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The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of BroadcastersNational Association of Broadcasters Summary

The National Association of Broadcasters is a US trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local r...
 (NAB) to the top radio stationRadio station

A radio station is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter ...
s and on-air personalities in the United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
. The awards are named in honor of Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi

Although Guglielmo Marconi is widely credited as the "Inventor of Radio", for some this title is controversial, and compet...
, the man generally credited as the "Father of Wireless TelegraphyWireless telegraphy

Wireless telegraphy is the practice of remote communication without the wires involved in an electrical telegraph....
." NAB member stations submit nominations. A Task Force determines the finalists and the Marconi Radio Award Selection Academy votes on the winners, who receive their awards in the fall.

Marconi Radio Awards for 2007


Legendary Station of the Year

  • WWL-AM, New Orleans, LA

Network Syndicated Personality of the Year

  • Sean HannitySean Hannity

    Sean Patrick Hannity is an American conservative talk radio host and executive producer of Fox News Channel's program Hann...
    , ABC Radio Networks

Station of the Year by Market Size

  • Major: WGN-AMWGN (AM)

    WGN Radio is a radio station on 720 kHz in Chicago....
    , Chicago, IL
  • Large: KSTP-FMKSTP-FM

    KSTP-FM is a radio station with studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota....
    , Minneapolis, MN
  • Medium: WWL-AM, New Orleans, LA
  • Small: WAXX-FM, Eau Claire, WI

Personality of the Year by Market Size

  • Major: Big BoyBig Boy (radio host)

    Kurt Alexander, also known as Big Boy, is a radio host currently heard on Los Angeles hip hop/R&B station KPWR every m...
    , KPWR-FMKPWR Overview

    KPWR is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, that currently programs a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio music...
    , Los Angeles, CA
  • Large: Chuck Collier, WGAR-FMWGAR-FM

    WGAR-FM is a commercial FM radio station in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 99.5 MHz with a country music format....
    , Cleveland, OH
  • Medium: Van & Bonnie, WHO-AMWHO (AM)

    WHO is a clear channel radio station broadcasting 50,000 watts on 1040 AM with a news/talk format....
    , Des Moines, IA
  • Small: Mike McNamaraMike McNamara

    Mike McNamara is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently embarking on his first season as manager of the Clar...
    , KNOX-AM, Grand Forks, ND

Station of the Year by Format

  • Adult Contemporary (AC): WBEB-FMWBEB Overview

    WBEB, known as "B101", is a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area....
    , Philadelphia, PA
  • Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WVAQ-FMWVAQ

    WVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving the North-...
    , Morgantown, WV
  • Country: WIVK-FMWIVK

    WIVK-FM is a FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA....
    , Knoxville, TN
  • News/Talk/Sports: WWL-AM, New Orleans, LA
  • Oldies: WWSW-FM, Cleveland, OH
  • Religious: KLTY-FM, Dallas, TX
  • Rock: WEBN-FMWEBN

    WEBN is an American radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio....
    , Cincinnati, OH
  • Spanish: KLVE-FMKLVE

    KLVE is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California with an Spanish Soft AC musical format....
    , Los Angeles, CA
  • Sports: KTCK-AMKTCK

    KTCK, is a Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas based sports talk radio station....
    , Dallas, TX
  • Urban: WHUR-FMWHUR-FM Summary

    "96.3 WHUR" is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station that serves the Washington D.C....
    , Washington, DC

Marconi Radio Awards for 2006


Legendary Station of the Year

  • WBEB-FMWBEB

    WBEB, known as "B101", is a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area....
    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Network Syndicated Personality of the Year

  • The Bob & Tom ShowThe Bob & Tom Show

    The BOB & TOM Show is a nationally-syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio stat...
    , Premiere Radio Networks

Station of the Year by Market Size

  • Major: KGO-AM, San Francisco, California
  • Large: WEEI-AMWEEI

    WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachuse...
    , Boston, Massachusetts
  • Medium: WIVK-FMWIVK

    WIVK-FM is a FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA....
    , Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Small: KGMI-AMKGMI

    KGMI AM 790 is a 5 kw radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, transmitting from an antenna behind thei...
    , Bellingham, Washington

Personality of the Year by Market Size

  • Major: Scott Slade, WSB-AM, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Large: Tom BarnardTom Barnard

    Tom Barnard is a radio talk show host....
    , KQRS-FM, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Medium: Brent JohnsonBrent Johnson

    Brent Johnson is a goaltender for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League....
    , WTCB-FMWTCB

