{"id":881320,"date":"2026-10-13T22:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/881320\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:30:11","slug":"country-music-associations-2026-broadcast-award-winners-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/881320\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Association’s 2026 Broadcast Award Winners: Full List\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tReigning CMA new artist of the Year Zach Top<\/a> called radio stations and broadcast personalities nationwide on Tuesday (Oct. 13) with good news, notifying them that they were among the 2026 recipients of CMA Broadcast Awards.\u00a0These awards honor outstanding achievement among radio personalities and stations in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCountry radio is an important part of our ecosystem, and we\u2019re delighted to celebrate the people who show up for their listeners and communities every day,\u201d Brittany Schaffer, incoming CMA CEO, said in a statement. \u201cCongratulations to every personality and station and thank you for all you do for country music.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe CMA Broadcast Award categories are established by market size based on population as ranked by Nielsen. Entries for broadcast personality of the year are judged on aircheck, ratings, community involvement and biographical and impact information. Candidates for radio station of the year are judged on aircheck, ratings, community involvement and leadership and impact information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAny full-time, on-air broadcast personalities and radio stations in the United States and Canada were eligible to submit entries, regardless of CMA membership status. The entries are judged by a panel of broadcast professionals, representing all market sizes and regions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCMA Broadcast Awards winners are not eligible to enter the same award category in consecutive years; therefore, those who received trophies in 2025 were not eligible in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tWinners of the CMA Broadcast Awards will be recognized at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville during the Pre-Telecast Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 18, prior to the televised 60th annual CMA Awards. The show, hosted by Lainey Wilson, will air live at 8 p.m. ET\/7 p.m CT on ABC and Disney+, and the next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s the full list of 2026 CMA Broadcast Awards finalists, with winners marked.<\/p>\n

\t\tWeekly national\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAmerican Country Countdown with Ryan Fox\u201d (Ryan Fox) \u2013 Westwood One \/ Cumulus Media<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Country Top 40 with Fitz\u201d (Cory \u201cFitz\u201d Fitzner) \u2013 Hubbard Broadcasting<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCrook & Chase Countdown\u201d (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) \u2013 Jim Owens Entertainment<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: \u201cThe Highway Hot 30 Countdown with Buzz Brainard\u201d (Buzz Brainard) \u2013 SiriusXM<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSteve Harmon Show\u201d (Steve Harmon) \u2013 Westwood One \/ Cumulus Media<\/p>\n

\t\tDaily national\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Angie Ward Show\u201d (Angie Ward) \u2013 iHeartMedia<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBackstage Country with Elaina Smith\u201d (Elaina Smith) \u2013 Key Networks<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: \u201cBig D & Bubba\u201d (\u201cBig D\u201d Derek Haskins, \u201cBubba\u201d Sean Powell, Carsen Humphreville, Jonathan Shaffer, and Garrett Freche) \u2013 Silverfish Media<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Bobby Bones Show\u201d (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, \u201cLunchbox\u201d Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, \u201cScuba Steve\u201d Spradlin, \u201cMike D\u201d Rodriguez, \u201cRaymundo\u201d Ray Slater, and \u201cPhone Screener Abby\u201d Anderson) \u2013 Premiere Radio Networks \/ iHeartMedia<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cKatie & Company\u201d (Katie Neal) \u2013 Audacy<\/p>\n

\t\tMajor market\t<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: \u201cThe Andie Summers Show\u201d (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) \u2013 WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHawkeye and Michelle\u201d (\u201cHawkeye\u201d Mark Louis Rybczyk and Michelle Rodriguez) \u2013 KSCS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Lo Show\u201d (Lauren \u201cLo\u201d Sessions) \u2013 KKBQ, Houston, Texas<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMichael J & Candace in the Morning\u201d (\u201cMichael J\u201d Stuehler and Candace Dold) \u2013 WPOC, Baltimore, Md.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Scotty Kay Show\u201d (Scotty Kay) \u2013 WUSN, Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cDeb & Matt in the Morning\u201d (Deborah Honeycutt and Matt Malone) \u2013 WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEagle Mornings with Steve & Karen\u201d (Steve Waters and Karen West) \u2013 WGH, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHeather Froglear\u201d (Heather Froglear) \u2013 KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: \u201cThe Jesse & Anna Show\u201d (Jesse Tack, Anna Marie, and Jake Thomson) \u2013 WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cScott and Shannen\u201d (Scott Dolphin and \u201cShannen O\u201d Oesterreich) \u2013 WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.<\/p>\n

\t\tMedium market\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cClay and Company\u201d (Clay Moden and Rob Banks) \u2013 WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Doc Show with Chewy\u201d (Ken \u201cDoc\u201d Medek and Sean \u201cChewy\u201d Medek) \u2013 WGGY, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJoey & Nancy\u201d (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, and Karly Duggan) \u2013 WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJulie and DJ in the Morning\u201d (\u201cJulie K\u201d Kansy and \u201cDJ Thee Trucker\u201d Dale Sellers) \u2013 WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: \u201cSteve & Gina in the Morning on Kat 103.7\u201d (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) \u2013 KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa<\/p>\n

\t\tSmall market\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Cat Pak Morning Show with Brent and Friends\u201d (Brent Lane and Jordan Glass) \u2013 WYCT, Pensacola, Fla.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHilley & Hart\u201d (Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart) \u2013 KATI, Columbia, Mo.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cKicks Wake Up Krew\u201d (\u201cDub\u201d Bryan Axelson and Cody Blaine Jackson) \u2013 WKXC, Augusta, Ga.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLiz & Scotty in the Morning\u201d (Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox) \u2013 KCLR, Columbia, Mo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: \u201cOfficer Don and DeAnn\u201d (\u201cOfficer Don\u201d Evans and DeAnn Stephens) \u2013 WBUL, Lexington, Ky.<\/p>\n

\t\tMajor market\t<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: KSCS \u2013 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas<\/p>\n

\n\tKSON \u2013 San Diego, Calif.<\/p>\n

\n\tKYGO \u2013 Denver-Boulder, Colo.<\/p>\n

\n\tWMZQ \u2013 Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\n\tWPOC \u2013 Baltimore, Md.<\/p>\n

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\n\tKFRG \u2013 Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.<\/p>\n

\n\tWCTK \u2013 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, R.I.<\/p>\n

\n\tWDSY \u2013 Pittsburgh, Pa.<\/p>\n

\n\tWMIL \u2013 Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: WQDR \u2013 Raleigh-Durham, N.C.<\/p>\n

\t\tMedium market\t<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: KXKT \u2013 Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa<\/p>\n

\n\tWHKO \u2013 Dayton, Ohio<\/p>\n

\n\tWLFP \u2013 Memphis, Tenn.<\/p>\n

\n\tWQMX \u2013 Akron, Ohio<\/p>\n

\n\tWUSY \u2013 Chattanooga, Tenn.<\/p>\n

\t\tSmall market\t<\/p>\n

\n\tKCLR \u2013 Columbia, Mo.<\/p>\n

\n\tWCOW \u2013 La Crosse, Wis.<\/p>\n

\n\tWINNER: WKML \u2013 Fayetteville, N.C.<\/p>\n

\n\tWKXC \u2013 Augusta, Ga.<\/p>\n

\n\tWYCT \u2013 Pensacola, Fla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reigning CMA new artist of the Year Zach Top called radio stations and broadcast personalities nationwide on Tuesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[10546,74398,370155,88,64964,216,498,3813],"class_list":["post-881320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-awards","tag-cma-awards","tag-country-radio","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-country","tag-music","tag-music-news","tag-radio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}