Celebrating Canada!

Awarded to an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership in Canadian radio broadcasting. This honour recognizes vision, mentorship, and the ability to inspire teams toward creativity, innovation, and measurable success, while embodying the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

Recognizing overall excellence in radio broadcasting, this award goes to a local station demonstrating its ability to impact and engage with its target audience; including but not limited to personality strength, client effectiveness, community involvement, promotions and marketing, as well as creativity and innovation.

Awarded to a Program Director who demonstrates leadership, while promoting positive workplace culture, creativity, and the conception of unique programming that engages the station’s target audience. PD of the Year nominees may also be judged on community involvement, innovation, talent development, and efforts to promote the station’s identity and core values.

The Music Director of the Year honour reflects excellence in tastemaking in the curation of station playlists. Nominees will be judged on their demonstrated ability to assess what will resonate with listeners, including the addition/discovery of new releases and new local talent if applicable to station format. Nominees may also be judged on conception of music-related station contests, giveaways, and other initiatives.

This award recognizes an outstanding young broadcaster (under 30) who demonstrates exceptional talent, creativity, and promise in radio broadcasting. Named in honour of the late Steve Young, this award celebrates the next generation of leaders who are making an impact on-air, online, and in their communities. The winner is selected by a jury of past Young Broadcaster of the Year honourees

Recognizing overall excellence in broadcasting, awarded to a station operating as a not-for-profit, demonstrating its ability to impact and engage with its campus and/or community audience.

Awarded to an individual who displays an outstanding ability to engage, inform and entertain their target audience, judged on originality and presentation, as well as community involvement and ability to convey station brand and identity.

Awarded to an on-air team who display an outstanding ability to engage, inform and entertain their target audience, judged on originality, presentation, and co-host synergy, as well as community involvement and ability to convey station brand and identity.

Awarded to an individual who demonstrates excellence in their ability to present news with clarity and credibility, including but not limited to live, breaking news, special events, and continuing coverage. Nominees will be judged on presentation, creativity, ingenuity, and demonstrated ability to respond and pivot to bring emerging stories to air.

Awarded to the producer, on-air personality or team, who demonstrate creativity, originality and excellence in podcasting.

Celebrating the most compelling, entertaining, and effective on-air promotions created by Canadian radio stations. These are initiatives designed to spark audience excitement, drive tune-in, and strengthen the bond between station and community.

Honouring excellence in radio advertising, this award celebrates the most compelling single spot or campaign. Entries must showcase creativity, originality, strong production, and clear messaging, using audio storytelling to engage listeners, strengthen a brand, and deliver impact. Open to local or national spots, judged on concept, writing, performance, and listener resonance.

Awarded to an individual or station engineering/IT team that demonstrates excellence in technical problem-solving. Nominees are judged on their ability to navigate technical challenges, whether individual events or as part of a station build, transition or ongoing project, as well as ingenuity, knowledge, and adaptability.

Recognizing creative and technical excellence in station i.d. imaging. Entry may be for a single station or network brand.

Awarded to a station or network that has successfully redefined its brand identity through innovation, creativity, and strategic execution. This honour celebrates the vision and boldness behind a rebrand that has strengthened audience connection, market presence, and long-term growth.

Awarded to a station that demonstrates creativity, engagement, and impact in the execution of a community service initiative. Nominees will be judged on programming integration, station creative and production values, and on-air and street team execution.

The Sound of Success Award is open to stations, agencies and clients, recognizing a radio campaign that demonstrates how AM/FM Radio successfully contributed to business objectives, demonstrated by ROI, brand lift, and increased store or web traffic, in a local or national sales campaign.