The Country Music Association has announced the winners of the 2025 CMA Broadcast Awards as part of the organization’s 59th annual awards ceremony.
Those who won awards in 2024 were not eligible to be selected for the same honors in 2025.
CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Tucker Wetmore surprised radio stations and personalities with one-on-one calls earlier this morning to share the news that they had been awarded the prestigious honors.
WEEKLY NATIONAL
“Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton” (Lon Helton) – LH Productions
DAILY NATIONAL
“The Rob and Holly Show” (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton) – Audacy
MAJOR MARKET
“Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, and “Dubs” Michael Wilczynski) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
LARGE MARKET
“The Q Morning Crew w/ Mike & Amanda” (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
MEDIUM MARKET
“Mo & StyckMan” (Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “StyckMan” Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tennessee
SMALL MARKET
“Ben & Arnie” (Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews) – WCOW, La Crosse, Wisconsin
CMA RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR:
MAJOR MARKET
KKBQ – Houston, Texas
LARGE MARKET
WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio
MEDIUM MARKET
WIVK – Knoxville, Tennessee
SMALL MARKET
WXBQ – Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia
The 59th annual CMA Awards is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19th. The show will be hosted by country star Lainey Wilson and will be broadcast on ABC at 8 PM ET.
Broadcast winners will be recognized during the pre-televised portion of the event ahead of the primetime program.
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