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And its courtesy of 93.1 WNOX flipping to “All-Christmas, All-The-Time," playing nothing but songs of the holiday season through midnight on Christmas Day.

There are big happenings in Washington, DC, these days. Not wanting to be left out of the picture, iHeart’s 97.1 WASH-FM in DC has gotten into the holiday spirit, flipping to non-stop holiday music.

Another station has flipped for the holidays. This time it’s iHeart’s KISC-FM/Spokane (KISS 98.1). As of Friday, the station will broadcast around-the-clock Christmas music

Bonneville station KSFI’s annual all-Christmas music returned Friday with help from the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, which sang the “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s Messiah and delivered a special message to FM100.3.

Ben Thompson is the CEO and owner of Big Radio in Beloit/Janesville, WI. Ben is 30 years old. His first on-air gig was at the age of nine when he became the Kid With A Riddle on his dad’s morning show. Ben will be featured in our December 16 issue when we feature radio's "30 and Under Superstars." Here's an excerpt from our interview with Ben Thompson...

If you're in any way connected to the radio industry, you will want to be at Forecast 2020. A stellar lineup of speakers will be sharing their knowledge at the Harvard Club in New York City. Take a look and see, inside.

(By Russ Crupnick) In the world of audio, the question about who actually still listens to broadcast radio is oddly controversial. For some reason, reaching a consensus on radio reach presents more of a challenge than agreeing on how many stream music.

(By Rick Fink) The battle cry inside the walls of Amazon, Wayfair, and all the other e-commerce companies sounds something like this: “Let’s take another BRICK out of the Brick N Mortars.” What’s up for grabs this holiday shopping season? $1,000,000,000,000 – That’s ONE TRILLION DOLLARS!

With the addition of five more members of the House of Representatives, the NAB now has support of 200 House members for its Local Radio Freedom Act. The LRFA opposes any new royalty tax for music airplay on radio stations. Another Senator jumped onboard as well.

Jim Shea has been named President of El Dorado Broadcasters, which owns stations in Victor Valley, CA, and Yuma, AZ. For the past seven years, Shea has been the CEO of Mapleton Communications. In July, Mapleton sold its 37 stations to the Stephens Media Group.