1999 CMA Broadcast Awards Winners Named

Business Wire, August 16, 1999

NASHVILLE--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1999--

The winners of the 1999 CMA Broadcast Awards were announced today by the Country Music Association. This year's winners will be recognized during "The 33rd Annual CMA Awards," broadcast live on the CBS Television Network on Wednesday September 22 (8-11 PM, live ET) from the Grand Ole Opry House. Vince Gill will mark his eighth year as host for the annual gala event.

The four categories are established by market size based on Arbitron rankings, with Major Market including stations with Arbitron rankings of 1 to 25, Large Market stations with rankings of 26 to 50, Medium Market stations with rankings of 51 to 100, and Small Market including all other stations. Arbitron rankings are determined by the population of a radio station's hometown.

The CMA Broadcast Awards differ from many other broadcast awards in that all submissions are judged by a panel of peer group experts. Finalists are selected during the first round of judging. Winners are determined by the aggregate score of the first round, and those of a second round, which is done by a different panel of judges. Scoring by the judges is tabulated by the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

All interested full-time Country air personalities and radio stations in the U.S. and Canada were eligible to enter. Entrants for the Broadcast Personality Awards are judged on airchecks, ratings, community involvement and biological information. Stations were also judged on airchecks, ratings history, community involvement and leadership.

There will be a lot of celebrating in Phoenix, Knoxville and Chattanooga where this year's top stations also boast winning air personalities. The 1999 CMA Broadcast Award winners are: -0-

                       Station of the Year

Major Market:          KNIX              Phoenix, AZ
Large Market:          WSIX              Nashville, TN
Medium Market:         WIVK              Knoxville, TN
Small Market:          WUSY              Chattanooga, TN

                 Broadcast Personality of the Year

Major Market:          W.Steve Martin    KNIX           Phoenix, AZ
Large Market:          Sam & Bob         KVET           Austin, TX
Medium Market:         Andy & Alison     WIVK           Knoxville, TN
Small Market:          David & Dex       WUSY           Chattanooga,TN

For more information about the CMA Awards, check out the official website at www.CMAawards.com.

Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. More than 6,800 music industry professionals and companies from 43 countries around the world are members of CMA. The organization's objectives are to guide and enhance the development of Country Music and to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers and media throughout the world. CMA is headquartered in Nashville with offices/representatives in London, Cologne, Sydney and Amsterdam.