NAB Marconi Radio Awards
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The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters
(NAB) to the top radio station
s and on-air personalities in the United States
. The awards are named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi
, the man generally credited as the "Father of Wireless Telegraphy
." NAB member stations submit nominations. A Task Force determines the finalists and the Marconi Radio Award Selection Academy votes on the winners, who receive their awards in the fall.
, the awards show included a live performance by Brian McKnight
, host of "The Brian McKnight Show" and a renowned R&B singer.
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
(NAB) to the top radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s and on-air personalities in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The awards are named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
, the man generally credited as the "Father of Wireless Telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy is a historical term used today to apply to early radio telegraph communications techniques and practices, particularly those used during the first three decades of radio before the term radio came into use....
." NAB member stations submit nominations. A Task Force determines the finalists and the Marconi Radio Award Selection Academy votes on the winners, who receive their awards in the fall.
Station of the Year by market size
- Major: WTOP-FMWTOP-FMWTOP is an all-news formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., serving Metropolitan Washington, DC area. WTOP is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.WTOP is one of two all-news stations in the Washington, D.C...
Washington, DC - Large: KSTP-FMKSTP-FMKSTP-FM is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other TV and radio stations across the United States, along with other properties...
Minneapolis, MN - Medium: KKOB-AM Albuquerque, NM
- Small: KFGO-AMKFGOKFGO is a radio station broadcasting a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo...
Fargo, ND
Personality of the Year by market size
- Major: Ronn OwensRonn OwensRonn Owens , is an American talk radio host. Owens is the top-rated talk radio host on KGO in San Francisco-Career:...
, KGO-AMKGO (AM)KGO is a news/talk-format radio station radio with offices and studios in San Francisco, California. Unlike most other American news/talk stations, KGO originates nearly all of its own programming locally. Since 1978, KGO radio has received Arbitron's number-one ranking in the Bay Area...
San Francisco, CA - Large: Doug Wright, KSL-AM Salt Lake City, UT
- Medium: Kelly MacKelly MacKelly Mac was a radio personality at WJMZ-FM in Greenville, South Carolina. In 2010, Mac was honored by the National Association of Broadcasters with the Marconi award for Radio Personality of the Year.-References:...
, WJMZ-FM Greenville, SC - Small: Leo GrecoLeo GrecoLeo Greco was a radio personality at WMT AM and WMT-FM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 2010, Greco was honored by the National Association of Broadcasters with the Marconi award for Radio Personality of the Year.-References:...
, WMT-AMWMT (AM)WMT is a news/talk radio station broadcasting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station's signal reaches most of Iowa and portions of neighboring states during daylight hours. -History:...
Cedar Rapids, IA - Spanish: Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, KSCA-FMKSCAKSCA is a commercial radio station in Glendale, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles, California, area on 101.9 FM. As of 2007 KSCA is the most listened to radio station in the Los Angeles Metro Area....
, Los Angeles, CA
Station of the Year by format
- Adult Contemporary (AC): WMJX-FMWMJXWMJX is a radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. It has an Adult Contemporary format. The station's transmitter is located atop the Prudential Tower in Downtown Boston...
Boston, MA - Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): KIIS-FMKIIS-FMKIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
Los Angeles, CA - Country: WFMSWFMSWFMS is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. The station has won several awards from the Country Music Association as large market station of the year. It is owned by Cumulus Media.-External links:...
Indianapolis, IN - News/Talk/Sports: WTOP-FMWTOP-FMWTOP is an all-news formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., serving Metropolitan Washington, DC area. WTOP is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.WTOP is one of two all-news stations in the Washington, D.C...
Washington, DC - Oldies: WCBS-FMWCBS-FMWCBS-FM is a CBS-owned radio station in New York City. The station's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility at 345 Hudson Street in Manhattan, and its transmitter is located on the Empire State Building....
New York, NY - Religious: WMIT-FM Black Mountain, NC
- Rock: WMMR-FMWMMRWMMR is an active rock radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 93.3 MHz FM. The station is owned by Greater Media....
Philadelphia, PA - Spanish: WOJO-FMWOJOWOJO "La Que Buena 105.1" is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Evanston, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Tichenor License Corporation. The station is also broadcast on HD radio...
Chicago, IL - Sports: WFAN-AMWFANWFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...
