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title: "Cat Country 98.7 wins ACM Station of the Year 2026"
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published_at: "2026-03-19T11:18:01+00:00"
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excerpt: "Cat Country 98.7, Pensacola’s locally owned and operated radio station has won the 2026 ACM Radio Station of the Year Award from the Academy of Country Music (ACM). The announcement was made yesterday in Nashville by the Academy of Country..."
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# Cat Country 98.7 wins ACM Station of the Year 2026

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Cat Country 98.7, Pensacola’s locally owned and operated radio station has won the **2026 ACM Radio Station of the Year Award** from the Academy of Country Music (ACM). The announcement was made yesterday in Nashville by the Academy of Country Music at the annual Country Radio Seminar. Cat Country 98.7 previously received the award five times for ***ACM Radio Station of the Year***in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2019, and 2022.

The winners of the 61st Annual ACM Awards will be honored at the Academy of Country Music Awards show on May 17th, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

***Our Cat Country 98.7 team’s dedication to our communities has always been our main priority and it’s deeply satisfying when that commitment is recognized. To receive the ACM Station of the Year for these efforts is humbling and energizing for everyone here. We are equally thrilled for our listener family; we all share this honor. -Mary Hoxeng – General Manager, Owner, WYCT, Cat Country 98.7***

**Attachment:**

*Brent Lane, Morning Host and Program Director of Cat Country 98.7 receiving the ACM award from Country artist Parker McCollum on 03.18. 26.*

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