The 2025 Canadian Radio Awards were hosted by Broadcast Dialogue Editor Connie Thiessen and Matt Cundill of The Sound Off Podcast on Friday Nov. 28.
By station, Stingray Radio’s boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) Toronto won a leading three awards, including Program Director of the Year for Troy McCallum, On-Air (solo) Host of the Year for morning man Stu Jeffries, and Music Director of the Year for Wayne Webster.
boom 97.3 was also the runner-up for Station of the Year (Large Market), with Pattison Media’s 102.3 NOW! Radio (CKNO-FM) Edmonton taking the honour for a second year in a row.
Other stations picking up multiple wins included Northern Native Broadcasting’s CFNR Terrace, BC. The not-for-profit station earned the Best Campus or Community Station honour, while Matt Fisher was named Program Director of the Year (Small Market).
Independent station Moose FM (CKFU-FM) in Fort St. John, BC also earned two awards – Station of the Year (Small Market) and Best Podcast (Small Market).
By radio group, Rogers Sports & Media came away with a leading five awards, followed by Vista Radio (4), Bell Media (3), and Stingray Radio (3).
Other groups recognized include Evanov Communications, Harvard Media, Pattison Media, Whiteoaks Communications Group, Golden West Broadcasting, Novacast Media, and Newfoundland Broadcasting, in addition to not-for-profit creative collective, the Pro Bono Group.
Find a full list of winners at CanadianRadioAwards.com.
