WGTN-TV recognized for coverage of National Guard signing event

Studio 3 (WGTN-TV) has received a 2026 Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation. The Hometown Media Awards honor excellence in community media, community radio, and local cable programming distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access television channels across the country.

Studio 3 submitted four productions for consideration and earned a First Place Award in the Educational Activities – Independent Producer category for its coverage of Worthington High School students signing to enlist in the Minnesota National Guard in April 2025.

Each year, nearly 1,000 entries are submitted for the Hometown Media Awards. More than 100 winners are selected by a panel of industry professionals who evaluate entries based on creativity, community impact, diversity of involvement, innovation in television production and the ability to engage viewers in meaningful ways.

Founded in 1979, the Alliance for Community Media is a national nonprofit membership organization committed to ensuring access to electronic media for all people. The organization supports and advocates for more than 3,000 PEG cable channels nationwide through education, resources and public policy initiative.