Frequently Asked Questions

What is The KCRG-TV9 A-List?

The Best of KCRG-TV9 A-List is a promotional contest and city guide conducted by KCRG-TV9 and CityVoter that profiles local businesses and allows consumers to vote for their favorites. Voting is conducted online at http://kcrg.cityvoter.com. As the only image-based directory of local businesses, The KCRG-TV9 A-List brings together information and visual content to form a unique place for local businesses to promote their business.

Who nominates businesses for KCRG-TV9 A-List

Nominations can come in through multiple channels. Businesses are nominated by the research team at KCRG and CityVoter based on merit. Additionally, nominations come in anonymously and are evaluated for accuracy.

How do I get my business on KCRG-TV9 A-List?

Any business owner* within following areas: Included Cities... Harper's Ferry Lansing New Albin Postville Waterville Waukon Atkins Belle Plaine Blairstown Garrison Keystone Luzerne Mount Auburn Newhall Norway Shellsburg Urbana Van Horne Vinton Walford Cedar Falls Dunkerton Elk Run Heights Evansdale Gilbertville Hudson Janesville La Porte City Raymond Waterloo Denver Fredericka Janesville Plainfield Readlyn Sumner Tripoli Waverly Aurora Brandon Fairbank Hazleton Independence Jesup Lamont Quasqueton Rowley Stanley Winthrop Bennett Clarence Durant Lowden Mechanicsville Stanwood Tipton West Branch Wilton Alta Vista Bassett Fredericksburg Ionia Lawler Nashua New Hampton North Washington Clayton Edgewood Elkader Elkport Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Littleport Luana McGregor Marquette Millville Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga Colesburg Deleware Delhi Dundee Dyersville Earlville Edgewood Greely Hopkinton Manchester Masonville Ryan Asbury Balltown Bankston Bernard Cascade Centralia Dubuque Durango Dyersville Epworth Farley Graf Holy Cross Luxemburg New Vienna Peosta Rickardsville Sageville Sherrill Worthington Zwingle Arlington Clarmont Elgin Fairbank Fayette Hawkeye Maynard Oelwein Randalia St. Lucas Stanley Sumnar Wadena Waucoma Westgate West Union Beaman Conrad Dike Grundy Center Holland Morrison Reinbeck Stout Wellsburg Ladora Morengo Millersburg North English Parnell Victor Williamsburg Coralville Hills Iowa City Lone Tree North Liberty Oxford Shueyville Solon Swisher Tiffin University Heights Anamosa Cascade Center Junction Martelle Monticello Morley Olin Onslow Oxford Junction Wyoming Delta Gibson Harper Hayesville Hedrick Keota Keswick Kinross Martinsburg North English Ollie Richland Sigourney South English Thornburg Webster What Cheer Alburnett Bertram Cedar Rapids Center Point Central City Coggon Ely Fairfax Hiawatha Lisbon Marion Mount Vernon Palo Prairieburg Robins Springville Walford Walker Chelsea Clutier Dysart Elberon Garwin Gladbrook Lincoln Montour Tama Toledo Traer Vining Ainsworth Brighton Coppock Crawfordsville Kalona Riverside Washington Wellman West Chester Calmar Castalia Decorah Fort Atkinson Jackson Junction Ossian Ridgeway Spillville may request to join a contest category in which their business legitimately provides services or specialization and has a physical storefront. It's free and easy to add your business to the A-List, simply visit our List Your Business page!

Where are the contest Rules and Regulations?

You can find the full list of contest rules and documentation here: Contest Rules.

What if my favorite business is not on the KCRG-TV9 A-List?

You can either nominate the business yourself, by visiting our nomination page, or you can encourage the owners to list themselves!

Can a business compete in multiple categories?

No. While many businesses do excel across a broad spectrum of categories, each business is limited to one contest category during the 8-week voting period. Each business controls which contest they compete in.

How are winners selected?

Contest winners are determined by popular vote. Consumers can only vote once making The Best of KCRG-TV9 A-List the most accurate and fair online voting available. The company with the most votes during the defined voting period wins. Refer to the Contest Rules for more information. Although paid promotion packages help increase business visibility on the site, advertising in no way impacts the vote count.

How do people vote?

Votes are only accepted on the official contest site. Voting begins January 28, 2008 and ends March 23, 2008. CityVoter technology ensures voting is fair and accurate. Business owners are strongly encouraged to invite their customers to vote for them, but businesses who attempt to fraudulently manipulate the vote count will be removed from the competition.

When will winners be announced?

Winners will be announced after the contest has ended. After that event, KCRG-TV9 will continue to showcase the winners on KCRG-TV9 A-List under a winners section. All nominees will remain on KCRG-TV9 A-List guide all year.

How often is the A-List updated?

Constantly. Businesses and consumer nominations are processed during the contest and the guide will continue to grow after the contest concludes.

Can I set up a computer at my business and have customers vote when they come into the store?

While it is possible for you to do this, you run the risk of having your customers’ legitimate votes caught in our fraud detection filters. Although you are encouraged to get your customers to vote for you, we do not support this type of voting behavior.

I know that many people have voted for me recently; why haven’t I moved up in the standings?

The standings represent percentages of the total number of votes received for a specific category. While you may be gathering additional votes, so too may other businesses in your category. If everyone is gaining similar numbers of votes, then the percentages may not appear to change much.

*Businesses which are part of a national chain or franchise will be provided with only one listing on the A-List

**Some Eastern Iowa area businesses in the wedding contest category may fall outside of the defined area.