Highway 98.9 Favorite Craft Beer in the ArkLaTex: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Highway 98.9 craft beer vote and who runs it?

The Highway 98.9 Favorite Craft Beer in the ArkLaTex is a public vote on the website of the radio station KTUX Highway 98.9. Readers see a list of beer choices for the ArkLaTex region and submit one favorite, and the program is a business-style best-of ballot rather than a sport or judged award. This guide describes the program by its station and region, and it does not name any brewery or venue.

The ballot sits on the station's own website, so no third-party polling service is involved. The region name in the title, ArkLaTex, is the market the station serves, and the state of the program is Louisiana. The mechanic is an open web vote, and the table below sets out the facts a reader needs before voting.

What is the dated record for the craft beer ballot?

The program has run in consecutive years from 2022 through 2026, and the evidence held for this guide shows each of those years on the same station page. The ballots are tied to a September date, and the station's page links the choice to National Drink Beer Day, which falls on September 28. The current view of the page is the results view, which means the most recent window has closed.

The timeline separates the confirmed years from the points that the station has left open, such as exact opening and closing days. Readers should treat the table as a summary of the program details rather than as a full calendar.

Day-level windows for each September ballot are not printed in the program details; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

How does a listener vote on the ballot today?

A listener opens the station's ballot page, reads the list of craft beer choices offered for the ArkLaTex, and selects the one they support before submitting. Because the choices are listed on the page, a voter does not need to type a name, and the same list appears to every reader who opens the ballot during its window.

Once a window closes, the page moves to a results view, and that view shows how the public count stood at the end. Readers who return after a window has ended should expect the results view rather than a fresh set of choices until the station opens a new page. That is why a reader who wants to vote should check the live page first. Readers who want the general method for a public vote can follow how to get more votes online, which explains the usual approach before any paid option is considered.

How does this ballot sit beside other Louisiana polls?

The ArkLaTex craft beer ballot sits beside several sibling best-of programs for Louisiana, and each one runs on its own page. The Baton Rouge and New Orleans ballots cover different metro areas, the SWLA ballot follows its own region, and the community choice awards and the family favorites page follow their own categories and dates.

A reader who wants the SWLA ballot should open Best of SWLA, and a New Orleans search leads to Best of New Orleans. Neither ballot shares the dates or choices of this one.

Readers who compare several Louisiana ballots should write down each page's dates before deciding where to spend their attention, because the community awards and the family favorites page do not run on the same schedule as the station's September vote.

How can a local business or taproom build support for its choice?

A station ballot rewards clarity more than volume. A listener who reads the choices carefully and submits a single considered pick serves the page better than a crowd of copied messages, and a message that names the ballot without describing any beer in terms the page does not use keeps the community conversation honest. Local businesses usually reach supporters through the channels they already run, such as social posts, in-store notices and email to regular customers. A plain message that links the live ballot and reminds readers of the closing time gives people a clear reason to vote, and it keeps the focus on the listed choices.

Outside help needs care. The program details print no rule on paid support, so anyone weighing a paid service should read whether buying votes is legal before committing money. Posting early in the window leaves readers more time to act than a message sent on the final day. A short reminder near the end of the window also helps readers who missed the first message. Anyone weighing a paid option should read the station's terms before spending anything.