New York, NY - Urban: WVEE-FM Atlanta, GA
Marconi Radio Awards for 2009
Hosted by Laura IngrahamLaura Ingraham
Laura Anne Ingraham is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
, the awards show included a live performance by Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
, host of "The Brian McKnight Show" and a renowned R&B singer.
Station of the Year by market size
- Major: WBEBWBEBWBEB is a radio station broadcasting a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it serves the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1963 under the call sign WDVR. The station is currently owned by Jerry Lee...
(101.1 FM) Philadelphia, PA - Large: WIBC (93.1 FM) Indianapolis, IN
- Medium: WHOWHO (AM)WHO is a clear channel radio station broadcasting 50,000 watts on 1040 AM with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. The station can be heard over most of the continental United States during nighttime hours...
(1040 AM) Des Moines, IA - Small: WJBCWJBC (AM)WJBC is an AM radio station based in the twin cities of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.In 2006, Janae Jontry, the station manager, said a focus on localism differentiated WJBC from most of the competition. Part of a five-station cluster owned by Regent Communications, WJBC was the only AM station of...
(1230 AM) Bloomington, IL
Personality of the Year by market size
- Major: Matt Siegel, WXKS-FMWXKS-FMWXKS-FM, better known as Kiss 108, is a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, licensed to nearby Medford broadcasting a Top 40 format...
(107.9 FM) Boston MA - Large: Bill CunninghamBill CunninghamBill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. He is...
, WLWWLWWLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM...
(700 AM) Cincinnati, OH - Medium: Van & BonnieVan & BonnieVan & Bonnie is an American radio program, airing weekday mornings on WHO in Des Moines, Iowa. The show is hosted by Van Harden and Bonnie Lucas. The hosts were named "Medium Market Personalities of the Year" at the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards in 2007 and 2009.-...
, WHOWHO (AM)WHO is a clear channel radio station broadcasting 50,000 watts on 1040 AM with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. The station can be heard over most of the continental United States during nighttime hours...
(1040 AM) Des Moines, IA - Small: Lacy Neff, WVAQWVAQWVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, broadcasting to the North-Central West Virginia area. WVAQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation....
(101.9 FM) Morgantown, WV
Spanish format Personality of the Year
- Alberto Alegre, KSAG (720 AM) San Antonio, TX
Station of the Year by format
- Adult Contemporary (AC): WBEBWBEBWBEB is a radio station broadcasting a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it serves the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1963 under the call sign WDVR. The station is currently owned by Jerry Lee...
(101.1 FM) Philadelphia, PA - Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WVAQWVAQWVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, broadcasting to the North-Central West Virginia area. WVAQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation....
(101.9 FM) Morgantown, WV - Country: KYGO-FM (98.5 FM) Denver, CO
- News/Talk/Sports: WGNWGN (AM)WGN is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is the only radio station owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship television station WGN-TV, the Chicago Tribune newspaper and Chicago magazine locally. WGN's transmitter is located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois...
(720 AM) Chicago, IL - Oldies: WMXJWMXJWMXJ is an oldies/classic hits music formatted radio station that broadcasts from Miami Gardens, Florida. The station is owned by Lincoln Financial Media, which was previously known as Jefferson-Pilot Communications.-History:...
(102.7 FM) Miami, FL - Religious: KLTYKLTYKLTY is a Christian contemporary music radio station owned by Salem Communications with studios located in Irving, Texas, near Dallas. The format is similar to the "Fish" branded stations Salem owns elsewhere and its slogan is: "Safe for the Whole Family"...
(94.9 FM) Dallas, TX - Rock: KQRS-FM (92.5 FM) Minneapolis, MN
- Spanish: KLVEKLVEKLVE , known as "K-LOVE 107.5 FM", is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with an Spanish AC musical format. It is owned by Univision.-History:...
(107.5 FM) Los Angeles, CA - Sports: WGRWGRWGR, or WGR Sports Radio 550, is an all sports radio station in Buffalo, New York that broadcasts on 550 AM. It is the flagship station of the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bandits, and is currently the only full-time sports talk station in the city of Buffalo. Its studios are located in Amherst,...
