Rogers Radio took home top honours at the 2024 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards, with four prestige awards for “Station of the Year”. The annual industry awards were held last night in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.
Rogers Radio stations in key markets Toronto and Edmonton claimed the night’s biggest wins as 98.1 CHFI (Toronto), KiSS 92.5 (Toronto), 680News (Toronto), and SONiC 102.9 (Edmonton) were each named “Station of the Year” in their respective formats. In addition to the title of “Station of the Year”, SONiC 102.9 Program Director Al Ford, was recognized with the additional honour of “Program Director of the Year, Major Market”. Soon to be rebranded the Rogers K-Rock Centre, Kingston’s K-Rock Centre was celebrated with the award for “Major Facility of the Year (capacity under 8,000).”
In addition to esteemed wins at the 2024 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards, Rogers Radio’s industry leadership was further acknowledged this week at The Crystals, the annual awards recognizing creative excellence in the Canadian radio broadcast industry. The Rogers Radio group was awarded in the categories of “Best Radio Entry from a Small Market,” “Radio Promotion Single”, and “Radio Single”.
Below is a full list of Rogers Radio awards winners from the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards, and The Crystals.
Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards
· Program Director of the Year, Major Market
o Al Ford – SONiC 102.9, Edmonton
· Station of the Year, Rock
o SONiC 102.9, Edmonton
· Station of the Year, CHR
o KiSS 92.5, Toronto
· Station of the Year, News Talk Sports
o 680News, Toronto
· Station of the Year, Mainstream AC
o 98.1 CHFI, Toronto
· The Air Canada Centre Major Facility of the Year (capacity under 8,000)
o K-Rock Centre, Kingston
The Crystals
· Best Radio Entry from a Small Market
o Silver - Dreamworks Ventures “Bunny” – Stephen Ball and Peter Ng, Medicine Hat
o Gold - NorthstarFord “Northstar Justice” - Marty Giles and Ryan Leininger, Fort McMurray
· Radio Promotion Single
o Bronze - K-Rock 105.7 “Tiny TV-Itis” – Mike Darrach and Nick Lalonde, Kingston
· Radio Single
o Gold – Oakville Hospital Foundation “The Machine that Goes PING” - Dave Calvert and Justin Dove, Toronto