ACM Radio Nominees
Radio nominees for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards are:
National Daily Personality
- Bryan "B-Dub" Washington, B-Dub Radio
- Cody Alan, Highway Mornings With Cody Alan
- Katie Neal, Katie & Company
- Rob Stone & Holly Hutton, The Rob + Holly Show
- Steve Harmon, Steve Harmon Show
National Weekly Personality
- Bryan "B-Dub" Washington, B-Dub Saturday Night
- Derek "Big D" Haskins, Sean "Bubba" Powell, Jonathan Shaffer, Honky Tonkin' With Big D & Bubba
- Heather Froglear, 90s Country With Heather
- Kelleigh Bannen, Today's Country Radio
- Ryan Fox, American Country Countdown With Ryan Fox
Major Market Personality (tie)
- Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta
- Chris Carr & Company, Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, "Dubs" Michael Wilczynski, KEEY/Minneapolis
- The Coop Show, Sean "Coop" Tabler, WKIS/Miami
- Erik & Jenny, Erik Scott Smith & Jenny Lee, KCYY/San Antonio
- Frito & Katy, Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey, KILT/Houston
- Niko + Cheyenne, Niko Petrou and Cheyenne Davis, KMLE/Phoenix
- Rachel Ryan, KSCS Dallas
Large Market Personality
- Heather Froglear, KFRG/Riverside
- Jesse & Anna, Jesse Tack, Anna Marie, Jake Thomson, WUBE/Cincinnati
- Kelli and Anthony, Kelli Green and Anthony Donatelli, KFRG/Riverside
- Mad Dawg in the Afternoon, Mike "Mad Dawg" Biddle, WQDR/Raleigh
- Maria D'Antonio, WDSY/Pittsburgh
Medium Market Personality (tie)
- The Bee Morning Coffee Club, Billy Kidd, TJ Sharp, Hope Breen, WBEE/Rochester
- The Doc Show with Chewy, Doc Medek, Chewy Medek, WGGY/Wilkes-Barre
- Julie and DJ in the Morning, Julie Kansy and Dale "DJ Thee Trucker" Sellers, WPCV/Lakeland
- Mo & StyckMan, Greg "StyckMan" Owens and Melissa "Mo" Wagner, WUSY/Chattanooga
- Steve & Gina in the Morning, Steve Lundy and Gina Melton, KXKT/Omaha
- Tug Cowart Show, Tug Cowart, WCKN/Charleston, SC
Small Market Personality
- Ben & Arnie, Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews, WCOW/La Crosse, WI
- B-Mo in the Mo'rning, Brian "B-Mo" Montgomery, WCKK/Choctaw, MS
- Dan Austin, WQHK/Fort Wayne, IN
- The Dr. Shane and Tess Show, "Dr Shane" Collins and Tess Connell, WPAP/Panama City, FL
- The Eddie Foxx Show, Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx, WKSF/Asheville, NC
Major Market Station
- KILT/Houston
- KSCS/Dallas
- KSON/San Diego
- WPOC/Baltimore
- WXTU/Philadelphia
Large Market Station
- KFRG/Riverside, CA
- WLHK/Indianapolis
- WMIL/Milwaukee
- WSIX/Nashville
- WUBE/Cincinnati
Medium Market Station
- KUZZ/Bakersfield
- WBEE/Rochester
- WHKO/Dayton
- WLFP/Memphis
- WQMX/Akron
Small Market Station (tie)
- KCLR/Columbia, MO
- KFGE/Lincoln, NE
- WCKK/Choctaw, MS
- WXFL/Florence, AL
- WYCT/Pensacola, FL
- WYOT/Rochelle, IL
Winners will be announced at CRS 2026 (March 18-20) and honored around the May 17 awards show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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