Some of us still listen and love radio very dearly. You can download, fileshare, MySpace, podcast, and Last.fm all you want, but there’s something still strangely comforting about discovering new music through the radio. It’s how the legacy of John Peel manifests at Music Towers.

Still, last night the nominations for this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards were announced. Forgive the cut’n’pasting, but this is just a selection of the more music-centric of the 31 categories on offer. The results are set to be announced at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, choice venue for swanking award ceremonies, on Monday 12 May.

The Breakfast Show Award

Capital 95.8’s Johnny Vaughan

Trent FM’s Jo & Twiggy

Radio Clyde’s Bowie@Breakfast

5 Live Breakfast

Radio 1’s Chris Moyles

The Entertainment Award

Radio 2’s Russell Brand

Radio 1’s Scott Mills

Key 103’s Toolan in the Morning

Capital 95.8’s Johnny Vaughan

Trent FM’s Jo & Twiggy Breakfast Show.

The Music Radio Personality of the Year

Jonathan Ross (BBC Radio 2)

Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)

Jamie Theakston (Heart 106.2)

Geoff Lloyd (Virgin Radio)

Adam @ Breakfast for Rock FM

The Music Broadcaster Award

BBC 6Music’s Steve Lemacq

Andi Durrant for Galaxy Radio

Fish for Planetrock

BBC Radio 3’s Sean Rafferty

Paul Gambaccini for Classic FM, Radio 2 and Radio 4

The Internet Programme Award (for podcast, streamed and downloaded programmes)

Firin’ Squad

Guardian.co.uk

Unique for Channel 4 Radio

Unique for Times Online

Book Slam Podcast for the Book Slam Website

Station of the year: Under 300,000

BBC Guernsey

BBC Radio Foyle

Silk FM

Station of the year: 300,000 - 1 million

BBC Radio Nottingham

GWR Bristol

TFM Radio

Station of the year: 1 million plus

Key 103 Manchester

Radio City 96.7

Real Radio Scotland

Digital station of the year

BBC Asian Network

Gaydar Radio

Planet Rock

UK station of the year

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 5 Live