7 college, community and independent radio stations in Columbus, Ohio that take music from independent artists. 1 accepting right now.
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Columbus has 7 stations checked by hand, and 1 of them are accepting independent submissions right now. That includes WSAX-LP on 98.5 FM. If you are based in Columbus, say so in the first line of your email: several stations here give weight to local artists, and it is the easiest advantage to claim. Each row shows what the station plays, whether it is accepting, and how it takes music. The exact submission contact and the rules it posts are on your Rotation sheet.
How they take music → Mail · Its FAQ answers how a local musician gets played: send an audio CD to the Music Director. No street address is printed with that line, so use the Columbus Jazz Alliance PO Box published on the same page and address it to the Music Director. Physical media only, no music email posted. The station says at least 25% of its daily playlist is homegrown and local musicians.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted. [contact on your sheet] is the station's general address for program producers and volunteers
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted. The station's own FAQ lists "How do I submit my music to WCBE?" and publishes no answer under it, then closes with "Have any additional questions? Email us at [contact on your sheet]", which is the general station address. Music director Maggie Brennan programmes the local music shows. Send with care.
How they take music → Email · No music submission page is posted anywhere on the site, and the sitemap has none. [contact on your sheet] is the station's only published role address, with phone [phone on your sheet] and post to [address on your sheet], Westerville,. The Connect page carries only request, insider signup and donate forms, no music form. Real local music programming: RadioU Mornings with Hudson and Aly, Weekdays with NayNay, RadioU's Most Wanted, plus Fusion, Battery and Throwback channels.
How they take music → Web page · No music submission page is posted. The station's own contact form on its About page is the general route, offered for volunteering and programme proposals.
Columbus, OH
Freeform / all genres, Electronic, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Country, R&B, Folk
How they take music → See sheet · The station's own site [link on your sheet] is unreachable, so no submission route could be read from a primary source. Worth a re-check when the site is back up.
How they take music → See sheet · No station website could be found and no submission route is published anywhere we can read.
Columbus, OH
Freeform / all genres
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How Columbus stations want it sent
Take music by email3 of 7
Submit through a form1 of 7
Want physical media1 of 7
Freeform, no genre lock4 of 7
Weigh local artists1 of 7
Have their shows mapped2 of 7
Counted from the 7 Columbus stations on this page, from what each one publishes itself. It is the fastest way to read a market before you build anything for it: an envelope market and an inbox market ask different work of you. Across them, 48 individual shows are mapped from the stations' own published schedules, with the night and hour each one airs.
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. Checked by hand and kept current. No station here paid to be listed.
A thin market is not a dead end. Radio is national and nothing about your sheet is limited to one state: 273 stations across the country have a door confirmed open right now, and a programmer two states away can play you exactly as easily as a local one. Radio is also not the only wall. The Doors is 100 verified places that are not radio, 43 of which can actually pay an artist. $9.99, and the radio side stays free either way. See what is in it →