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CMA Reveals 2025 Broadcast Award Winners


CMA Broadcast Awards
CMA Broadcast Awards

The Country Music Association has announced the winners of the 2025 CMA Broadcast Awards, honoring excellence in Country radio across the U.S. and Canada. This morning, CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Tucker Wetmore personally surprised stations and air personalities nationwide with phone calls revealing the news.

The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in both broadcast personality and station performance across major, large, medium, and small markets. Winners are selected based on airchecks, ratings, community involvement, and overall impact, as judged by a panel of broadcast professionals.

CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year winners include:

  • Weekly National: Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton (Lon Helton), LH Productions

  • Daily National: The Rob and Holly Show (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton), Audacy

  • Major Market: Chris Carr & Company (Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, and "Dubs" Michael Wilczynski), KEEY Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

  • Large Market: The Q Morning Crew with Mike & Amanda (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry), WQDR Raleigh-Durham, NC

  • Medium Market: Mo & StyckMan (Melissa "Mo" Wagner and Greg "StyckMan" Owens), WUSY Chattanooga, TN

  • Small Market: Ben & Arnie (Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews), WCOW La Crosse, WI
CMA Radio Station of the Year winners are:
  • Major Market: KKBQ Houston, TX

  • Large Market: WUBE Cincinnati, OH

  • Medium Market: WIVK Knoxville, TN

  • Small Market: WXBQ Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

Winners of the CMA Broadcast Awards will be honored during the Pre-Telecast Ceremony preceding The 59th Annual CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 19 on ABC.

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