The Academy of Country Music is again honoring some of the most impactful radio stations and radio station personalities in country music, as the organization announced radio categories nominees for the 61st ACM Awards.
Among those earning multiple nominations are KFRG-KM in Riverside, Calif. (with three nominations), as well as KILT-FM in Houston, KSCS-FM in Dallas, WBEE-FM in Rochester, N.Y., WCKK-FM in Walnut Grove, Miss. and WUBE-FM in Cincinnati, with two nominations each.
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The winners will be announced during Country Radio Seminar on March 18-20, prior to the 61st ACM Awards. The ACM Awards will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, 2026. A full list of ACM Awards nominations is set to be announced in coming weeks, in addition to host, performers and presenters.
See the full list of ACM Radio Awards nominees below:
National daily on-air personality of the year:
B-Dub – “B-Dub Radio”
Cody Alan – “Highway Mornings with Cody Alan”
Katie Neal – “Katie & Company”
Rob Stone and Holly Hutton – “The Rob + Holly Show”
Steve Harmon – “Steve Harmon Show”
National weekly on-air personality of the year:
B-Dub – “B-Dub Radio Saturday Night”
Big D, Bubba, Shaffer – “Honky Tonkin’ with Big D & Bubba”
Heather Froglear – “90’s Country with Heather”
Kelleigh Bannen – “Today’s Country Radio”
Ryan Fox – “American Country Countdown with Ryan Fox”
On-air personality of the year (major market):
“Angie Ward” – Angie Ward, WUBL-FM, Atlanta
“Chris Carr & Company” – Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, Dubs, KEEY-FM, Minneapolis
“The Coop Show” – Coop, WKIS-FM, Miami
“Erik & Jenny” – Erik Scott Smith & Jenny Lee, KCYY-FM, San Antonio
“Frito & Katy”– Frito and Katy, KILT-FM, Houston
“Niko + Cheyenne” – Niko + Cheyenne, KMLE-FM, Phoenix
“Rachel Ryan” – Rachel Ryan, KSCS-FM, Dallas
On-air personality of the year (large market):
“Heather Froglear” – Heather Froglear, KFRG-FM, Riverside, Calif.
“Jesse & Anna” – Jesse Tack, Anna Marie, Jake Thomson, WUBE-FM, Cincinnati
“Kelli and Anthony” – Kelli Green and Anthony Donatelli, KFRG-FM, Riverside, Calif.
“Mad Dawg in the Afternoon” – Big Dave, Stattman, WQDR-FM, Raleigh, N.C.
“Maria D’Antonio” – Maria D’Antonio, WDSY-FM, Pittsburgh
On-air personality of the year (medium market):
“The Bee Morning Coffee Club” – TJ Sharp, Bo Jaxon, Hope Breen, WBEE-FM, Rochester, N.Y.
“The Doc Show with Chewy” – Doc Medek, Chewy Medek, WGGY-FM, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
“Julie and DJ in the Morning” – Julie K and DJ Thee Trucker, WPCV-FM, Lakeland, Fla.
“Mo & StyckMan” – Mo & StyckMan, WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, Tenn.
“Steve & Gina in the Morning” – Steve Lundy and Gina Melton, KXKT-FM, Omaha, Neb.
Tug Cowart Show” – Tug Cowart, WCKN-FM, Charleston, S.C.
On-air personality of the year (small market):
“Ben & Arnie: – Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews, WCOW-FM, Sparta, WI
“B-MO in the MO’rning” – Brian “B-MO” Montgomery, WCKK-FM, Walnut Grove, MS
“Dan Austin” – Dan Austin, WQHK-FM, Fort Wayne, IN
“The Dr. Shane and Tess Show” – Dr. Shane and Tess, WPAP-FM, Panama City, FL
“The Eddie Foxx Show” – Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx, WKSF-FM, Asheville, NC
Radio station of the year (major market):
KILT-FM – Houston
KSCS-FM – Dallas
KSON-FM – San Diego
WPOC-FM – Towson, Md.
WXTU-FM – Philadelphia
Radio station of the year (large market):
KFRG-FM – Riverside, Calif.
WLHK-FM – Indianapolis
WMIL-FM – Milwaukee
WSIX-FM – Nashville, Tenn.
WUBE-FM – Cincinnati
Radio station of the year (medium market):
KUZZ-FM – Bakersfield, Calif.
WBEE-FM – Rochester, N.Y.
WHKO-FM – Dayton, Ohio
WLFP-FM – Memphis, Tenn.
WQMX-FM – Akron, Ohio
Radio station of the year (small market):
KCLR-FM – Columbia, Mo.
KFGE-FM – Lincoln, Neb.
WCKK-FM – Walnut Grove, Miss.
WXFL-FM – Florence, Ala.
WYCT-FM – Pensacola, Fla.
WYOT-FM – Rochelle, Ill.
