NAB Reveals ’26 Crystal Award Finalists
• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the 50 finalists for the 2026 NAB Crystal Radio Awards, which since 1987, have annually honored radio stations for their outstanding community service efforts. Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the following finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and public relations firms, and the awards will be presented during a special ceremony at the NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026.
Here are your 2026 Crystal Radio Awards finalists: KBHP-FM/Bemidji, MN • KBLB-FM/Brainerd, MN • KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO • KFGE-FM/Lincoln, NE • KFI-AM/Los Angeles • KFRG-FM/Riverside, CA • KGLK-FM/Houston • KIKV-FM/Alexandria, MN • KIRO-AM/Seattle • KIRO-FM/Seattle • KKBQ-FM/Houston • KKFN-FM/Denver • KNDE-FM/College Station, TX • KNDE-HD3/College Station, TX • KOSI-FM/Denver • KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK • KRSP-FM/Salt Lake City • KSL-FM/Salt Lake City • KSTP-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul • KTAR-FM/Phoenix • KTMY-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul • KTXY-FM/Columbia, MO • KUPD-FM/Phoenix • KXKT-FM/Omaha, NE • KYGO-FM/Denver
WALR-FM/Atlanta • WAMO-AM/Pittsburgh • WBAL-AM/Baltimore • WBZZ-FM/Pittsburgh • WCCO-AM/Minneapolis-St. Paul • WCFB-FM/Orlando • WCLU-AM/Bowling Green, KY • WDRV-FM/Chicago • WDSY-FM/Pittsburgh • WDUV-FM/Tampa • WEEI-FM/Boston • WFLS-FM/Fredericksburg, VA • WFMS-FM/Indianapolis • WHJX-FM/Jacksonville • WHPT-FM/Tampa • WIYY-FM/Baltimore • WKIS-FM/Miami-Ft. Lauderdale • WMMR-FM/Philadelphia • WNOR-FM/Norfolk • WOKV-FM/Jacksonville • WSB-AM/Atlanta • WTBC-FM/Tuscaloosa, AL • WTMX-FM/Chicago • WYOT-FM/Rockford, IL.
