Overview

The Signal Awards are determined by The Signal Awards Judging Academy, an esteemed collective made up of the architects, instigators and trailblazers of the podcast medium. Once a year, The Academy collectively listens closely to thousands of hours of audio, elevating the strongest work to be considered a Finalist.

If your project has been selected as a Finalist – congratulations! – this means your podcast is eligible to win a Bronze, Silver or Gold Signal Award in this year’s competition. This also means you’re in the running to win a 2024 Signal Listener’s Choice Award. This year all entrants will be notified if their podcast is considered a Finalist on October 2nd, 2024.

The Listener’s Choice Award

Once Judges scores have been tallied, all Finalist entries are announced, at which point they are automatically entered into the running for a 2024 Listener’s Choice Award, an international competition open to the public from October 2nd-17th in which podcasts are voted on by listeners to compete for the additional coveted award of Listener’s Choice.

Four Different Awards

Our Judges provide scores based on the appropriate criteria for each category, and their cumulative scores determine Bronze, Silver, and Gold Winners. We believe in elevating the strongest podcasts being made each year, so our judging system is based on a numeric threshold for each tier. Because of this, there can be multiple winners in Bronze, Silver or Gold in a given category, or none at all, depending on relative scoring. Academy Members are prevented from voting in any category in which they have a conflict of interest.

Where Does Voting Take Place?

The Listener’s Choice voting portal will open October 2nd, 2024.

When are Winners Announced?

Once all Judges have submitted their scores and the listening public has cast their votes, Winners of the 3rd Annual Signal Awards will be announced on Tuesday October 29th, 2024.