(550 AM) Buffalo, NY - Urban: WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM) Greenville, SC
Station of the Year by market size
- Major: WMAL, Washington, DC
- Large: KOA-AMKOA (AM)KOA is a clear channel, news/talk radio station serving the Denver-Boulder and Colorado Springs, Colorado markets. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is nicknamed "the Blowtorch of the West" for its 50,000 watt signal.KOA was originally owned by General Electric and began...
, Denver, CO - Medium: WLAV-FMWLAV-FMWLAV-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is the dominant classic rock-formatted radio station in the market and is generally a top ten performer in the Grand Rapids ratings. WLAV-AM went on the air in 1940. In 1949, WLAV-TV 7 signed on,...
, Grand Rapids, MI - Small: WGIL-AM, Galesburg, IL
Personality of the Year by market size
- Major: Ryan SeacrestRyan SeacrestRyan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
, KIIS-FMKIIS-FMKIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
Los Angeles, CA - Large: Kelly, Mudflap & JoJo, KYGO-FM Denver, CO
- Medium: Tony GatesTony GatesDr. Anthony "Tony" Gates is a fictional character on the television series ER. He is portrayed by John Stamos.-Paramedic appearances:Tony Gates was introduced as a paramedic during Season 12 . In Gates' first appearance in the series, he was fired at while trying to assist a young kidnapping victim...
, WLAV-FM Grand Rapids, MI - Small: George & Katie, WAXX-FM Eau Claire, WI
Spanish format Personality of the Year
- Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, KSCA-FMKSCAKSCA is a commercial radio station in Glendale, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles, California, area on 101.9 FM. As of 2007 KSCA is the most listened to radio station in the Los Angeles Metro Area....
Los Angeles, CA
Station of the Year by format
- Adult Contemporary (AC): WTMX-FMWTMXWTMX is an adult top 40 radio station licensed to Skokie, IL in the Chicago market. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.-History:...
, Chicago, IL - Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): KHKS-FM, Dallas, TX
- Country: WFMS-FMWFMSWFMS is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. The station has won several awards from the Country Music Association as large market station of the year. It is owned by Cumulus Media.-External links:...
, Indianapolis, IN - News/Talk/Sports: KFI-AM, Los Angeles, CA
- Oldies: KQQL-FMKQQLKQQL is a classic hits music formatted radio station serving the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, licensed to the suburb of Anoka...
, Minneapolis, MN - Religious: WMIT-FMWMIT (FM)WMIT is a contemporary Christian radio station in Asheville, North Carolina. The station is licensed to the nearby town of Black Mountain...
, Black Mountain, NC - Rock: WAPL-FM Appleton, WI
- Spanish: KSCA-FMKSCAKSCA is a commercial radio station in Glendale, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles, California, area on 101.9 FM. As of 2007 KSCA is the most listened to radio station in the Los Angeles Metro Area....
, Los Angeles, CA - Sports: WEEI-AM Boston, MA
- Urban: WBLS-FM New York, NY
Station of the Year by market size
- Major: WGN-AMWGN (AM)WGN is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is the only radio station owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship television station WGN-TV, the Chicago Tribune newspaper and Chicago magazine locally. WGN's transmitter is located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois...
, Chicago, IL - Large: KSTP-FMKSTP-FMKSTP-FM is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other TV and radio stations across the United States, along with other properties...
, Minneapolis, MN - Medium: WWL-AM, New Orleans, LA
- Small: WAXX-FM, Eau Claire, WI
Personality of the Year by market size
- Major: Big BoyBig Boy (radio host)Big Boy is a radio host currently heard on Los Angeles Rhythmic contemporary station KPWR in the mornings from 5 to 10, as well as numerous radio stations across the United States...
, KPWR-FMKPWRKPWR is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on an analog signal and in HD Radio...
, Los Angeles, CA - Large: Chuck CollierChuck CollierChuck Collier was an award winning on-air personality at WGAR. His broadcast career extended four decades with WGAR . In March 2009, Chuck Collier was inducted into the Country Radio Hall Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, one of only sixty personalities in the history of country radio to achieve...
, WGAR-FMWGAR-FMWGAR-FM — branded 99.5 WGAR — is a commercial radio station in Cleveland, Ohio with a country music format. Studios are located at 6200 Oak Tree Boulevard off of Rockside Road in Independence, Ohio along with other local Clear Channel stations, and its transmitter is located in Parma.- WGAR:The...
