The Crystal Radio Awards entry deadline has been extended to Friday, November 6, giving NAB radio member stations an extra week to showcase their outstanding community service. 50 finalists and 10 winners will be chosen and then honored in Washington, DC, during the NAB State Leadership Conference.
The awards honor community service efforts by radio stations from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Winners will receive national recognition during a ceremony at the 2027 NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, on March 2.
NAB member stations must submit an online entry through My NAB detailing their community service efforts from the past year. Finalists will be announced in February.
Entry information is available via the NAB website.
This past March, NAB crowned the ten 2026 winners at the State Leadership Conference. Cox Media Group won three awards across two clusters, for Hot 106 (WHJX) and 104.5 WOKV in Jacksonville, FL, and 95.5 WSB (WSB-AM) in Atlanta. The other winners were 98 Rock (WIYY) in Baltimore, WEEI in Boston, 830 WCCO in Minneapolis, KB101 (KBHP) in Bemidji, MN, Kat 103.7 (KXKT) in Omaha, The Eagle 106.9/107.5 (KGLK) in Houston, and Candy 95 (KNDE) in College Station, TX.
