| Radio Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Sony Radio Award, presented to Virgin Radio in 1996 | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in the radio industry |
| Sponsored by | Sony (until 2013) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | ZAFER Associates The Radio Academy |
| Formerly called | The Sony Radio Awards |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Last awarded | 2014 |
| Website | www |
| Related | The ARIAS |
The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry.[1] For most of their existence, they were run by ZAFER Associates, but in latter years were brought under the control of The Radio Academy.
The awards were generally referred to by the name of their first sponsor, Sony, as The Sony Awards, The Sony Radio Awards or variations. In August 2013, Sony announced the end of its sponsorship agreement with The Radio Academy after 32 years. Consequently, the awards were named simply The Radio Academy Awards.[2] In November 2014, it was announced that The Radio Academy would not be holding the awards in 2015, and would be looking for other ways to recognise achievement in the future.[3]
The awards were relaunched in 2016 as the Audio & Radio Industry Awards (ARIAS).[4][5]
- ^ Sean Street (30 August 2009). The A to Z of British Radio. Scarecrow Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-8108-6847-2. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Sony pulls out of radio award sponsorship". BBC News. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Radio Academy scraps annual awards". BBC News. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast up for Radio Academy ARIAS award". East London and West Essex Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "ARIAS: Audio & Radio Industry Awards". LeedsBeckett.ac.uk. 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.