7 college, community, HBCU and independent radio stations in Raleigh, North Carolina that take music from independent artists. 2 accepting right now.
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1HBCU
Raleigh has 7 stations checked by hand, and 2 of them are accepting independent submissions right now. That includes WKNC on 88.1 FM, WAUG on 750 AM. If you are based in Raleigh, 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 → Email · Simulcasts Hot 97.9. The Culture, Sundays 3pm, publishes its own address and actively asks for hip hop and R&B: songs are played and graded live on air
WCPE, The Classical Station · Raleigh, NC · Community
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted, and the FAQ offers this address for suggestions to the music director rather than for artist submissions.
How they take music → Mail · No submission page is posted and no email address appears anywhere on the site. This is the station's own mailing address from its contact page.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted; [contact on your sheet] is the station's own general address, published on its homepage.
How they take music → See sheet · Station site publishes a phone number and a prayer request form only, no email and no music route.
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How Raleigh stations want it sent
Take music by email3 of 7
Submit through a form2 of 7
Want physical media1 of 7
Freeform, no genre lock2 of 7
Ask for lossless audio1 of 7
Have their shows mapped5 of 7
Counted from the 7 Raleigh 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, 20 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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