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That's according to Deloitte's 32nd Annual Holiday Survey of consumer spending intentions and trends released on Tuesday. Survey respondents intend to spend 51 percent of their budget online, compared with 42 percent in-store. In last year's survey, online and in-store were equal at 47 percent.

93.1 Katy Country (KMKT) partnered with Classic of Texoma car dealership to raise $30,000 for law enforcement agencies with Back the Badge golf tournament. Funds raised came from sponsor donations and community members who competed in the tournament.

That’s the question Mark Ramsey addresses in his latest edition of Media Unplugged. And...Martin Scorcese doesn't understand Rotten Tomatoes -- and the feeling is mutual. Plus, rants and raves about Blue Apron's new podcast and the mental health challenges unique to musicians.

ABC TV will air its ninth annual pre-CMA Awards special, Living Every Day: Luke Bryan, Monday, November 6, 10-11 p.m. ET. Presented by Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, Living Every Day shares an intimate look at the life and career of country music superstar Luke Bryan who welcomes Roberts to his Tennessee farm.

In a detailed article on the Fox News website country singer Katie Armiger, who's in a court battle with Cold River Records, says she was sexually harassed on several occasions by Country DJs and PDs. She did not name names in the story. Here's what she said happened.

(By Buzz Knight) One of the privileges of the business we are in is making friends with some unbelievable partners that we encounter. In most instances, this connection is immediate and it lasts a lifetime. Some are cut short in an untimely manner. This past Friday we lost Jim Barry, the spokesman from the Consumer Technology Association, to Cancer.

(By Eric Rhoads) Radio, for the most part, is a single-pillar business. It lives or dies based on advertising. Though many stations and companies have alternative revenue streams, none comes close to matching the revenues or the wide margins of advertising. What if radio’s single pillar were to go away?

Cesar Gerlens has been one busy pirate. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau says Gerlens had illegal radio stations in four locations. According to this notice, Gerlens had stations at four different residences, three were using the 92.1-FM frequency, in Brockton, Everett, and Randolph, and another at 90.1-FM in Mattapan.

Tatiana Felgengauer was stabbed in the throat by the attacker, Monday. It's being reported her injuries are not life-threatening. Felgengauer works at the Russian radio station "Echo of Moscow."

According to Media Monitors, GEICO (39,928) and The Home Depot (37,323) were first and second again on their weekly chart of radio commercials. By airing 30,283 commercials on radio stations all over the country, JC Penney came in third. McDonald's was fourth (27,170) followed by ZipRecruiter (23,365), rounding out the top five.