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and ruled that Florida common law does not recognize an exclusive right of public performance in pre-1972 sound recordings.

iHeartMedia filed a new document with the SEC on Thursday that detailed some of the negotiations going on between the company and a group of bondholders. From the new filing, we learned two things...

It's not really something we normally see from a radio company. On Thursday, Cumulus pre-released earnings and expects revenue in the range of $286 to $288 million for the third quarter of 2017. Revenue was $286 million in Q3 of 2016 and $289 million in Q3 of 2015. Final earnings will be released on November 9. Here's what the Cumulus CEO had to say about the quarter.

Today, CBS News Radio will unveil new original news, finance, and entertainment programming at its first-ever upfront presentation to advertising executives, at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

That's what The Sporting News is reporting. Michael McCarthy writes that up to 40-60 more positions could be eliminated at the sports network, including some on the radio side. Earlier this year ESPN eliminated 100 positions. McCarthy quotes a source saying, "This time it won't matter if you're 'liked' or not. It's not going to be pretty."

In response to President Donald Trump declaring the nationwide opioid epidemic a "public health emergency," NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton made the following statement...