THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
REVEALS 2025 BROADCAST AWARD WINNERS
CMA New Artist of the Year Nominee Tucker Wetmore Surprises Stations and Broadcast Personalities to Reveal News
As the Country Music Association continues its year-round mission of celebrating excellence across the industry, the Nashville-based trade organization has announced the recipients of the 2025 CMA Broadcast Awards, one of Country radio’s highest honors. Earlier this morning, CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Tucker Wetmore personally surprised radio stations and broadcast personalities nationwide with one-on-one calls to share the exciting news.
See below for the full list of 2025 CMA Broadcast Awards winners.
CMA BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:
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, Minn.
LARGE MARKET
“The Q Morning Crew w/ Mike & Amanda” (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
MEDIUM MARKET
“Mo & StyckMan” (Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “StyckMan” Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
SMALL MARKET
“Ben & Arnie” (Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews) – WCOW, La Crosse, Wis.
CMA RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR:
MAJOR MARKET
KKBQ – Houston, Texas
LARGE MARKET
WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio
MEDIUM MARKET
WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
SMALL MARKET
WXBQ – Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
The CMA Broadcast Award categories are established by market size based on population as ranked by Nielsen. Entries for Broadcast Personality of the Year are judged on aircheck, ratings, community involvement and biographical and impact information. Candidates for Radio Station of the Year are judged on aircheck, ratings, community involvement and leadership and impact information.
Any full-time, on-air broadcast personalities and radio stations in the United States and Canada were eligible to submit entries, regardless of CMA membership status. The entries are judged by a panel of distinguished broadcast professionals, representing all market sizes and regions.
CMA Broadcast Awards winners are not eligible to enter the same award category in consecutive years; therefore, those who received trophies in 2024 were not eligible in 2025.
“The 59th Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Lainey Wilson will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 8/7c on ABC. Winners of the CMA Broadcast Awards will also be recognized during the Pre-Telecast Ceremony earlier that evening, prior to the live primetime show.
About the CMA Awards
First held in 1967, the CMA Awards is the longest-running, annual music awards program on network television. Each year, the show honors outstanding achievement in Country Music—celebrating the artists, songwriters, musicians, and industry professionals whose work has shaped the genre. Winners and nominees are determined by CMA’s Professional voting membership, reflecting the voices of their peers across the industry. The CMA Awards airs live on ABC, with next day streaming available on Hulu, and is part of CMA’s television portfolio alongside “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas.”
“The 59th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 19 on ABC and next day on Hulu.
Photo Credit: CMA/ABC
For more information about the CMA Awards, visit CMAawards.com.
