The Medium / Small Market prize was also won by a Stingray Radio station, New Country 100.7 (CIGV-FM) Kelowna.

iHeartRadio Canada network show, the Pure Country Top 50 Countdown, captured Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year, with Central Ontario’s Pure Country 106 (CICX-FM) Orillia personality Jason McCoy capturing Country Personality of the Year 

The Video Director of the Year honour went to Ben Knechtel – Outliving (Artist: The Reklaws), Remind Me Again (Artist: Zach McPhee), Youth (Artist: Sully Burrows).

On the music side, Josh Ross was honoured as Entertainer of the Year and rounded out the night with a win for Single of the Year for Single Again, while MacKenzie Porter earned the title of Female Artist of the Year.

The Fans’ Choice Award went to Cameron Whitcomb, who also captured Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year. Jade Eagleson claimed Male Artist of the Year, while James Barker Band took home Group or Duo of the Year. Owen Riegling was recognized with the Ford F-150 Album of the Year for Bruce County (From The Beginning).

Find the full list of winners here.

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Leading this year’s artist nominations with six nods each are Josh Ross (Fans’ Choice Award, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Video of the Year, Single of the Year, Musical Collaboration of the Year) and Cameron Whitcomb (Fans’ Choice Award, Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year, Single of the Year), while Brett Kissel (Fans’ Choice Award, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Single of the Year) and Owen Riegling (Fans’ Choice Award, Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year, Single of the Year) go into the awards with five nods apiece.

Edmonton’s CFCW goes into the awards with three nominations, including Radio Station of the Year (Large Market), Country Music Program or Special of the Year for Heartstrings & Honky Tonks and a Country Personalities of the Year nod for morning show duo Dan Davidson and Stella Stevens.

Pure Country 106 (CICX-FM) Orillia earned two nominations – Radio Station of the Year, Medium or Small Market, and Country Personality of the Year for station personality Jason McCoy. The syndicated Pure Country Top 50 Countdown also received a nomination.

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

• 840 CFCW Edmonton
• KX 94.7 New Country FM (CHKX-FM) Hamilton
• CISN Country (CISN-FM) Edmonton
• 93.7 JR Country (CJJR-FM) Vancouver
• Pure Country 94 (CKKL-FM) Ottawa

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)

• Country 90.5 (CFCH-FM) North Bay
• Wild 94.5 (CHAT-FM) Medicine Hat
• Cool 100.1 (CHCQ-FM) Belleville
• Pure Country 106 (CICX-FM) Orillia
• New Country 100.7 (CIGV-FM) Kelowna 

Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year

• Heartstrings & Honky Tonks (CFCW, Silverplow Productions & Design Co.)
• A Kane Brown Christmas Special (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• A Kissel Country Christmas (Brett Kissel, Abbey White)
• On the Porch with Front Porch Music (Front Porch Music)
• Pure Country Top 50 Countdown (iHeartRadio Canada)

Country Personality(ies) of the Year 

• Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
• Tracy Lynn (CFWC-FM)
• Jason McCoy (CICX-FM)
• Sam McDaid (CIKZ-FM)
• Paul McGuire (CFXJ-FM)

Industry Person of the Year 

• Justin Clark (Big Loud Records)
• Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
• Joelle Proulx (Agence Ranch)
• Kevin White (Universal Music Canada)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year 

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• SiriusXM Canada
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Video Director of the Year 

• Gord Bamford, Codi McIvor – Just Getting’ Started (Artist: Gord Bamford)
• Alexandre Blais, Alexandre Charron – He’s the One (Artist: Savannah Jade)
• Ben Knechtel – Outliving (Artist: The Reklaws), Remind Me Again (Artist: Zach McPhee), Youth (Artist: Sully Burrows)
• Travis Nesbitt – Won’t Forget (Artist: Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson)
• Alex P. Smith – You Didn’t Hear It From Me (Artist: James Barker Band)

Video of the Year 

• Hey Mom I Made It – Sacha
• Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
• Life for Me – Jess Moskaluke
• Ride It Out – Alli Walker
• Single Again – Josh Ross

Country Music Week 2025 kicks off in Kelowna on Wednesday, Sept. 10, culminating with the 2025 CCMA Awards on Sept. 13, hosted by comedian and actor Tom Green, airing live on CTV and streaming the following day on Crave.

