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The Dial · Virginia

Richmond radio that takes independent music.

3 college, community and independent radio stations in Richmond, Virginia that take music from independent artists. 3 accepting right now.

3Stations
3Accepting now
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Richmond has 3 stations checked by hand, and 3 of them are accepting independent submissions right now. That includes WRIR on 97.3 FM, WDCE on 90.1 FM, WVCW on Online. If you are based in Richmond, 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.

Stations in Richmond

WRIR · 97.3 FM
WRIR · Richmond, VA · LPFM
How they take music → Email · Email the music department. A one-sheet helps. Their old submissions page is gone since the 2026 site rebuild.
Richmond, VA
Freeform / all genres, R&B, Hip-Hop, Electronic, World, Jazz, Latin
Accepting
WDCE · 90.1 FM
WDCE, University of Richmond Radio · Richmond, VA · College
How they take music → Email · For music submissions email a clean ready to air mp3 and a bio
Richmond, VA
Freeform / all genres
Accepting
WVCW · Online
WVCW Radio · Richmond, VA · College
How they take music → Email · Just contact our music director with information about your band and link to your music. RVA or Virginia bands can also fill out the station's local band form. Web only station, no FM or AM frequency.
Richmond, VA
Freeform / all genres
Accepting

How Richmond stations want it sent

Take music by email3 of 3
Freeform, no genre lock3 of 3
State a clean-edit rule1 of 3
Have their shows mapped2 of 3

Counted from the 3 Richmond 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, 35 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.

Open my sheet →

Radio is the free half, and it stays that way. Every station here is free to reach and no station ever pays to be listed. The Doors is the other half: 100 verified places that are not radio, sync libraries, music supervisors, festivals, contests, live sessions and the music press, 43 of which can actually pay an artist. It also lists the 162 we opened and refused, with the reason each one failed, because most lists of this kind are stale and the rejections are the part nobody else will show you. $9.99, the 2026 Q3 edition →

More on The Dial

All 35 stations in Virginia → · How to submit music to college radio → · How to submit music to radio stations → · Every state and sound →

Checked by hand, not scraped · Last rechecked September 2026