Winners of the 2005 NAB Marconi Radio Awards were announced at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show. Established in 1989, and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards are given to radio stations and outstanding on-air personalities to recognize excellence in radio. An independent task force selected finalists and ballots were sent to members of the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy in August. This year's NAB Marconi Radio Award recipients are:
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Legendary Station
WIBC-AM Indianapolis, IN
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Adult Standards Station of the Year
KJUL-FM Las Vegas, NV
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Network Syndicated Personality of the Year
Rush Limbaugh, Premiere Radio Networks
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CHR Station of the Year
WSTR-FM Atlanta, GA
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Major Market Station of the Year
WTOP-AM Washington, DC
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Classical Station of the Year
KDFC-FM San Francisco, CA
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Large Market Station of the Year
WSB-AM Atlanta, GA
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Country Station of the Year
WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
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Medium Market Station of the Year
WDBO-AM Orlando, FL
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NAC/Jazz Station of the Year
KIFM-FM San Diego, CA
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Small Market Station of the Year
WJBC-AM Bloomington, IL
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News/Talk/Sports Station of the Year
WIBC-AM Indianapolis, IN
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Major Market Personality of the Year
Bill Handel, KFI-AM Los Angeles, CA
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Oldies Station of the Year
KCMO-FM Kansas City, MO
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Large Market Personality of the Year
Lanigan & Malone, WMJI-FM Cleveland, OH
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Religious Station of the Year
KLTY-FM Dallas, TX
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Medium Market Personality of the Year
Don Weeks, WGY-AM Albany, NY
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Rock Station of the Year
WFBQ-FM Indianapolis, IN
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Small Market Personality of the Year
Ward Jacobson & Cathy Blythe, KFOR-AM Lincoln, NE
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Spanish Station of the Year
KLVE-FM Los Angeles, CA
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AC Station of the Year
WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA
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Urban Station of the Year
WBLS-FM New York, NY
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