For the second year in a row, the Kansas Association of Broadcasters has named KMUW, Wichita Public Radio 89.1 FM, as the best Large Market Radio Station in the state.
KMUW earned a total of 13 awards in this year's competition, the winners of which were announced Tuesday. The statewide competition includes both commercial and public broadcasters.
KMUW's accolades include:
- Public Service Announcement, Second Place: Working On Prairie Sunset Bike Trail, by Kate Clause
- Public Affairs Program, Second Place: KMUW Remembers Tanya Tandoc, by Aileen LeBlanc
- Complete News Feature/Enterprise, First Place: Former Wichitan Finds Bipolar Disorder Life-Changing, by Carla Eckels
- Complete News Feature/Enterprise, Second Place: Taps: The Hardest 24 Notes, by Abigail Wilson
- Complete News/Feature Enterprise, Honorable Mention: "No Ferguson Here," A Community Discussion In Wichita, by Sean Sandefur
- Spot News, Second Place: Reaching Out: The Ongoing Relationship Between WPD And The Homeless, by Abigail Wilson
- Spot News, Honorable Mention: Hesston's Recovery 25 Years After F5 Tornado Hit, by Deborah Shaar
- DJ Personality Aircheck, Second Place: Carla Eckels, Soulsations
- DJ Personality Aircheck, Honorable Mention: Chris Heim, Global Village
- Editorial Commentary, First Place: Why Music Is Greater Than The 'Mozart Effect', by Mark Foley
- Editorial Commentary, Honorable Mention: America Is Still Singing, by Zack Gingrich-Gaylord
- Station Website, Honorable Mention: KMUW