The Academy of Country Music has announced its Radio Awards nominees for The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Among this year’s nominees are double nominations for KCLR-FM in Columbia, Missouri; KHAY-FM in Ventura, California; KXKT-FM in Omaha, Nebraska; KYGO-FM in Denver, Colorado; WFMS-FM in Indianapolis, Indiana; WHKO-FM in Dayton, Ohio; WUBE-FM in Cincinnati, Ohio; WUSY-FM in Chattanooga, Tennessee; WYCD-FM in Detroit, Michigan; and WYCT-FM in Pensacola, Florida.
One MusicRow reporting panel station is among the nominees, with WXFL in Florence, Alabama vying for Small Market Radio Station Of The Year.
The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will take place Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The show will stream live on Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, marking the first time a major awards show has livestreamed exclusively.
Winners of the Radio Awards will be announced ahead of The 57th ACM Awards.
The full list of ACM nominations will be announced in the coming weeks, as will talent bookings for the show itself, including hosts, performers, and presenters.
The 57th ACM Radio Awards Nominees are:
National Daily On-Air Personality of the Year:
Buzz Brainard and Ania Hammar – The Music Row Happy Hour with Buzz Brainard
Cody Alan – CMT After MidNite
Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas, Carsen Humphreville – The Big D & Bubba Show
Jerry Broadway, Tim Wall, Mitch English, Becca Walls – The Bud And Broadway Show
Katie Neal – Katie & Company
National Weekly On-Air Personality of the Year:
Bryan “B-Dub” Washington – B-Dub Radio
Lon Helton – Country Countdown USA
Michael Knox, Shalacy Griffin – Knox Country 360
Terri Clark – Country Gold
Tracy Lawrence, Patrick Thomas – Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence
On-Air Personality of the Year – Major Market:
Danny Dwyer – KUPL-FM – Portland, OR
Josh, Rachael & Grunwald In the Morning – Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, Steve Grunwald – WYCD-FM – Detroit, MI
Paul Schadt, Sarah Lee & Geof Knight – WKKT-FM – Charlotte, NC
Scotty Kay – WUSN-FM – Chicago, IL
Tracy Dixon – KYGO-FM – Denver, CO
On-Air Personality of the Year – Large Market:
The Big Dave Show – ‘Big Dave’ Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt and Ashley Dawn – WUBE-FM – Cincinnati, OH
Jim, Deb, and Kevin in the Morning – Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt, Kevin Freeman – WFMS-FM – Indianapolis, IN
The Wake Up Call – Kelli Green, David Bugenske – KFRG-FM – Riverside/San Bernardino, CA
Wake Up With The Wolf Show – Dale O’Brian, Annie Camp, Chase Matthews – WPAW-FM – Greensboro, NC
Wayne D Show – Wayne Danielson, Tay Hamilton – WSIX-FM – Nashville, TN
On-Air Personality of the Year – Medium Market (6 Final Nominees Due to Tie)
Julie and DJ in the Morning – Julie Kansy, Dale Sellers – WPCV-FM – Lakeland, FL
Kenn McCloud – KUZZ AM/FM – Bakersfield, CA
Mo & StyckMan – Melissa “Mo” Wagner, Greg “StyckMan” Owens – WUSY-FM – Chattanooga, TN
New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody – Nancy Wilson, Aaron Woods – WHKO-FM – Dayton, OH
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:
Adam & Jen in the Morning – Adam Lamberd, Jen Little – KIOK-FM – Kennewick, WA
Liz and Scotty in the Morning – Liz DelGrosso and Scotty Cox – KCLR-FM – Columbia, MO
Morning Wake-Up Call With Dave Daniels – Dave Daniels – KHAY-FM – Ventura, CA
The Cat Pak Morning Show – Brent Lane – WYCT-FM – Pensacola, FL
The Philip Gibbons Show – Philip Gibbons – WGSQ-FM – Cookeville, TN
Radio Station of the Year – Major Market:
KSCS-FM – Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
KSON-FM – San Diego, CA
KYGO-FM – Denver, CO
WXTU-FM – Philadelphia, PA
WYCD-FM – Detroit, MI
Radio Station of the Year – Large Market:
KNCI-FM – Sacramento, CA
KSOP-FM – Salt Lake City, UT
KUBL-FM – Salt Lake City, UT
WFMS-FM – Indianapolis, IN
WUBE-FM – Cincinnati, OH
Radio Station of the Year – Medium Market:
KIZN-FM – Boise City-Nampa, ID
KXKT-FM – Omaha, NE
WGKX -FM – Memphis, TN
WHKO-FM – Dayton, OH
WUSY-FM – Chattanooga, TN
Radio Station of the Year – Small Market
KCLR-FM – Columbia, MO
KHAY-FM – Ventura, CA
WXBQ-FM – Bristol, VA
WXFL-FM – Florence, AL
WYCT-FM – Pensacola, FL
As Staff Writer, Lydia Farthing helps to generate online content for MusicRow as well as for MusicRow’s annual print issues. As a Nashville local, Lydia has spent her life immersed in the music industry. Prior to MusicRow, she spent time working closely with Provident Music Group’s publishing division as well as Aristo Media’s digital sector. Lydia graduated from the Music Business program at Middle Tennessee State University in December of 2020.
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