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Congratulations to the 2026 finalists for the CMB Awards and CMB Station of the Year Awards. Winners will be announced on Friday, May 29th, during the CMB Awards Ceremony at Momentum.
Special Award Finalists
Industry Achievement:
John Hamilton - President, Christian FM Media
John Mays - President, A&R, Centricity Music
Tim McDermott - CFO, Far East Broadcasting Company
Joe Paulo - CEO, Hope Media Group
Kenny Rodgers - SVP, Audience, Capitol Christian Music Group
Rick Stevens - Retired GM, KYTT / K-LIGHT
Community Service:
KCBI (Dallas / Ft. Worth)
KFLQ (Albuquerque)
KNWS (Waterloo / Cedar Rapids)
KZTH (Oklahoma City)
WBCL (Fort Wayne)
Rich Mullins Artist Impact:
Crowder
Jason Gray
Matt Maher
Natalie Grant
Passion
Station of the Year Finalists
Small Market:
KDNW (Duluth)
WCVK (Bowling Green)
WKNZ (Salisbury / Ocean City)
WNFR (Port Huron / Flint)
WPER (Fredericksburg)
Medium Market:
KEEH (Spokane)
KLRC (Fayetteville)
WBDX (Chattanooga / Cleveland)
WLAB (Fort Wayne)
WPOS (Toledo)
Large Market:
KJNW (Kansas City)
KNWI (Des Moines)
KZTH (Oklahoma City)
WCVO (Columbus)
WPOZ (Orlando)
Major Market:
KCMS (Seattle)
KSBJ (Houston)
KTIS (Minneapolis / St. Paul)
WGTS (Washington, D.C.)
WRBS (Baltimore)
CMB University:
Forester Radio - Huntington University
Resound Radio - Cedarville University
Spark HD - Olivet Nazrene University
The Lifeline - Mount Vernon Nazarene University
The Lookout 91.7 - College of the Ozarks
Radio Podcast:
A Widow's Heart - KTIS
Behind Our Smiles - WCIC
Girl Talk - WMIT
The Unfolding - Faith Podcasts
The Wally Show - WayFM
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