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Evanov Communications (ECI) has found a buyer for CHRC-FM Clarence-Rockland and CKHK-FM Hawkesbury, two of the three Ontario FM stations it had slated for closure this month. GO FM, which operates non-profit, community French-language station 92.1 GO FM (CHOD-FM) – licensed to Cornwall, ON, but operating out of studios in Casselman – is set to acquire the assets of the stations, pending CRTC approval. GO FM is owned and operated by the Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative. Terms of the transaction have not been divulged. ECI President Paul Evanov said the agreement ensures the two stations, which both carried Hot Country formats, continue to serve their respective communities without interruption. The three stations, including Lite 98.5 (CJWL-FM) Ottawa, were set to be shuttered this Friday. Read more here.

Stingray’s CFCW led the radio category winners at the 42nd annual CCMA Awards, handed out over the weekend at Country Music Week in the Alberta capital. Longtime CFCW Program Director Jackie Rae Greening was named Country Personality of the Year, with the Edmonton heritage station winning Radio Station of the Year (Large Market). Stingray’s New Country 95.5 (CKGY-FM) Red Deer was named Radio Station of the Year (Medium/Small Market). Rogers Sports & Media Country network show, Boomer’s Canadian Club, hosted by National Music Curator – Country, Wendy Boomer, won Country Music Program or Special of the Year. Read more here.

SiriusXM Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), kicked off Country Music Week 2024 by announcing Zach McPhee of Vernon, BC, as the champion of the 2024 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. Fans were treated to a live broadcast of the competition’s grand finale on Top of the Country Radio (Ch. 171). The title comes with a $25,000 grand prize.

Sequel has launched, a new independent podcast production venture co-founded by former Pacific Content showrunners Tori Allen and Andy Sheppard. Allen and Sheppard, both former CBC Radio producers, started the “brand storytelling” venture in July in the wake of Rogers Sports & Media’s move to shutter its branded podcast division. UK-based podcast production agency Lower Street has since acquired the Pacific Content brand and trademarks. Sequel has recruited a number of former Pacific Content staff, including Sound Designer Robyn Edgar, and showrunners Aparita Bhandari, Pippa Johnstone, Pedro Mendes, and Brittany Duggan. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are among the clients the team is continuing to work with. Read more here.

Canadaland has announced the fall lineup of CanadaLabs workshops and events. It includes an in-person session in October dedicated to journalists making the move to audio, the podcast network’s inaugural Podcast PitchFest in November, and a session on the Business of Podcasting in December. The events are geared towards podcasters and journalists of all levels. 

The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has launched Uncharted Country, a three-part podcast series, hosted by Morgan “MJ” James, featuring conversations with The War and Treaty, Steven Lee Olsen, and CCMA Award winner SACHA. The podcast builds on ongoing collaborative efforts between CCMA and ADVANCE, Canada’s Black Music Business Collective.

Triton Digital has released the latest Canada Podcast Ranker for August 2024 (July 29 – Sept. 1), as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The top three Canada originating English-language podcasts included Front Burner (CBC/Radio-Canada) again at #1, The World This Hour (CBC/Radio-Canada) again at #2, and World Report (CBC/Radio-Canada) climbing to #3. The top three Canada originated French-language podcasts were Le Radiojournal (Radio Canada) again at #1, Mario Dumont (QUB) climbing to #2, and Les chroniques financières du 98,5 (Cogeco Media) again at #3. Yet again, the top ranked podcast overall was Dateline NBC (NBCUniversal News Group). SiriusXM Podcast Network earned the #1 spot again on the Top Networks Report with 3.90M Average Weekly Downloads, followed by Wondery and CBC/Radio-Canada. August saw four debuts including Noble (SiriusXM Podcast Network) and The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert (Paramount) for the top ranked podcasts. 

 

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LISTEN: Jordan Heath Rawlings, host of Rogers Sports & Media’s The Big Story Podcast, returns to the Sound Off Podcast to discuss the evolution of daily news podcasts over the past five years. The Big Story has evolved into video, releasing episodes on two YouTube channels, reaching 100,000 views, despite minimal video content. Listen on your favourite podcast app or here:

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