Voting Now Open For 2012 CRS-Country Aircheck Awards

Nashville, Tenn (Top40 Charts/ Aristo PR) First-round nominations voting for the CRS-Country Aircheck Awards is now open through Tuesday, Feb. 2, at www.vote.countryaircheck.com

Semi-finalists in each category have been selected by a blue-ribbon committee of more than 50 Country industry professionals. Those semi-finalists will be voted on between now and Feb. 2, with the five finalists in each category being put to a final round of voting beginning Feb. 3. Winners will be announced on Friday, Feb. 24, at the CRS New Faces of Country Music® Dinner and Performance, co-sponsored by the Academy of Country Music and Muscular Dystrophy Association.

"The CRS-CA Awards have become a highly anticipated feature of the CRS New Faces of Country Music Dinner and Performance," said Country Aircheck Publisher Lon Helton. "We're excited to partner for the third consecutive year with CRS in honoring Country's best."

About the CRS-Country Aircheck Awards: There are 21 total Radio Awards given, broken into four market classes: Major (1-25), Large (26-50), Medium (51-100) and Small (101+). Awards for each market recognize outstanding achievement in the Station, Market Manager/General Manager, Operations Manager/Program Director, Music Director and Air Personality/Show categories. There is one National/Syndicated Personality award presented.

There are six Record Label Awards presented: Platinum Label, Gold Label, VP/Promotion, Director/National Promotion, Regional Promotion and Independent Promotion Team or Executive.