NAB Crystal Radio Awards

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The NAB Crystal Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters to American radio stations. The award was established in 1987 to recognize radio stations for year-round commitment to community service. [1]

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Finalists for the Crystal Radio Award are selected by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations, and public relations firms. [2] Selected from a pool of 50 finalists, 10 stations are selected for the award honoring their efforts to improve the quality of life in their respective communities. [3] The NAB Crystal Radio Award winners are announced during the Radio Luncheon held at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas. [4] Each year's radio inductee into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame is also honored at this luncheon.

The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that promotes the interests of American radio and television stations plus a number of associate and international broadcaster members. [4] Founded in 1922, the NAB represents more than 8,300 terrestrial radio and television stations as well as several major broadcast networks.

Past winners

2008
[5] KCVM, (Cedar Falls, Iowa) · KFOR, (Lincoln, Nebraska) · KSTZ, (Des Moines, Iowa) · KUZZ-FM, (Bakersfield, California) · WAWZ, (Zarephath, New Jersey) · WDRV, (Chicago) · WIZM, (La Crosse, Wisconsin) · WJBC, (Bloomington, Illinois) · WUBE-FM, (Cincinnati) · WUGO-FM, (Grayson, Kentucky)
2007
[6] KBHP, (Bemidji, Minnesota) · KHHT-FM, (Los Angeles) · KLGR, (Redwood Falls, Minnesota) · KOA, (Denver) · KSTP-FM, (Saint Paul, Minnesota) · KTAR, (Phoenix, Arizona) · WFYR-FM, (Peoria, Illinois) · WJJY-FM, (Brainerd, Minnesota) · WTAM, (Cleveland) · WUSL-FM, (Philadelphia)
2006
KLVI, (Beaumont, Texas) · KOZT-FM, (Fort Bragg, California) · KSL, (Salt Lake City), [7] KUDL-FM, (Kansas City, Missouri) · KUZZ-FM, (Bakersfield, California) · KZBR-FM, (San Francisco) · WHAI-FM, (Greenfield, Massachusetts) · WHUR-FM, (Washington, D.C.) · WILV-FM, (Chicago) · WJON, (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
2005
[8] KBBX-FM, (Omaha, Nebraska) · KLOS-FM, (Los Angeles) · KNOM, (Nome, Alaska) · KOIT, (San Francisco) · WCMT, (Martin, Tennessee) · WJBC, (Bloomington, Illinois) · WLEN-FM, (Adrian, Michigan) · WTMX-FM, (Chicago) · WTOP, (Washington, D.C.) · WUGO-FM, (Grayson, Kentucky)
2004
[4] [9] KDFC-FM, (San Francisco) · KFOG, (San Francisco) · KFOR, (Lincoln, Nebraska) · KSTP-FM, (Minneapolis) [3]  · KSTZ-FM, (Des Moines, Iowa) · KTCZ-FM, (Minneapolis) [3]  · WDEL, (Wilmington, Delaware) · WDRV, (Chicago) · WLUP-FM, (Chicago) · WSYR, (Syracuse, New York)
2003
KFME-FM (now KCJK), (Kansas City, Missouri) · KNOM, (Nome, Alaska) · KOIT, (San Francisco) · KOZT-FM, (Fort Bragg, California) · KPRS-FM, (Kansas City, Missouri) · KVAK, (Valdez, Alaska) · WGMS, (Washington, D.C.) · WIBC, (Indianapolis) · WJJY-FM, (Brainerd, Minnesota) · WUGO-FM, (Grayson, Kentucky)
2002
KABC, (Los Angeles) [10]  · KIRO, (Seattle) · KNCO, (Grass Valley, California) · KPAM, (Portland, Oregon) · KUDL-FM, (Kansas City, Missouri) · KWJJ-FM, (Portland, Oregon) · WJON, (St. Cloud, Minnesota) · WLQT-FM, (Dayton, Ohio) · WTCB-FM, (Columbia, South Carolina) · WTMX-FM, (Chicago)
2001
KELO-FM, (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) · KNX, (Los Angeles) · KUZZ-AM-FM, (Bakersfield, California) · KZQZ-FM (now KGMZ-FM), (San Francisco) · WENS, (Indianapolis) · WJJY-FM, (Brainerd, Minnesota) · WLEN, (Adrian, Michigan) · WPEG, (Charlotte, North Carolina) · WRAL, (Raleigh, North Carolina) · WUSL, (Philadelphia)
2000
[11] KDWB-FM, (Minneapolis) · KNOM-AM/FM, (Nome, Alaska) · KSDR-FM, (Watertown, South Dakota) · KVFD, (Fort Dodge, Iowa) · WDSN, (DuBois, Pennsylvania) · WGMS-FM, (Washington, D.C.) · WICO-FM, (Salisbury, Maryland) · WJBC, (Bloomington, Illinois) · WTMX, (Chicago) · WZZK-FM, (Birmingham, Alabama)
1999
KBHP, (Bemidji, Minnesota) · KBHR, (Big Bear City, California) · KLOS-FM, (Los Angeles) · KSL, (Salt Lake City) · KUDL, (Westwood, Kansas) · KUEL, (Fort Dodge, Iowa) · KZLA-FM (now KXOS), (Los Angeles) · WGOH, (Grayson, Kentucky) · WHUR-FM, (Washington, D.C.) · WYTZ/WZTY (now WCSY-FM), (St. Joseph, Michigan)
