• Notable win for UKRadioAid
• Kerrang! 105.2 and Kerrang! Radio win The Arqiva Gold Award

Arqiva (formerly NTL Broadcast) and the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) have today announced the winners of this year's Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.  The awards, presented at a lunchtime ceremony in central London, reward excellence in all  aspects of Commercial Radio from production to presenting.  With a record number of entries from across the UK's leading Commercial Radio stations, Johnny Vaughan and Harriet Scott hosted an afternoon dedicated to the recognition of talent across a dynamic and thriving industry.

Big winners this year include the Kerrang! radio services who, between them, win the Arqiva Commercial Radio Station Sound Award, the Arqiva Commercial Radio Digital Station of the Year and the Arqiva Gold Award.  Choice 96.9 and 107.1 FM take home both the Arqiva Commercial Radio Programmer Award (Ivor Etienne) as well as the hotly-contested award for the Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (>1million TSA).  Commercial Radio's commitment to finding and nurturing new talent was much in evidence, as 21-year-old BODG from Oxford's Passion 107.9 collected the Arqiva/Skillset Commercial Radio Presentation Newcomer of the Year Award.  The contribution that Commercial Radio makes to the community was highlighted this year by The Arqiva Commercial Radio Social Action Initiative Award, won by Beacon Radio for their "One Million Pounds of Work" campaign, and also by the Arqiva/IRN Newslink Commercial Radio Special Award, awarded to UKRadioAid in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by all Commercial Radio stations in raising money for the Tsunami Appeal.

Alison Winter, Research and Communications Manager at the CRCA, commented: "This is a great opportunity to recognise not only the depth of talent and creativity in our industry but also the contribution that Commercial Radio makes to the community - locally, throughout the UK and across the world. The success of the awards continues to grow with every year and we've been delighted with the achievements of all those nominated in 2005."

Paul Eaton, head of broadcast radio at Arqiva added: "The Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards is a fantastic event recognising the talent and accomplishments of all those involved in Commercial Radio.  We're proud to continue our support of these awards for the 6^th year running and, on behalf of Arqiva, I would like to congratulate all of the winners."

The full list of awards winners is given below:

• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year
  Ivor Etienne - Choice 96.9 & 107.1 FM
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Marketing Award
  Kevin Gover, Joss Baker & Maria Greenwood - Wessex FM
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Social Action Initiative Award
  Beacon Radio - One Million Pounds of Work
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (<300,000 TSA)
  102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio News Award
  Key 103 / Magic 1152 News Team
• The Arqiva Local Sales Team of the Year
  The Bay
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Technical Innovation Award
  Independent Radio News
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (300,000 to 1 million TSA)
  96.6 TFM
• The Arqiva National Sales Team of the Year
  Classic FM Sales Team
• The Arqiva/British Heart Foundation Action on Health Award
  Real Radio Wales
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Programme or Feature of the Year
  Caught in the Crossfire - 97.2 Beacon Radio (West Midlands)
• The Arqiva/Skillset Commercial Radio Presentation Newcomer of the Year
  BODG - Passion 107.9
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Digital Station of the Year
  Kerrang! Radio
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station Sound Award 
  Chris Thorpe & Dan Snaith - Kerrang! 105.2
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Presenter of the Year - in association with x-trax
  Simon Hirst, Danny Oakes and JoJo - Galaxy 105
• The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (>1 million TSA)
  Choice 96.9 & 107.1 FM
• The Neil Robinson Memorial Award for Marketing Excellence
  Joss Baker - Wessex FM
• The Arqiva/IRN Newslink Commercial Radio Special Award
  UK Radio Aid  
• The Arqiva Gold Award
  Kerrang! Radio & Kerrang! 105.2