Audacy Kansas City and Wichita combined to win 11 2023 Station Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting, presented by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters.

The full list of winners includes:

Complete Newscast by local station
KNSS (Wichita)
“Steve and Ted”

Hard News Feature/Enterprise Story        
98.1 KMBZ FM (Kansas City)
Fentanyl Awareness with Captain John Diaz, KCKPD Narcotics Division – Dana & Parks – 5/1/2023

News Feature           
KNSS (Wichita)
Starting the Special Olympics’ Law Enforcement Torch Run

Spot News                
KNSS (Wichita)
Fatal officer-involved shooting

Sports Play-by-Play             
106.5 The Wolf (Kansas City)
WDAF-FM/Chiefs Radio Network-KC Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl 57

Sports Feature                     
610 Sports Radio and 106.5 The Wolf (Kansas City)
WDAF-FM/Chiefs Radio Network-Remembering Len Dawson

Complete Severe Weather Coverage        
KNSS (Wichita)
Operation StormWatch June 17, 2023

Commercial :60 Seconds or less   
98.9 The Rock (Kansas City)
KQRC-FM/Kansas Speedway

Station Promotion Announcement
98.9 The Rock (Kansas City)
KQRC-FM/2023 Harley Giveaway Promo

DJ Personality Aircheck     
106.5 The Wolf (Kansas City)
WDAF-FM/Shotgun Jaxon Afternoon Drive 106.5 The Wolf

Commercial Campaign – Series    
KNSS (Wichita)
Audacy-Wichita/KNSS-FM Gates and Sons BBQ

A complete list of 2023 winners can be found here.

The competition encourages the highest standards of reporting, programming, and promotion. It is designed to stimulate a desire for excellence among Kansas broadcasters in serving their public.