Saskatchewan Roughrider fans during the 2025 Grey Cup.

650 CKOM has won in the Radio Newscast category for its coverage of the morning after the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup. (650 CKOM file photos)

650 CKOM wins national award for best local radio newscast

By Sarah Mills Nov 9, 2026 | 6:00 AM

A 650 CKOM newscast from the morning after the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Grey Cup victory in 2025 has won a national award.

The November newscast was recognized at the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards gala in Toronto on Saturday night for Best Local Radio Newscast.

The winning effort beat out entries from radio stations in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and showcases what our newsrooms at 650 CKOM and sister station 980 CJME deliver every day — local news that matters.

The winning newscast featured reporters in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and along Regina’s Green Mile as fans and the team celebrated.

The broadcast also featured a guilty verdict in a well-known Saskatchewan cold case.

Earlier this year, 650 CKOM won the same award, along with News – Live Special Event, in the RTDNA Prairie region awards. 980 CJME won for Breaking News and Excellence in Sports Reporting.

Between the two stations, this is the seventh time in 10 years that News Talk Radio has been honoured as the best radio newscast in the country.

The RTDNA represents radio and TV newsrooms across Canada.

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