The Country Music Association has released its 2026 Broadcast Awards finalists, honoring on-air personalities and radio stations across the US and Canada, with winners to be announced ahead of the CMA Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony next month.
Award categories are set by market size based on Nielsen population rankings. The 60th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 18, on ABC and Disney+.
This year’s nominees are:
CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year
Weekly National
- American Country Countdown with Ryan Fox (Ryan Fox) — Westwood One / Cumulus Media
- The Country Top 40 with Fitz (Cory “Fitz” Fitzner) — Hubbard Broadcasting
- Crook & Chase Countdown (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) — Jim Owens Entertainment
- The Highway Hot 30 Countdown with Buzz Brainard (Buzz Brainard) — SiriusXM
- Steve Harmon Show (Steve Harmon) — Westwood One / Cumulus Media
Daily National
- The Angie Ward Show (Angie Ward) — iHeartMedia
- Backstage Country with Elaina Smith (Elaina Smith) — Key Networks
- Big D & Bubba (Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Carsen Humphreville, Jonathan Shaffer, and Garrett Freche) — Silverfish Media
- The Bobby Bones Show (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, Dan “Lunchbox” Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, “Scuba Steve” Spradlin, “Mike D” Rodriguez, “Raymundo” Ray Slater, and “Phone Screener Abby” Anderson) — Premiere Radio Networks / iHeartMedia
- Katie & Company (Katie Neal) — Audacy
Major Market
- The Andie Summers Show (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) — WXTU, Philadelphia, PA
- Hawkeye and Michelle (Mark Louis “Hawkeye” Rybczyk and Michelle Rodriguez) — KSCS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
- The Lo Show (Lauren “Lo” Sessions) — KKBQ, Houston, TX
- Michael J & Candace in the Morning (“Michael J” Stuehler and Candace Dold) — WPOC, Baltimore, MD
- The Scotty Kay Show (Scotty Kay) — WUSN, Chicago, IL
Large Market
- Deb & Matt in the Morning (Deborah Honeycutt and Matt Malone) — WFMS, Indianapolis, IN
- Eagle Mornings with Steve & Karen (Steve Waters and Karen West) — WGH, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA
- Heather Froglear (Heather Froglear) — KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
- The Jesse & Anna Show (Jesse Tack, Anna Marie, and Jake Thomson) — WUBE, Cincinnati, OH
- Scott and Shannen (Scott Dolphin and Shannen “Shannen O” Oesterreich) — WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Medium Market
- Clay and Company (Clay Moden and Rob Banks) — WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- The Doc Show with Chewy (Ken “Doc” Medek and Sean “Chewy” Medek) — WGGY, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA
- Joey & Nancy (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, and Karly Duggan) — WIVK, Knoxville, TN
- Julie and DJ in the Morning (“Julie K” Kansy and “DJ Thee Trucker” Dale Sellers) — WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Steve & Gina in the Morning on Kat 103.7 (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) — KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Small Market
- The Cat Pak Morning Show with Brent and Friends (Brent Lane and Jordan Glass) — WYCT, Pensacola, FL
- Hilley & Hart (Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart) — KATI, Columbia, MO
- Kicks Wake Up Krew (Bryan “Dub” Axelson and Cody Blaine Jackson) — WKXC, Augusta, GA
- Liz & Scotty in the Morning (Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox) — KCLR, Columbia, MO
- Officer Don and DeAnn (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) — WBUL, Lexington, KY
CMA Radio Station of the Year
Major Market:
- KSCS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
- KSON, San Diego, CA
- KYGO, Denver-Boulder, CO
- WMZQ, Washington, DC
- WPOC, Baltimore, MD
Large Market:
- KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
- WCTK, Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI
- WDSY, Pittsburgh, PA
- WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, WI
- WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, NC
Medium Market:
- KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- WHKO, Dayton, OH
- WLFP, Memphis, TN
- WQMX, Akron, OH
- WUSY, Chattanooga, TN
Small Market:
- KCLR, Columbia, MO
- WCOW, La Crosse, WI
- WKML, Fayetteville, NC
- WKXC, Augusta, GA
- WYCT, Pensacola, FL
