93.1 The Fan Best of Region: How Voting Works & How to Win

Who runs the 93.1 The Fan Best of Region and how is it structured?

The 93.1 The Fan Best of Region is an Ohio best-of program tied to the sports radio station WWSR 93.1 The Fan, which broadcasts from Lima. The station's own nomination page invites listeners to keep submitting nominations for The Lima News 2025 Best of the Region, so the broadcaster and the newspaper share the public face of the program while the station hosts the ballot.

Listeners who know the station's on-air programs will recognise the same brand on the nomination page, which is useful for finding it but does not change the program's own steps. The program is a best-of award rather than a sport vote, and it asks readers to nominate businesses and organizations in each category before a later round opens for public voting. The table below sets out the basic facts that a reader needs to know before taking part.

What dates and stages are confirmed for the Best of Region?

The 2025 round collected nominations through Wednesday, July 2, and the station's page explains that the categories with the most nominations advance to a voting round in August. Those stages make up the dated structure of the program, and the program has run in 2024 and 2025 according to the live ballot evidence held for this guide.

The timeline below lays out what the program details confirm and what they leave open. Only the nomination close and the voting month are dated, so readers should not assume a closing day for the August round.

The program does not publish an exact day for the August voting round in the details held here. The exact voting day for August is not published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

How does a reader nominate and then vote today?

A reader begins on the station's nomination page, where each category collects entries. A nomination names a business or organization, and the nominations placed highest in a category carry the business into the August round. The station's wording asks people to keep submitting nominations while the window is open, which means early nominations can matter as much as late ones.

The August round is where most of the decision happens, and the program details describe that round as a public vote rather than a judged one. Readers who return to the station page should expect the finalists list to replace the open nomination form, so a nomination submitted late may not reach the voting stage. Checking the page early in the window shows which categories are still open.

Once voting opens, the choice moves from broad nominations to the finalists in each category. Supporters who want wider reach for a local business can read the general method at how to get more votes online, which covers how a public poll is usually approached before any paid option is considered.

How does this Ohio best-of program sit beside other Ohio ballots?

The Best of Region sits beside several sibling best-of programs for Ohio, and each one has its own categories and calendar. The Akron community awards and the Cincinnati best-of ballot are both regional, while the statewide Best of Ohio ballot covers a much wider area. Readers should compare the rules of each page instead of assuming that nominations on one page carry over to another.

The sibling pages closest to this one are the statewide ballot and the Akron ballot. The statewide ballot is at Best of Ohio, and the Akron ballot is at Akron Community's Choice Awards.

How can a local business build support for its nomination?

A local business that wants to be named usually starts with the people who already know its work, such as customers, staff and longtime supporters. Asking those people to nominate in the right category is the honest core of the effort, and the station's page is the only place where a nomination can be entered. Local shops and clubs can also share the nomination page in newsletters and social feeds, provided the message asks readers to nominate in the right category and does not promise any outcome.

Outside help needs care. The organizer has not published a rule on paid support, and the program details do not describe what the station counts as a valid nomination. Anyone considering a paid service should first read the legal position at whether buying votes is legal, then compare it against the station's terms before spending anything.