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Radio Stations
The short answer
Radio contacts in the Artispreneur directory are stations and programmers who accept music from independent artists, from college and community stations to commercial specialty shows. Start with stations that already play your genre, send one focus track with a short pitch, and follow up once. Servicing matters more than blasting every station at once.
What radio stations do, and what they look for
Program directors and music directors decide what gets added to rotation or featured on specialty shows. College, community, and public radio remain the most open doors for independent artists because their programmers are hired to find new music, not only to repeat proven hits. A single add on the right show can run for weeks and reaches listeners who still discover music by listening, not scrolling.
Browse 28,567 radio stations in the directoryHow to pitch radio stations
- Pick stations that already play artists who sound like you, and note the exact show or program.
- Send one focus track, not an album: a clean streaming link, the radio edit if the song needs one, and a two line pitch naming the show it fits.
- Include the facts programmers need: genre, hometown, release date, and whether the track is clean.
- Follow up once, about ten days later, with any real news: a show date in their market or a new placement.
Mistakes that end the conversation
- Emailing every station the same generic blast with no show or genre fit.
- Sending explicit tracks to stations that need clean edits, without flagging it.
- Pitching before the song is live on streaming, so interested programmers cannot find it.
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Do independent artists still get played on radio?
Yes, most realistically on college, community, public, and specialty programming, where finding new music is part of the job. Commercial rotation is harder and usually follows streaming and local proof.
What should a radio pitch email include?
One focus track link, the genre, your hometown, the release date, whether the edit is clean, and one line on why it fits that station or show. Keep it short enough to read in under a minute.
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