Here Are The 2026 Crystal Radio Award Finalists.

Fifty finalists for the 2026 NAB Crystal Radio Awards were announced today by the National Association of Broadcasters. From Los Angeles to Lincoln, NE, stations in markets large and small will compete for ten Crystal Radio Awards to be chosen from the finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and PR firms.

The awards will be presented during a special ceremony at the NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026.

Since 1987, these awards have honored radio stations for their outstanding community service efforts, from radiothons for their local children’s hospitals and support for veterans to food drives after severe weather events.

The 2026 Crystal Radio Awards finalists are:

KBHP-FM, Bemidji, Minn.	WALR-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
KBLB-FM, Brainerd, Minn.	WAMO-AM, Pittsburgh, Pa.
KCLR-FM, Columbia, Mo.	WBAL-AM, Baltimore, Md.
KFGE-FM, Lincoln, Neb.	WBZZ-FM, Pittsburgh, Pa.
KFI-AM, Los Angeles, Calif.	WCCO-AM, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minn.
KFRG-FM, Riverside, Calif.	WCFB-FM, Orlando, Fla.
KGLK-FM, Houston, Texas	WCLU-AM, Bowling Green, Ky.
KIKV-FM, Alexandria, Minn.	WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
KIRO-AM, Seattle, Wash.	WDSY-FM, Pittsburgh, Pa.
KIRO-FM, Seattle, Wash.	WDUV-FM, Tampa, Fla.
KKBQ-FM, Houston, Texas	WEEI-FM, Boston, Mass.
KKFN-FM, Denver, Colo.	WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg, Va.
KNDE-FM, College Station, Texas	WFMS-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.
KNDE-HD3, College Station, Texas	WHJX-FM, Jacksonville, Fla.
KOSI-FM, Denver, Colo.	WHPT-FM, Tampa, Fla.
KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla.	WIYY-FM, Baltimore, Md.
KRSP-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah	WKIS-FM, Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
KSL-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah	WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
KSTP-FM, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minn.	WNOR-FM, Norfolk, Va.
KTAR-FM, Phoenix, Ariz.	WOKV-FM, Jacksonville, Fla.
KTMY-FM, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minn.	WSB-AM, Atlanta, Ga.
KTXY-FM, Columbia, Mo.	WTBC-FM, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
KUPD-FM, Phoenix, Ariz.	WTMX-FM, Chicago, Ill.
KXKT-FM, Omaha, Neb.	WYOT-FM, Rockford, Ill.
KYGO-FM, Denver, Colo.	WZPL-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.