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2026 IBA Station Awards - Submissions Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

2026 IBA STATION AWARDS

Submissions Deadline: 
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Iowa Broadcasters Association is pleased to continue its Annual Station Awards contest!

This competition was established to encourage the highest standards of reporting, community service and production creativity. It brings the ultimate prize-peer recognition to members of the broadcast industry in Iowa.

All Station Awards will be presented at the 2026 Annual Convention on June 16th. Winners will be notified and must be present during the Awards Presentation.

Here's a few important points:

  • In the registration process, please choose the Iowa Broadcasters Associationoption - not the Iowa Broadcast News Association on the registration form.

  • Stations will be invoiced for payment.

  • All stations will need to register on the Station Awards systems -- even if you registered last year -- due to new tv and radio divisions.

Station Award Instructions:

Please carefully follow the important instructions below to submit your entries:

  • All entries must be submitted online.

  • Deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

  • Entries must be submitted to www.rockourawards.com.

  • Be sure to read the information on the home page concerning the entry process and appropriate file sizes and types.

  • Users must create a profile (username and password) by clicking the Registerbutton on the top of the homepage. The system is not able to have the same set of credential in multiple contests.

  • To reset your password email info@rockourawards.com.

  • From the homepage you can review Awards rules, submit an entry, view and edit an entry, or edit your station’s information.

  • To enter a category, click “Submit Entry” and fill in the information. The headline/title should be what you would want shown on a plaque.

  • Acceptable file formats to upload to the site are .mp3, .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .doc, docx, .wma, .pdf, .mp4, .wmv and .mov files.

  • IMPORTANT: To ensure server space for all states, ®RockOurAwards.comrequires video entries to be linked from YouTube, Vimeo, or other video hosting sites. Simply copy/paste the videos URL in the “Add Link” section.

  • Special characters should be avoided in file names. Stick with letters, numbers, &, dots, dashes and underscores, “NO # or apostrophes”.

If you have questions or having any difficulties, email info@rockourawards.com or call 800-471-1875.

We hope to see you in June!

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