1998
KDWB-FM, (Minneapolis) · KIRO, (Seattle) · KUZZ-AM/FM, (Bakersfield, California) · KVFD, (Fort Dodge, Iowa) · KWSN, (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) · WIBC, (Indianapolis) · WKVI-AM/FM, (Knox, Indiana) · WLEN, (Adrian, Michigan) · WUSL, (Philadelphia) · WUSY, (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
1997
KBHP, (Bemidji, Minnesota) · KKBT-FM (now KKLQ), (Los Angeles) · KMAS, (Shelton, Washington) · KMBZ, (Kansas City, Kansas) [1]  · KWOA, (Worthington, Minnesota) · WJLS-FM, (Beckley, West Virginia) · WKLX, (Rochester, New York) · WLTE, (Minneapolis) · WMMX, (Dayton, Ohio) · WSM, (Nashville, Tennessee)
1996
KCUE, (Red Wing, Minnesota) · KIRO, (Seattle) · KOEL, (Oelwein, Iowa) · KSDR-FM, (Watertown, South Dakota) · WBEE-FM, (Rochester, New York) · WOKO, (South Burlington, Vermont) · WQCB, (Brewer, Maine) · WRAL-FM, (Raleigh, North Carolina) · WSYR, (Syracuse, New York) · WUSL, (Philadelphia)
1995
KBIG-FM, (Los Angeles) · KFGO, (Fargo, North Dakota) · KGO, (San Francisco) · KKCS-FM (now KXWA), (Colorado Springs, Colorado) · KPRS, (Kansas City, Kansas) · KQRS (now KDIZ)/KQRS-FM, (Minneapolis) · KZZY, (Devils Lake, North Dakota) · WEAS-FM, (Savannah, Georgia) · WPSK-FM, (Pulaski, Virginia) [12]  · WVPO, (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
1994
[13] KBHP, (Bemidji, Minnesota) · KLBJ, (Austin, Texas) · KPSN-FM (now KMXP), (Phoenix, Arizona) · KSJN-FM, (Saint Paul, Minnesota) · WWTC, (Minneapolis) · KCBS, (San Francisco) · KOJM, (Havre, Montana) [14]  · KRMG, (Tulsa, Oklahoma) · WCCO, (Minneapolis) · WXYV-FM (now WQSR), (Baltimore)
1993
KASE-FM, (Austin, Texas) · KNNN, (Central Valley, California) · KQRS (now KDIZ)/KQRS-FM, (Minneapolis) · KRLD, (Dallas) · KZZY, (Devils Lake, North Dakota) · WGN, (Chicago) · WLNG, (Sag Harbor, New York) · WTTR, (Westminster, Maryland) · WUSL, (Philadelphia) · WZWW, (State College, Pennsylvania)
1992
KGO, (San Francisco) · KIRO, (Seattle) · KMEL-FM, (San Francisco) · KPQX, (Havre, Montana) [14]  · KQEG, (La Crosse, Wisconsin) · KTMT)/KTMT-FM, (Medford, Oregon) · WFOB, (Bowling Green, Ohio) · WLVQ, (Columbus, Ohio) · WOKQ, (Dover, New Hampshire) · WRGA, (Rome, Georgia)
1991
KENI, (Anchorage, Alaska) · KFOR, (Lincoln, Nebraska) · KIHX-FM (now KPPV), (Prescott Valley, Arizona) · KLOS, (Los Angeles) · KMIT, (Mitchell, South Dakota) · KOMC, (Branson, Missouri) · KRGI, (Grand Island, Nebraska) · KROE, (Sheridan, Wyoming) · WBZ, (Boston) · WOJO, (Chicago)
1990
KTTX/KWHI, (Brenham, Texas) · WAKR, (Akron, Ohio) · WDLB, (Marshfield, Wisconsin) · WHBC/WHBC-FM, (Canton, Ohio) · WHIZ/WHIZ-FM, (Zanesville, Ohio) · WILM, (Wilmington, Delaware) · WPXC, (Hyannis, Massachusetts) · WSJM, (St. Joseph, Michigan) · WTSN, (Dover, New Hampshire) · WYAY (now WAKL)/WYAI (now WALR-FM), (Atlanta)
1989
KABC, (Los Angeles) · KNCO/KNCO-FM, (Grass Valley, California) · KSEN, (Shelby, Montana) · WCTC, (New Brunswick, New Jersey) · WDBC, (Escanaba, Michigan) · WGST, (Atlanta) · WJON, (St. Cloud, Minnesota) · WLBK, (DeKalb, Illinois) · WSM, (Nashville, Tennessee) · WTLC, (Indianapolis)
1988
KTNN, (Window Rock, Arizona) · KVON, (Napa, California) · WAGE, (Leesburg, Virginia) · WBAL, (Baltimore) · WBEL, (Beloit, Wisconsin) · WKKR/WZMG (now WTLM), (Auburn, Alabama) · WMT, (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) · WTMJ, (Milwaukee) · WTRE, (Greensburg, Indiana) · WWVA, (Wheeling, West Virginia)
1987
[15] KNOM, (Nome, Alaska) · KPAL (now KZTS), (Little Rock, Arkansas) · WMAL (now WSBN), (Washington, D.C.) · WQBA/WQBA-FM, (Miami) · WFMD, (Frederick, Maryland) · KJMO/KWOS, (Jefferson City, Missouri) · KMOX, (St. Louis, Missouri) · KHAS, (Hastings, Nebraska) · KGFW, (Kearney, Nebraska) · WVMT, (Colchester, Vermont)

NAB Crystal Heritage Award

The NAB Crystal Heritage Award is presented to a station that has won five Crystal Radio Awards, demonstrating a long-term commitment to community service. [16] In 2007, WUSL ("Power 99FM", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was the first station in history to reach this milestone. [17] WUSL was presented the Crystal Heritage Award at the 2008 Radio Luncheon in April 2008.

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