    WTCB, known as "B106.7", is an Adult Contemporary radio station located in Columbia, South Carolina....
    , Columbia, South Carolina
  • Small: Lacy Neff, WVAQ-FMFacts About WVAQ

    WVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving the North-...
    , Morgantown, West Virginia

Station of the Year by Format

  • Adult Contemporary (AC): KOIT-FM KOIT-FM

    96.5 KOIT is an adult contemporary-formatted radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States....
    , San Francisco, California
  • Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WSTW-FMWSTW

    WSTW is a CHR/Pop station that broadcasts on the 93.7 frequency in the Philadelphia area....
    , Wilmington, Delaware
  • Country: KYGO-FMKYGO Overview

    KYGO is a very successful Country music station in Denver, Colorado....
    , Denver, Colorado
  • News/Talk/Sports: KGO-AM, San Francisco, California
  • Oldies: WMJI-FM, Cleveland, Ohio. WGHTWGHT

    WGHT-AM is a class D AM radio station located in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, USA, operating on 1500kHz....
     honored AM Station.
  • Religious: KJIL-FM, Meade, Kansas
  • Rock: WEBN-FMWEBN

    WEBN is an American radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio....
    , Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Spanish: KSCA-FMKSCA

    KSCA is a radio station in Glendale, California/Los Angeles, California that plays regional Mexican music....
    , Los Angeles, California
  • Sports: WEEI-AMWEEI

    WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachuse...
    , Boston, Massachusetts
  • Urban: WGCI-FM, Chicago, Illinois

Marconi Radio Awards for 2005


Legendary Station of the Year

  • WIBC-AMWIBC

    :WIBC can also refer to the Women's International Bowling Congress....
    , Indianapolis, Indiana

Network Syndicated Personality of the Year

  • Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh

    Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host....
    , Premiere Radio Networks

Station of the Year by Market Size

  • Major: WTOP-AMWTOP

    WTOP is the only all-news radio station in Washington, DC....
    , Washington, DC
  • Large: WSB-AM, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Medium: WDBO-AMWDBO Summary

    News Talk AM 580 WDBOCentral Florida's News Weather and Traffic Station ...
    , Orlando, Florida
  • Small: WJBC-AMWJBC

    WJBC can refer to:* WJBC , an AM radio station located in Bloomington, Illinois...
    , Bloomington, Illinois

Personality of the Year by Market Size

  • Major: Bill HandelBill Handel

    William Wolf Handel is a Jewish-American lawyer and radio personality....
    , KFI-AM, Los Angeles, California
  • Large: Lanigan & Malone, WMJI-FM, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Medium: Don Weeks, WGY-AMWGY

    WGY is 50,000 watt radio station licenced to Schenectady, New York....
    , Albany, New York
  • Small: Ward Jacobson & Cathy Blythe, KFOR-AMKFOR (AM)

    KFOR is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format....
    , Lincoln, Nebraska

Station of the Year by Format

  • Adult Contemporary (AC): WBEB-FMWBEB

    WBEB, known as "B101", is a Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area....
    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Adult Standards: KJUL-FM, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR): WSTR-FM, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Classical: KDFC-FMFacts About KDFC

    KDFC is a commercial radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area that broadcasts classical music on 102.1 MHz FM....
    , San Francisco, California
  • Country: WIVK-FMWIVK

    WIVK-FM is a FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA....
    , Knoxville, Tennessee
  • NAC/Jazz: KIFM-FMKIFM

    KIFM is a commercial smooth jazz radio station in San Diego, California broadcasting on 98.1 MHz....
    , San Diego, California
  • News/Talk/Sports: WIBC-AMWIBC

    :WIBC can also refer to the Women's International Bowling Congress....
    , Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Oldies: KCMO-FMKCMO-FM

    KCMO-FM, branded 94-9 KCMO, is an oldies station that serves the Kansas City metropolitan area....
    , Kansas City, Missouri
  • Religious: KLTY-FMKLTY-FM

    KLTY-FM is the largest Christian radio station in America and is located in Irving, Texas....
    , Dallas, Texas
  • Rock: WFBQ-FMWFBQ

    WFBQ, "Q95" is an FM radio station owned by Clear Channel Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana....
    , Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Spanish: KLVE-FMKLVE

    KLVE is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California with an Spanish Soft AC musical format....
    , Los Angeles, California
  • Urban: WBLS-FM, New York, New York

See also

  • Marconi PrizeMarconi Prize

    The Marconi Prize is an annual award recognizing advancements in communications awarded by the Marconi Foundation....


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