, Cleveland, OH - Medium: Van & BonnieVan & BonnieVan & Bonnie is an American radio program, airing weekday mornings on WHO in Des Moines, Iowa. The show is hosted by Van Harden and Bonnie Lucas. The hosts were named "Medium Market Personalities of the Year" at the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards in 2007 and 2009.-...
, WHO-AMWHO (AM)WHO is a clear channel radio station broadcasting 50,000 watts on 1040 AM with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. The station can be heard over most of the continental United States during nighttime hours...
, Des Moines, IA - Small: Mike McNamaraMike McNamaraMichael "Mike" McNamara is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Scariff from the 1960s until the 1980s...
, KNOX-AM, Grand Forks, ND
Station of the Year by format
- Adult Contemporary (AC): WBEB-FMWBEBWBEB is a radio station broadcasting a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it serves the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1963 under the call sign WDVR. The station is currently owned by Jerry Lee...
, Philadelphia, PA - Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WVAQ-FMWVAQWVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, broadcasting to the North-Central West Virginia area. WVAQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation....
, Morgantown, WV - Country: WIVK-FMWIVKWIVK-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.WIVK is an Federal Communications Commission-Licensed Class C FM radio station serving the valleys and mountains of East Tennessee...
, Knoxville, TN - News/Talk/Sports: WWL-AM, New Orleans, LA
- Oldies: WWSW-FM, Pittsburgh, PA
- Religious: KLTY-FMKLTYKLTY is a Christian contemporary music radio station owned by Salem Communications with studios located in Irving, Texas, near Dallas. The format is similar to the "Fish" branded stations Salem owns elsewhere and its slogan is: "Safe for the Whole Family"...
, Dallas, TX - Rock: WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, PA
- Spanish: KLVE-FMKLVEKLVE , known as "K-LOVE 107.5 FM", is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with an Spanish AC musical format. It is owned by Univision.-History:...
, Los Angeles, CA - Sports: KTCK-AMKTCKKTCK , is a sports talk radio station based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk....
, Dallas, TX - Urban: WHUR-FMWHUR-FMWHUR-FM is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station that serves the Washington D.C. area. WHUR is licensed to Washington, D.C. and is owned by Howard University. Also, the staff of the station mentors the students of the university's school of communications. WHUR is also the home of the...
, Washington, DC
Station of the Year by market size
- Major: KGO-AM, San Francisco, California
- Large: WEEI-AMWEEIWEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...
, Boston, Massachusetts - Medium: WIVK-FMWIVKWIVK-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.WIVK is an Federal Communications Commission-Licensed Class C FM radio station serving the valleys and mountains of East Tennessee...
, Knoxville, Tennessee - Small: KGMI-AMKGMIKGMI is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk and information format. Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, the station is owned and operated by Saga Broadcasting, dba Cascade Radio Group....
, Bellingham, Washington
Personality of the Year by market size
- Major: Scott Slade, WSB-AM, Atlanta, Georgia
- Large: Tom BarnardTom BarnardThomas 'Tom' Barnard is an American talk radio host and former voice-over talent. He is currently the host of The KQ92 Morning Show broadcast in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.-Personal:...
, KQRS-FM, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Medium: Brent JohnsonBrent JohnsonBrent Johnson is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...
, WTCB-FMWTCBWTCB is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to Orangeburg, South Carolina and serves the Columbia, South Carolina market. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 106.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kW...
, Columbia, South Carolina - Small: Lacy Neff, WVAQ-FMWVAQWVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, broadcasting to the North-Central West Virginia area. WVAQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation....
, Morgantown, West Virginia
Station of the Year by format
- Adult Contemporary (AC): KOIT-FMKOIT-FMKOIT-FM is an Lite Rock-formatted radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. Its slogan is "Lite Rock, Less Talk". The station's programming was also simulcast for many years on 1260 AM...
, San Francisco, California - Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WSTW-FMWSTWWSTW is a Pop Contemporary Hit Radio formatted radio station that broadcasts in the Wilmington, Delaware metropolitan area which is just south of Philadelphia. Although the station and transmitter are located in Wilmington, the signal is strong enough to provide city-grade coverage of most of...
