NAB Announces 2025 Crystal Radio Award Finalists

The Crystal Awards

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the 50 finalists for the 2025 NAB Crystal Radio Awards, which have honored radio stations for their outstanding community service efforts since 1987. The awards will be presented during a special ceremony at the NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington, DC on March 4.

NAB will also present Hubbard Broadcasting's WJJY-FM in Brainerd, MN, with the Crystal Heritage Award during the ceremony. The Heritage Award recognizes radio stations that have won a total of five Crystal Radio Awards for exceptional year-round community service efforts.

The 2025 Crystal Radio Awards finalists are:

KBFB-FM Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
KBHP-FM Bemidji, MN
KFRG-FM Riverside, CA
KIKV-FM Alexandria, MN
KIRO-AM Seattle, WA
KIRO-FM Seattle, WA
KNBA-FM Anchorage, AK
KOSI-FM Denver, CO
KRMG-FM Tulsa, OK
KROX-AM Crookston, MN
KRSP-FM Salt Lake City, UT
KSFI-FM Salt Lake City, UT
KSLX-FM Phoenix, AZ
KTAR-FM Phoenix, AZ
KTBG-FM Kansas City, MO
KTMY-FM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
KUPD-FM Phoenix, AZ
KXKT-FM Omaha, NE
KXLG-FM Watertown, SD
KYGO-FM Denver, CO
KYSL-FM Summit County, CO
WALK-FM Long Island, NY
WAMO-AM Pittsburgh, PA
WBAL-AM Baltimore, MD
WBGG-FM Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
WCBS-FM New York, NY
WCCO-AM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
WCFB-FM Orlando, FL
WDSY-FM Pittsburgh, PA
WEEI-FM Boston, MA
WFLS-FM Fredericksburg, VA
WFMS-FM Indianapolis, IN
WHIO-FM Dayton, OH
WHKO-FM Dayton, OH
WIP-FM Philadelphia, PA
WKIS-FM Miami, FL
WKJY-FM Long Island, NY
WMIB-FM Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
WMIT-FM Asheville, NC
WMMX-FM Dayton, OH
WOKV-FM Jacksonville, FL
WTBV-FM Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
WTOP-FM Washington, DC
WUFT-FM Gainesville, FL
WUSL-FM Philadelphia, PA
WWBX-FM Boston, MA
WWRM-FM Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
WXFL-FM Florence, AL
WYCT-FM Mobile, AL-Pensacola, FL
WZPL-FM Indianapolis, IN

Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the above finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and public relations firms.

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