2016 CMA Broadcast Finalists Announced

The Country Music Association today released a list of finalists for the 2016 CMA Broacast Awards. Winners will be notified prior to and honored onABC-TV's telecast of the 50th CMA Awards Nov. 2.

The finalists are:

CMA Radio Station Of The Year

• Major Market: KKBQ/Houston, KWJJ/Portland, WKLB/Boston, WMZQ/Washington, WSOC/Charlotte
• Large Market:  WCOL/Columbus, WCTK/Providence, WQDR/Raleigh, WUBE/Cincinnati, WWKA/Orlando
• MediumMarket: KATM/Stockton, KUZZ/Bakersfield, WBBS/Syracuse, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN, WYRK/Buffalo
• Small Market:  KORA/Bryan-College Station, TX, KTTS/Springfield, MO, WCOW/La Crosse, WI, WKML/Fayetteville, NC, WKSF/Asheville

CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year

National

• Blair Garner, Kelly Ford, Chick Wicks, America's Morning Show, Cumulus
• Lon Helton, Country Countdown USA, Westwood One
• Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase, Crook and Chase Countdown, Premiere

Major Market

• Chris Carr, Jeff "Maverick" Bolen and Kia Becht, Chris Carr & Company, KEEY/Minneapolis
• Dave McKay and Veronica Alfaro, Dave & Veronica, WQYK/Tampa
• Michael J. Stuehler, The Michael J Show, WPOC/Baltimore
• Tim Tuttle, Kevin Kline and Erica Rico, The Q Morning Zoo, KKBQ/Houston
• "Rob Tanner" Lamb, "Catherine Lane" Willia Hamrick, and "Chris Allen" Gordon,Tanner In The Morning, WSOC/Charlotte

Large Market

• AJ Maguire and Ashley Stegbauer, AJ & Ashley, WWKA/Orlando
• David Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle and Jason Statt, The Big Dave Show, WUBE/Cincinnati
• "Boxer" Brandon Nasby, The Boxer Show, WCOL/Columbus, OH
• Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin and JoJo Meza, Randy, Jamie & JoJo, KAJA/San Antonio
• Woody Johnson, Dan E. Zuko and Kayla Hanley, Woody And The Wake-Up Call, WCOL/Columbus, OH

Medium Market

• Brent Michaels, KUZZ/Bakersfield
• Gator Harrison, Greg "StyckMan" Owens and "Cowboy" Kyle Croft, Gator & StyckMan, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN
• Ken Hicks, Kelley Bradshaw and Daniel Wyatt, Ken, Kelley & Daniel, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN
• Maverick Johnson and Luanne "Lulu" Krysz, Maverick And Lulu In The Morning, WCTQ/Sarasota, FL
• Tom Owens and Becky Palmer, Tom & Becky, WBBS/Syracuse

Small Market

• Cash Williams, Afternoons With Cash, KTTS/Springfield, MO
• Bill Barrett, Tim Fox and Tracy Berry, Barrett, Fox & Berry, KKNU/Eugene, OR
• Arnie Andrews and Ben Butler, Ben & Arnie, WCOQ/La Crosse, WI
• Eddie Foxx and Sharon Green, The Eddie Foxx Show, WKSF/Asheville, NC
• Scotty Cox and Cara Denis, Scotty & Cara In The Morning, KCLR/Columbia, MO