ACM announces Radio Awards nominees

Monday, March 10, 2025 – The Academy of Country Music announced ACM Radio Awards nominees for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, .

The list included double nominations for KCLR-FM in Columbia, MO; WHKO-FM in Dayton, OH; WIVK-FM in Knoxville, TN; WQDR-FM in Raleigh, NC; WSIX-FM in Nashville, WUSN-FM in Chicago, WUSY-FM in Chattanooga, TN; and WYCT-FM in Pensacola, FL.

There were ties in the Large Market and Medium Market Radio Station of the Year categories, resulting in six and seven nominees in those categories, respectively.

Winners of the ACM Radio Awards will be announced ahead of the 60th ACM Awards and celebrated during ACM Awards week. The ACM Awards will take place Thursday, May 8 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and will stream live exclusively on Amazon Prime Video around the globe. Reba McEntire will host.

Nominees are:
NATIONAL DAILY ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Ashley Till - Y2Kountry with Ashley Till
Big D, Bubba - Big D & Bubba
Buzz Brainard, Nick Ultra - The Music Row Happy Hour with Buzz Brainard
Cody Alan - Highway Mornings with Cody Alan
Patrick Thomas - PickleJar Up All Night

NATIONAL WEEKLY ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Kelleigh Bannen - Today's Country Radio
Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase - Crook & Chase Countdown
Steve Harmon - Country Gold with Steve Harmon
Wayne D, Tay Hamilton - iHeartCountry House Party
Whitney Allen - The Big Time Saturday Night

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
The Lo Show – Lo Sessions - KKBQ-FM, Houston
The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister – Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, "Captain Ron" Koons - KKWF-FM, Seattle
John and Tammy: San Diego's Morning Show – John Flint, Tammy Lee KSON-FM, San Diego
The Scotty Kay Show – Scotty Kay - WUSN-FM, Chicago
Josh, Rachael and Grunwald In The Morning – Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, Steve Grunwald - WYCD-FM, Detroit

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
Heather Froglear – Heather Froglear- KFRG-FM, Riverside, CA
Deb & Matt in the Morning – Deborah Honeycutt, Matt Malone WFMS-FM, Indianapolis
Wayne D and Tay – Wayne D, Tay Hamilton - WSIX-FM, Nashville
The Big Dave Show – Big Dave, Stattman - WUBE-FM, Cincinnati, OH
The Q Morning Crew with Mike and Amanda – Amanda Daughtry, Mike Wheless - WQDR-FM, Raleigh, NC

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
The Bee Morning Coffee Club – TJ Sharp, Bo Jaxon, Hope Breen WBEE-FM, Rochester, NY
New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody – Nancy Wilson, Aaron Woods - WHKO-FM, Dayton, OH
Joey & Nancy – Joey Tack, Nancy Barger - WIVK-FM, Knoxville, TN
Julie and DJ in the Morning – Julie Kansy, Dale Sellers, WPCV-FM, Lakeland, FL
Mo & StyckMan – Mo, StyckMan - WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, TN

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
Hilley & Hart – Kevin Hilley, Erin Hart - KATI-FM, Jefferson City, MO
Liz & Scotty in the Morning – Liz DelGrosso, Scotty Cox - KCLR-FM, Columbia, MO
Ben & Arnie – Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews - WCOW-FM, Sparta, WI
The Dr. Shane and Tess Show – Dr. Shane, Tess - WPAP-FM, Panama City, FL
The Cat Pak Morning Show – Brent Lane, Mel McCrae - WYCT-FM, Pensacola, FL

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
KSCS-FM - Dallas-Fort Worth
KYGO-FM - Denver
WMZQ-FM - Washington, D.C.
WPOC-FM - Baltimore
WUSN-FM – Chicago

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
KNCI-FM - Sacramento, CA
WDSY-FM - Pittsburgh, PA
WGH-FM - Virginia Beach, VA
WQDR-FM - Raleigh, NC
WSIX-FM - Nashville
WWKA-FM - Orlando

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
KUZZ-FM - Bakersfield, CA
KXKT-FM - Omaha, NE
WHKO-FM - Dayton, OH
WIRK-FM - West Palm Beach, FL
WIVK-FM - Knoxville, TN
WLFP-FM - Memphis
WUSY-FM - Chattanooga, TN

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
KCLR-FM - Columbia, MO
KFGE-FM - Lincoln, NE
WKML-FM - Fayetteville, NC
WXBQ-FM - Bristol, VA
WYCT-FM - Pensacola, FL

The 60th ACM Awards marks a return to Frisco, Texas for the third consecutive year.