8 college, community and independent radio stations in New York, New York and nearby Bronx and Brooklyn that take music from independent artists.
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New York has 8 stations checked by hand, counting Bronx and Brooklyn, and 6 of them are accepting independent submissions right now. That includes WHCR on 90.3 FM, RFB on Online, WKCR on 89.9 FM. If you are based in New York, 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 · Email MP3 to a specific show + [contact on your sheet]; or mail a CD to WHCR 90.3FM Radio, [address on your sheet], NAC 1/513, New York,, addressed to the show you want. The station states it does not accept walk in submissions and that music must be sent by email or mail only. Follow up with the show host, not the station
How they take music → Mail · Send Music: snail mail to the Music Department, follow-up calls Wednesdays 4 to 6pm. The music address they publish is for general questions, not submissions. NY Slice takes local artists direct.
How they take music → Web page · Online student freeform; reach out directly
New York, NY
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How New York stations want it sent
Take music by email1 of 8
Submit through a form5 of 8
Want physical media2 of 8
Freeform, no genre lock4 of 8
Route music to a show2 of 8
Have their shows mapped4 of 8
Counted from the 8 New York 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, 38 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.
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