NAB Announces 2026 Crystal Radio Award Finalists
| RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 2:10pm CT |
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 NAB Crystal Radio Awards |
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the 50 finalists for the 2026 NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, these awards have honored radio stations for their outstanding community service efforts, from radiothons for their local children's hospitals and support for veterans to food drives after severe weather events.
Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and public relations firms.
The 2026 Crystal Radio Awards finalists are:
- KBHP-FM, Bemidji, MN
- KBLB-FM, Brainerd, MN
- KCLR-FM, Columbia, MO
- KFGE-FM, Lincoln, NE
- KFI-AM, Los Angeles, CA
- KFRG-FM, Riverside, CA
- KGLK-FM, Houston, TX
- KIKV-FM, Alexandria, MN
- KIRO-AM, Seattle, WA
- KIRO-FM, Seattle, WA
- KKBQ-FM, Houston, TX
- KKFN-FM, Denver, CO
- KNDE-FM, College Station, TX
- KNDE-HD3, College Station, TX
- KOSI-FM, Denver, CO
- KRMG-FM, Tulsa, OK
- KRSP-FM, Salt Lake City, UT
- KSL-FM, Salt Lake City, UT
- KSTP-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- KTAR-FM, Phoenix, AZ
- KTMY-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- KTXY-FM, Columbia, MO
- KUPD-FM, Phoenix, AZ
- KXKT-FM, Omaha, NE
- KYGO-FM, Denver, CO
- WALR-FM, Atlanta, GA
- WAMO-AM, Pittsburgh, PA
- WBAL-AM, Baltimore, MD
- WBZZ-FM, Pittsburgh, PA
- WCCO-AM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- WCFB-FM, Orlando, FL
- WCLU-AM, Bowling Green, KY
- WDRV-FM, Chicago, IL
- WDSY-FM, Pittsburgh, PA
- WDUV-FM, Tampa, FL
- WEEI-FM, Boston, MA
- WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg, VA
- WFMS-FM, Indianapolis, IN
- WHJX-FM, Jacksonville, FL
- WHPT-FM, Tampa, FL
- WIYY-FM, Baltimore, MD
- WKIS-FM, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
- WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, PA
- WNOR-FM, Norfolk, VA
- WOKV-FM, Jacksonville, FL
- WSB-AM, Atlanta, GA
- WTBC-FM, Tuscaloosa, AL
- WTMX-FM, Chicago, IL
- WYOT-FM, Rockford, IL
- WZPL-FM, Indianapolis, IN
The awards will be presented during a special ceremony at the NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2026.