, Wilmington, Delaware - Country: KYGO-FMKYGOKYGO-FM is a Country music radio station in Denver, Colorado. The Lincoln Financial Media outlet operates at 98.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kW.KYGO-FM is Colorado's secondary Emergency Alert System station...
, Denver, Colorado - News/Talk/Sports: KGO-AM, San Francisco, California
- Oldies: WMJI-FM, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Religious: KJIL-FM, Meade, Kansas
- Rock: WEBN-FMWEBNWEBN is a commercial radio station serving Greater Cincinnati, airing an album-oriented rock format. The station pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock, and is in fact the longest running AOR-formatted station in the United States, first airing this format in 1967. The station is owned...
, Cincinnati, Ohio - Spanish: KSCA-FMKSCAKSCA is a commercial radio station in Glendale, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles, California, area on 101.9 FM. As of 2007 KSCA is the most listened to radio station in the Los Angeles Metro Area....
, Los Angeles, California - Sports: WEEI-AMWEEIWEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...
, Boston, Massachusetts - Urban: WGCI-FM, Chicago, Illinois
Station of the Year by market size
- Major: WTOP (AM)WTOP-FMWTOP is an all-news formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., serving Metropolitan Washington, DC area. WTOP is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.WTOP is one of two all-news stations in the Washington, D.C...
, Washington, DC - Large: WSB-AM, Atlanta, Georgia
- Medium: WDBO, Orlando, Florida
- Small: WJBCWJBC (AM)WJBC is an AM radio station based in the twin cities of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.In 2006, Janae Jontry, the station manager, said a focus on localism differentiated WJBC from most of the competition. Part of a five-station cluster owned by Regent Communications, WJBC was the only AM station of...
, Bloomington, Illinois
Personality of the Year by market size
- Major: Bill HandelBill HandelWilliam Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California....
, KFI-AM, Los Angeles, California - Large: Lanigan & Malone, WMJI-FM, Cleveland, Ohio
- Medium: Don Weeks, WGY-AM, Albany, New York
- Small: Ward Jacobson & Cathy Blythe, KFOR-AMKFOR (AM)KFOR is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area...
, Lincoln, Nebraska
Station of the Year by format
- Adult Contemporary (AC): WBEB-FMWBEBWBEB is a radio station broadcasting a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it serves the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1963 under the call sign WDVR. The station is currently owned by Jerry Lee...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Adult Standards: KJUL-FMKjulKjul is a village in Akershus, Norway....
, Las Vegas, Nevada - Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WSTR-FM, Atlanta, Georgia
- Classical: KDFC-FMKDFCKDFC-FM is a non-commercial radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area that broadcasts a classical music format on 90.3 MHz FM. The station is the radio home of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera....
, San Francisco, California - Country: WIVK-FMWIVKWIVK-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.WIVK is an Federal Communications Commission-Licensed Class C FM radio station serving the valleys and mountains of East Tennessee...
, Knoxville, Tennessee - NAC/Jazz: KIFM-FMKIFMKIFM is a commercial Smooth Jazz/Urban AC/Soft AC music radio station located in San Diego, California, broadcasting on 98.1 FM branded as 98.1 Smooth FM-History:...
, San Diego, California - News/Talk/Sports: WIBC, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oldies: KCMO-FMKCMO-FMKCMO-FM, branded 94-9 KCMO, is a Classic Hits radio station that serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. The station, owned by Cumulus Broadcasting, was acquired from Susquehanna Radio in 2006. Its transmitter is located in Independence, Missouri.-History:...
, Kansas City, Missouri - Religious: KLTY-FMKLTY-FMKLTY is a Christian contemporary music radio station owned by Salem Communications with studios located in Irving, Texas, near Dallas. The format is similar to the "Fish" branded stations Salem owns elsewhere and its slogan is: "Safe for the Whole Family"...
, Dallas, Texas - Rock: WFBQ-FMWFBQWFBQ is a radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 94.7 MHz, FM channel 234. The studios are located at 6161 Fall Creek Road on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna are...
, Indianapolis, Indiana - Spanish: KLVE-FMKLVEKLVE , known as "K-LOVE 107.5 FM", is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with an Spanish AC musical format. It is owned by Univision.-History:...
, Los Angeles, California - Urban: WBLS-FM, New York, New York