Country Music Association announces 2026 Broadcast Award winners

The Country Music Association (CMA) has announced the winners of its 2026 Broadcast Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in radio across various market sizes in the United States and Canada, were determined by eligible CMA members and a panel of broadcast professionals.

Key winners include KXKT (Kat 103.7) in Omaha-Council Bluffs, which earned Medium Market Station of the Year and saw its ‘Steve & Gina in the Morning’ show win Broadcast Personality of the Year for the Medium Market. WQDR in Raleigh-Durham won Large Market Station of the Year for the fifth time, while KSCS in Dallas-Fort Worth was named Major Market Station of the Year.

In the personality categories, SiriusXM’s Buzz Brainard won Weekly National Broadcast Personality of the Year for ‘The Highway Hot 30 Countdown,’ and Silverfish Media’s ‘Big D & Bubba’ took the National Daily Broadcast Personality award. WKML in Fayetteville earned its first win in the Small Market category.