Since entering its first competition in 1986, Channel 16 has won close to 200 national awards, including four first-place awards for Overall Excellence in Government Programming. From the renowned Cable Ace Award to the prestigious Telly Award, Channel 16 programming continues to be honored for its superior programs.

2007 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Excellence in Government Programming	Second Place
Hometown	Senior Times: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren	Winner

2006 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Allied Health and Nursing Partnership	First Place
Hometown	Overall Excellence in Government Access Fairfax Prepares Road DAWG	Winner Winner Winner

2005 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Consumer Focus Toward a Lifetime of Independence Touch the Future	Third Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Hometown	Overall Excellence in Government Access Fairfax Prepares	Winner Honorable Mention
Gold Screen	Mix It Up! PSA	Second Place

2004 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	Information Avenue Your Community, Your Call Clemyjontri Park Dog License PSA	Winner Winner Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
NATOA	Celebrate Fairfax Promo Clemyjontri Park Computer Learning Centers Partnership Your Community, Your Call 2003 Election Returns Consumer Focus Information Avenue Treasure of the Chesapeake	First Place Second Place Second Place Third Place Third Place Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention

2003 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	County Magazine Make a Living, Make a Difference	Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
NATOA	Information Avenue Celebrate Fairfax PSA Occoquan Your Community, Your Call Historic Treasures of Southern Fairfax County Consumer Focus	Second Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention

2002 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	Overall Excellence Senior Times: Ombudsman Parks Plus+	Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Community Service	Volunteer Fairfax	Media
Communicator	Region One: A View From the Community Senior Times: It Seems Like It Was Only Yesterday Consumer Focus Occoquan	Crystal Excellence Crystal Excellence Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Gold Screen	Make a Living, Make a Difference	Honorable Mention
Beacon	Information Avenue Park Central	Winner Winner

2001 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	County Magazine Disability Services Board Family Day Care Provider Fire and Rescue Digest	First Place First Place First Place First Place
NATOA	Consumer Focus Information Avenue Fire and Rescue Digest	First Place First Place Third Place
Telly	The Army's National Museum Consumer Focus County Magazine Information Avenue Parks Plus+ Parks Tours: Huntley Meadows Senior Times Summer Rec-PAC	Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist

2000 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	Fire and Rescue Digest Parks Plus+ Pioneer Women County Magazine Washington and Fairfax	Winner Winner Winner Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
NATOA	Army's National Museum Green Springs Park Fire and Rescue Digest	Second Place Second Place Third Place
IAFF	Fire and Rescue Digest	Second Place
Telly	Parks Plus+ Fire and Rescue Digest Pioneer Women Consumer Focus Washington and Fairfax Help When You Need It	Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist

1999 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Best Web site Human Service Access Workers Washington & Fairfax Promo History of Fairfax County Magazine Information Avenue	First Place Second Place Second Place Third Place Finalist Finalist
Hometown	Overall Excellence Consumer Focus Fire and Rescue Digest Information Avenue Parks Plus+ County Magazine Helping Those In Need Occupied Territory Channel 16 Web site	First Place First Place First Place First Place First Place Judges' Choice Judges' Choice Judges' Choice Judges' Choice

1998 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Senior Recreation Information Avenue County Magazine Occupied Territory Consumer Focus Therapeutic Recreation	First Place First Place First Place Second Place Third Place Finalist
Hometown	County Magazine Information Avenue Parks Plus+	First Place First Place First Place
ACE (final year of competition)	Information Avenue	Finalist

1997 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Telecommunications Act of 1996 Parks Plus+ ECO Youth	Second Place Second Place Third Place
Communicator	Your Day in Traffic Court Information Avenue	Honorable Mention Distinction
Hometown	Information Avenue Your Day in Traffic Court Senior Times New Look Teen Centers Overall Excellence	First Place First Place Finalist Finalist Finalist
ACE	Commission for Women: The First 25 Years Domestic Violence: The 11th Hour Information Avenue Parks Plus+	First Place Finalist First Place Finalist

1996 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Communicator	Information Avenue Consumer Focus	Crystal Excellence Honorable Mention
NATOA	Consumer Focus: Travel Scams Information Avenue Unofficial Election Returns Library PSA Campaign Depression in the Elderly Parks Plus+ Senior Times: Breast Cancer	First Place First Place First Place First Place Finalist Finalist Finalist
Hometown	Overall Excellence Senior Times Series Parks Plus+ Putting Families First Trial by Jury	First Place First Place First Place Finalist Finalist
ACE	Consumer Focus Cover to Cover Parks Plus+ Senior Times Depression: Not Just the Blues	First Place Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist

1995 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
FCPD	Crime Solvers	Recognition of Service
Communicator	Destination Fairfax County	Distinction
NATOA	Parks Plus+ Cover To Cover Destination: Fairfax County	Finalist Finalist Finalist
IFEA	Fairfax Fair	Silver
ICAA	Real Estate Assessments	Public Information
Hometown	Parks Plus+ Senior Times: Volunteers Cover To Cover Fire & Rescue Digest Preventing Adult Abuse	First Place First Place Finalist Finalist Finalist
ACE	Parks Plus+ Fire & Rescue Digest Cover To Cover Senior Times	First Place First Place Finalist Finalist

1994 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	Tax Evaders! Cover To Cover F.C.P.D. Today Senior Times	Finalist Finalist First Place First Place
NATOA	Fairfax Fair Cover To Cover Parks Plus+ Fire & Rescue Digest Tax Evaders!	Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist Finalist
NACIO	Parks Plus+ Tax Evaders! F.C.P.D. Today Cover To Cover Senior Times	Best of Class Superior Excellence Excellence Merit
ACE	F.C.P.D. Today Cover To Cover Tax Evaders! Parks Plus+	Finalist Finalist Finalist First Place
NACo	Tax Evaders!	Achievement

1993 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
Hometown	F.C.P.D.Today Parks Plus+ Senior Times	Finalist First Place Finalist
ACE	F.C.P.D.Today Senior Times Fairfax Youth: Are We Making the Grade?	First Place First Place Finalist

1992 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	From Canal to Constitution F.C.P.D. Today	Second Place Honorable Mention
NFLCP	Consumer Focus Senior Times Juvenile Court PSA	First Place First Place Finalist
ACE	F.C.P.D. Today Senior Times Parks Plus	First Place First Place Finalist

1991 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
ACE	Senior Times Series F.C.P.D. Today Consumer Focus	First Place Finalist Finalist
NFLCP	Consumer Focus F.C.P.D. Today	First Place Finalist

1990 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NACo	Homeowner Association Workshop Homeowners Organization Briefing	Achievement Achievement
ACE	Senior Times One Step Closer to Home	First Place Finalist
NATOA	Senior Times	First Place
NACAA	Consumer Focus	First Place
NFLCP	Senior Times Public Safety Series	First Place First Place

1989 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NACAA	Channel 16	Presidents
NFLCP	One Step Closer to Home Senior Times Series	First Place First Place
NATOA	Parks Plus+ F.C.P.D. Street Beat	Third Place Third Place
ACE	F.C.P.D. Street Beat	First Place

1988 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NACAA	Channel 16 Consumer Focus	Presidents Excellence
NACo	Homeowners Association Manual F.C.P.D. Street Beat Series	Achievement Outstanding Accomplishment
NATOA	Outstanding Municipal Programming	Certificate of Appreciation

1987 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NACAA	Outstanding Innovative Program	Excellence
NFLCP	Overall Excellence County Magazine Series	Finalist Honorable Mention

1986 Awards

Award Name*	Program	Award
NATOA	Outstanding Municipal Programming	Merit