It was another winning night for Bauer Media Audio UK at the 2026 ARIA Awards, hosted by presenter Rylan, taking home an incredible twelve awards including the prestigious UK Radio Station or Network of the Year for Hits Radio.

Bauer Media Audio UK received three further Gold Awards including Best News or Current Affairs Award for Hits Radio’s Hits and Headlines and My Stalker Moved in Next Door for Best Factual Series. The quartet was completed by Clyde 1 who were awarded Best Sonic Branding for Superscoreboard.

KISS’ Tyler West, who was also a presenter at the ceremony held at The Roundhouse in London, collected a Silver Award for Best Music Entertainment. And for the second year in a row, Rayo took Silver in the UK Audio Brand of the Year category, as Forth 1 were awarded Silver for John Myers Local Station of the Year.

In the same category Clyde 1 took Bronze as Forth 1’s Boogie in the Morning also won Bronze for Best Music Breakfast Radio Show. Also, Bronze winners were Wickes and BMA UK for Best Commercial Partnership and Pete Wicks’ Man Made for Best Factual Single Episode for his interview with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Finally the team at Greatest Hits Radio picked up Bronze for Best Event Coverage for Live Aid Relived.

Here is the full list of Bauer Media Audio UK winners:

GOLD    
UK RADIO STATION OR NETWORK OF THE YEAR: Hits Radio 
BEST NEWS OR CURRENT AFFAIRS AWARD: Hits and Headlines – Hits Radio 
BEST FACTUAL SERIES: My Stalker Moved in Next Door – Hits Radio 
BEST SONIC BRANDING: Superscoreboard – Clyde 1 

SILVER    
BEST MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT AWARD: Tyler West – KISS 
JOHN MYERS LOCAL STATION OF THE YEAR: Forth 1 
AUDIO BRAND OF THE YEAR: Rayo 
   
BRONZE    
BEST MUSIC BREAKFAST RADIO SHOW AWARD: Boogie in the Morning – Forth 1  
BEST FACTUAL SINGLE EPISODE: Pete Wicks’ Man Made – Prime Minister Keir Starmer 
BEST EVENT COVERAGE: Live Aid Relived – Greatest Hits Radio 
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP: Wickes and Bauer Media Audio UK 
JOHN MYERS LOCAL STATION OF THE YEAR: Clyde 1