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WMNF 88.5 FM has earned 14 nominations in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\u2019s 2026 Best of the Bay Awards, recognizing the station\u2019s impact on community radio, local journalism, music, and volunteerism across the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for the Best Radio Station in Tampa Bay, now is your chance to support WMNF 88.5 FM and the people who make independent, listener-supported radio possible.<\/p>\n
WMNF\u2019s 2026 Best of the Bay Nominations<\/p>\n
Best Radio Station<\/p>\n
Best Radio Shows<\/p>\n
Best Radio Personalities<\/p>\n
Best Morning TV Show<\/p>\n
Best Place to Volunteer<\/p>\n
Best Nonprofit (Hillsborough)<\/p>\n
Best Bingo<\/p>\n
Best Columnist<\/p>\n
Best Journalist That Doesn\u2019t Work at Creative Loafing<\/p>\n
Best Photojournalist<\/p>\n
When Does Best of the Bay 2026 Voting Open?<\/p>\n
Voting for the 2026 Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Best of the Bay Awards runs from July 23 through August 30.<\/p>\n
The winners will be announced in the annual Best of the Bay issue and celebrated at the Best of the Bay Party on October 7.<\/p>\n
Vote for WMNF 88.5 FM<\/p>\n
For nearly 50 years, WMNF 88.5 FM has been Tampa Bay\u2019s independent, community-powered radio station. Every day, our volunteers, journalists, programmers, staff, and supporters work together to deliver local news, public affairs, diverse music, cultural programming, and voices you won\u2019t hear anywhere else.<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019ve discovered a new artist, stayed informed through our local journalism, attended a WMNF event, or volunteered at the station, you\u2019ve been part of our story.<\/p>\n
Now you can help write the next chapter.<\/p>\n
When voting opens on July 23, vote for WMNF in every nominated category and help celebrate what makes Tampa Bay unique.<\/p>\n
Every vote supports independent community media and the people who work every day to keep it thriving.<\/p>\n
Thank you for supporting WMNF 88.5 FM\u2014Tampa Bay\u2019s listener-supported community radio station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best Of The Bay 2026 WMNF 88.5 FM has earned 14 nominations in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\u2019s 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[141907,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-346609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-best-of-the-bay-2026","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}