Civic Media Rakes In Awards At WBA Annual Dinner

Madison, Wis.(May 6, 2025) – Radio and television station teams from across Wisconsin came together Saturday to celebrate their award-winning work at the 2025 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) Awards Gala.

Competition for this year’s awards was strong, with over 1400 award entries. A total of 125 stations participated. Entries were judged by professional broadcasters outside Wisconsin.

Civic Media stations received 11 first place awards, 15 second place awards, and 12 third place awards.

Stations receiving awards include:

• 97.5 WFHR in Wisconsin Rapids
• 105.5 WIRI in Wisconsin Rapids
• WRJN in Racine
• 97.9 WGBW in Green Bay
• 540 WAUK in Milwaukee
• 1490 WLCX in La Crosse
• 98.9 WXCO in Wausau
• WISS in Oshkosh
• 92.7 WMDX in Madison
• 98Q WCQM in Park Falls

A full list of our awards and stations can be found here.

Civic Media CEO Sage Weil said, “I couldn’t be more proud of our team’s performance this year, and their ongoing dedication to serving our audiences around the state. We believe that local media plays a critical role in our communities, and it is always great to see the WBA recognizing the quality work being done around Wisconsin, both by Civic Media and the many other excellent organizations.”

Our deep commitment to super-serving hometown radio continues.

About Civic Media

Civic Media is a Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to providing quality broadcast and digital hometown radio focusing on local, regional, and state issues, covering the stories that are most relevant to the markets we serve. We believe radio plays a crucial role in the practice of democracy in our local communities, so we aim to provide programming that advances the understanding and engagement of its principles within our audience.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.