The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the 50 finalists for the 33rd annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards, launched in 1987 to recognize radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.
Winners will be announced and the finalists honored at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, held Tuesday, April 21 during the 2020 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
This year’s finalists (by city of license) are:
KBFB-FM Dallas, Texas KCLY-FM Clay Center, Kansas KKZY-FM Bemidji, Minnesota KMVP-FM Phoenix, Arizona KPWJ-FM College Station, Texas KRMG-FM Tulsa, Oklahoma KRSP-FM Salt Lake City, Utah KRWM-FM Bellevue, WA KSFI-FM Salt Lake City, Utah KSL-FM Salt Lake City, Utah KSTP-FM St. Paul, Minnesota KTAR-FM Phoenix, Arizona KTMY-FM St. Paul, Minnesota KUBL-FM Salt Lake City, Utah KUPD-FM Phoenix, Arizona KVTY-FM Lewiston, Idaho KWHL-FM Anchorage, Alaska KWLM-AM Willmar, Minnesota KXKT-FM Omaha, Nebraska KZFN-FM Moscow, Idaho KZKX-FM Lincoln, Nebraska WBUL-FM Lexington, Kentucky WBYT-FM South Bend, Indiana WBZZ-FM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WCCO-AM Minneapolis, Minnesota |
WDNS-FM Bowling Green, Kentucky WDRM-FM Huntsville, Alabama WDSY-FM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WFEZ-FM Hollywood, Florida WHPT-FM St. Petersburg, Florida WHUB-FM Cookeville, Tennessee WHUR-FM Washington, D.C. WIL-FM St. Louis, Missouri WJJY-FM Baxter, Minnesota WKQI-FM Detroit, Michigan WKRQ-FM Cincinnati, Ohio WLBC-FM Muncie, Indiana WMCI-FM Mattoon, Illinois WQNZ-FM Natchez, Mississippi WRBR-FM South Bend, Indiana WREW-FM Cincinnati, Ohio WSGW-AM Saginaw, Michigan WSUN-FM St. Petersburg, Florida WTAW-AM College Station, Texas WTFX-FM Louisville, Kentucky WTMJ-AM Milwaukee, Wisconsin WUBE-FM Cincinnati, Ohio WUSL-FM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WUSQ-FM Winchester, Virginia WWJ-AM Detroit, Michigan |
Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the above finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and public relations firms.
Also at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, five-time NAB Crystal Radio Award winning station KCVM-FM 93.5 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa, will receive the Crystal Heritage Award.