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The Dial · August 2026

Radio stations that take independent music, by state and by sound.

A hand-verified registry of college, community, HBCU and independent stations across the U.S. that accept submissions from independent artists — what each one plays, whether it's accepting right now, and how it takes music.

181Stations
98Accepting now
41★ Dedicated forms
20HBCU

By state

Alabama4 stations · 2 acceptingCalifornia27 stations · 17 acceptingConnecticut1 stations · 0 acceptingDelaware1 stations · 1 acceptingFlorida5 stations · 4 acceptingGeorgia7 stations · 3 acceptingIllinois11 stations · 6 acceptingLouisiana2 stations · 1 acceptingMaryland8 stations · 5 acceptingMassachusetts16 stations · 7 acceptingMichigan23 stations · 7 acceptingMississippi1 stations · 1 acceptingNew Jersey7 stations · 5 acceptingNew York10 stations · 8 acceptingNorth Carolina11 stations · 5 acceptingPennsylvania15 stations · 7 acceptingSouth Carolina3 stations · 1 acceptingTennessee8 stations · 4 acceptingTexas14 stations · 11 acceptingVirginia5 stations · 3 acceptingWashington, DC2 stations · 0 accepting

By sound

Hip-Hop121 stations · 71 acceptingR&B / Soul114 stations · 59 acceptingIndie / Alternative125 stations · 83 acceptingElectronic93 stations · 60 acceptingJazz126 stations · 64 acceptingGospel99 stations · 55 acceptingCountry / Americana88 stations · 57 acceptingLatin / Tejano87 stations · 56 accepting

Every door is on your sheet.

Pick your sound and region on Rotation and each of these stations shows its real submission contact and the exact rules it posts — clean edit, WAV, form or mail. Free during the private beta for the first 50 artists. We never sell airplay.

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