Gold Medal Award Nomination
THE GOLD MEDAL AWARDS
The Gold Medal Awards are presented to WAB member stations for outstanding contribution to Canadian broadcasting industry in the areas of community service or digital innovation.
Entries will be judged using the following criteria:
• Benefit to the community
• Magnitude of the effort
• Staff support and participation
• Sustainability of the initiative/program
• Other recognition received
Gold Medal Award for Community Service
What new and innovative initiatives did your radio or television station support this past year? We want to hear about what happened in your community and the impact of your team's effort. We have appreciated reviewing nominations in the past of initiatives that have been well-established and stood the test of time in your markets, and will continue to review them - BUT our board is giving strong weight in judging the entries to ideas that are new, unique and creative.
Under Radio, your station is able to apply under one of the 2 categories:
- Market size under 150,000
- Market size 150,000 & up
Under Television, nominations will not be judged separately by market size.
Gold Medal Award for Digital Innovation
What new and innovative initiatives did your station execute either on digital platforms and or by deploying digital in support of radio or television activities? Share your new ideas, innovations and 'wins' worth celebrating in your respective digital activities. These can be community focused, station focused, promotion, programming or news and information.
Need ideas? Consider the following Digital initiatives from your station!
- a new station website design
- a interactive add on experience
- digital revenue program
- a promo or contest with a significant digital component
- content that went viral
Examples of media releases pertaining to that initiative or program along with samples of media coverage may also be submitted in support of your entry.
The entry should cover only a single initiative or program that the member station has undertaken in the past year rather than covering multiple initiatives or programs. Please complete the online nomination form and submit additional attachments including audio files, photos, station logos by email to info@wab.ca.
Because of file size, please send video files by a third party file transfer provider. We prefer high resolution HD videos that have not been compressed. The recommended format would be 1080p ProRes mov. (uncompressed 1920x1080) and the preferred video length is 2 mins 15 sec or under. Though not mandatory, the WAB has a strong preference to receive a video that can be displayed at the Awards Gala of the winning entry.
This year’s Gold Medal Awards, mounted and inscribed, will be presented at the Annual Conference of the Association.
Any Questions? Please contact | Spryng Kubicek | info@wab.ca
NOMINATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 5, 2025
PAST RECIPIENTS
2024 WAB Gold Medal for Radio
(Under 150,000 Market)
AM1250 (CHSM), MIX 96.7 FM (CILT), Country 107.7 FM (CJXR) - Golden West Broadcasting
’The Taste of Summer Charity BBQ‘
2024 WAB Gold Medal for Radio
(Market 150,000 and Over)
CFMC - FM 95.1 Saskatoon (Rawlco Radio)
’C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research’
2024 WAB Gold Medal for Digital Innovation
CFNR (Northern Native Broadcasting)
’CFNR All Native Basketball Tournament Live Stream Coverage 2024’
Past Winners of the Gold Medal Awards
2023 GX94, CJGX (Harvard Media), Z99-CIZL (Rawlco Radio), Global Calgary, CICT (Corus Entertainment), Golden West
2022 AM 900 CKBI (Pattison Media), CKBI paNOW (Pattison Media), 650 CKOM, 980 CJME (Rawlco Radio), Corus (Global Calgary)
2019 Golden West Broadcasting - 107.5 Bolt FM, Stingray Digital Group - 840 CFCW, Corus Entertainment - Global Calgary, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group - paNOW
2018 Jim Pattison Broadcast Group CHAT TV, Fabmar Communications CJVR & CK750, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group QX104 and Jim Pattison Broadcast Group larongeNOW
2017 Rogers Media Country 93.3 & 97.9 ROCK, Rawlco Radio 650 CKOM, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group CHAT-TV & Bell Media CTV Calgary
2016 Newcap Radio Lloyd FM, Harvard Broadcasting X92.9, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group CHAT-TV & Bell Media CTV Calgary
2015 Corus Radio Country 105, Newcap Radio KG Country & ZED 98.9 and Global Television Edmonton
2014 Golden West Radio & Global Calgary
2013 Big Country 93.1 Jim Pattison Broadcast Group & CTV Calgary
2012 CHAT 94.5 Jim Pattison Broadcast Group & Citytv Calgary
2011 C95 Rawlco Radio Ltd. & CTV Winnipeg
2010 CKBI Prince Albert, 104.9 The Wolf Regina & CTV Edmonton
2009 Magic 99 FM & CTV Calgary
2008 Peace River Broadcasting & CTV Winnipeg
2007 Citytv Calgary & CFMC/Saskatoon
2006 CH Red Deer & Country 105
2005 A-Channel Winnipeg & Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
2004 900CKBI Prince Albert & Global Television Calgary
2003 CFCN-TV Calgary & CIZL-FM Regina
2002 The Bear 100.3 Edmonton & CKY-TV Winnipeg
2001 RDTV Red Deer & CHSM 1260 Steinbach
2000 RDTV Red Deer
1999 RDTV Red Deer
1998 CFQC Saskatoon
1997 ITV Edmonton
1996 LITE 96 CHFM Calgary
1995 ITV Edmonton
1994 Country 105 Calgary
1993 Power 92 Edmonton
1992 CHAB Moose Jaw
1991 Golden West Broadcasting
1990 CJGX Yorkton
1989 CKBI Prince Albert
1988 CJCA Edmonton
1987 CJOB Winnipeg
1986 CKXL Calgary
1985 CHED Edmonton