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As the company continues to search for ways to deal with about $20 Billion in debt, an 8K has been filed to amend terms of certain notes with potential exchange offers.

The retailer took the Media Monitors top spot last week by airing over 39,500 commercials on radio stations across the country. That was enough to nudge The Home Depot down to number two.

The New York Post has the details about a possible spot on Donald Trump's communications team. The talk show host and Fox news analyst said it would be an honor to serve in the new administration.

CBS Radio's SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia has extended its partnership for play-by-play coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies. Details of the new deal were not released. CBS Radio in Philadelphia has had the Phillies since 2004 with WIP-FM broadcasting the games the past five seasons. Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, and Jim Jackson will continue to announce the games.

In his latest episode of Media Unplugged Mark Ramsey addresses the debate over “fake news” on Facebook. Ramsey says everyone is missing the larger point: "The problem isn’t with the manufacturing of false headlines, it’s with the relationship between facts and beliefs in the human psyche. We are the problem -- our facts are not. Ramsey and Tom Asacker explain it all in their latest episode of Media Unplugged.

On February 23 at CRS, 11 of Country Music's most successful songwriters will perform at Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley. Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, JT Harding, Laura Veltz, Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley, Brett James, Rhett Akins, Busbee, Jon Nite, and Cole Taylor are all set to perform. It's the sixth year for Kingsely's after-hours CRS event.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Cain will remain on five Cox Media Group news/talk radio stations but will no longer be syndicated nationally. The change will affect over 100 stations. The 70-year-old has been syndicated nationwide since January of 2013, taking over for Neal Boortz.

According to Adobe Digital Insights, consumers slapped down $3.34 billion online on Black Friday, that's an increase of 21.6% from 2015. On Thanksgiving day $1.4 billion was spent for a two-day total of more than $5 Billion, an increase of 11.5% over 2015. $1.2 Billion of that spending was placed using a mobile device, a 33% increase over 2015. Adobe says consumers have spent a total of $26 Billion online for the holiday season between Nov. 1 and Nov. 22, up 3.5% from 2015. Adobe measures 80% of all online transactions from the top 100 U.S. retailers.

iHeart in Madison Wisconsin is turning back time with its flip to the "New Rewind 92.1, Madison’s Greatest Hits" station. The station was a progressive talker before a short stunt with holiday music.

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