The Academy of Country Music is announcing today (Feb. 9) its Radio Awards nominees for the 56th ACM Awards, including double nominations for KATI-FM in Jefferson City, MO, KKNU-FM in Eugene, OR; KNIX-FM in Phoenix, AZ; KSOP-FM in Salt Lake City, UT; KUZZ-AM/FM in Bakersfield, CA; KXKT-FM in Omaha, NE; WQDR-FM in Raleigh, NC; and WXBQ-FM in Bristol, VA.
The Radio Awards winners will be announced ahead of the 56th ACM Awards in April. The 56th Academy Of Country Music Awards will broadcast live on Sunday, April 18 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network and will stream live and on demand on CBS All Access.
The full list of 56th ACM Awards nominations will be announced in the coming weeks.
56th ACM Radio Awards nominees are:
NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Big D and Bubba – Big D and Bubba
Cody Alan – CMT After MidNite
Kix Brooks – American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks
Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase – The Crook & Chase Countdown
Paul Koffy, Jasmine Sadry, Josh Jensen – Morning Koffy
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
Broadway – WDRQ-FM, Detroit, MI
Chris Carr & Company – Chris Carr, Kia Becht – KEEY-FM, Minneapolis, MN
McKaila Poppen Double-L – Lois Lewis – KNIX-FM, Phoenix, AZ
Tanner in the Morning – Rob Tanner – WSOC-FM, Charlotte, NC
Catherine Lane, Chris Allen, Captain Jim
The Morning Bull – George, Mo, Cowboy Dave – KILT-FM, Houston, TX
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
Dave & Deb – Dave Gunderson, Deb Turpin – KSOP-FM, Salt Lake City, UT
Lexi & Banks – Lexi Papadopoulos, Jared Banks – KUBL-FM, Salt Lake City, UT
Mad Dawg – WQDR-FM, Raleigh, NC
Obie & Ashley – Obie Diaz, Ashley Morrison – WWKA-FM, Orlando, FL
The Wake Up Call – Kelli Green, David Bugenske – KFRG-FM, Riverside/San Bernardino, CA
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
Buzz Jackson – KIIM-FM, Tucson, AZ
Geoff Emery – KUZZ AM/FM, Bakersfield, CA
Mo & StyckMan – WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, TN
Scott & Sarah in the Morning – Scott Wynn, Sarah Kay – WQMX-FM, Akron, OH
Steve Lundy & Gina Melton – KXKT-FM, Omaha, NE
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
Barrett, Fox & Berry – Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, Tracy Berry – KKNU-FM, Eugene, OR
Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning – ‘Dr.’ Shane Collins – WPAP-FM, Panama City, FL
Tess Connell
Erin and Matt In The Morning – Erin Hart, Matt Sharp – KATI-FM, Jefferson City, MO
Steve, Ben and Nikki – Steve Stroud, Ben Walker, and Nikki Thomas – WXBQ-FM, Bristol, VA
The Philip Gibbons Show – Philip Gibbons – WGSQ-FM, Cookeville, TN
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
KKBQ-FM – Houston, TX
KNIX-FM – Phoenix, AZ
KSON-FM – San Diego, CA
WKLB-FM – Boston, MA
WXTU-FM – Philadelphia, PA
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
KSOP-FM – Salt Lake City, UT
KNCI-FM – Sacramento, CA
WDSY-FM – Pittsburgh, PA
WSIX-FM – Nashville, TN
WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
KSKS-FM – Fresno, CA
KUZZ-AM/FM – Bakersfield, CA
KXKT-FM – Omaha, NE
WHKO-FM – Dayton, OH
WIVK-FM – Knoxville, TN
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
KATI-FM – Jefferson City, MO
KCLR-FM- Columbia, MO
KKNU-FM – Eugene, OR
WCOW-FM – Sparta, WI
WXBQ-FM – Bristol, VA
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