95 U.S. college, community, HBCU and independent stations that name Hip-Hop in what they programme, plus 32 freeform stations with a Hip-Hop show already on...
127Stations
67Accepting now
25★ Dedicated forms
14HBCU
95 stations here name hip-hop in what they programme, and 32 more are freeform stations with a hip-hop show already mapped on the schedule, which is proof rather than inference. 67 of the 127 are accepting music right now. The format skews college at 52 of them, and the depth is in Texas (21), California (19), North Carolina (10).
Read the rules before you send. Among these 127 stations, 11 state a clean-edit rule, 10 ask for lossless audio, 2 weigh local artists, 17 still want physical media. Those are the rules each station published itself, and they are the difference between a submission that gets opened and one that gets binned unheard.
153 individual hip-hop shows are mapped across these stations, each with the night and hour it airs, on the hip-hop shows page. A further 621 stations lock no genre at all and would consider hip-hop alongside anything else; they are listed once on the freeform page rather than repeated under every genre, because a station that plays everything is not evidence about any one sound.
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 → Web form · New Music Dispatch form, a short Google Form asking for your name, email, song and artist, a song LINK on YouTube or Spotify rather than a file, and any other music news. It sets no content or format condition on what you send
Hot 107.5 · Detroit, MI · Independent Commercial
How they take music → Web form · Music Industry Showcase form. The page's own wording: PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT CLEAN ((NO PROFANITY)) RADIO READY MUSIC OR YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. No format, fee or eligibility rule is posted. First Black-owned FM in Michigan
WFYI Public Media · Indianapolis, IN · Community
How they take music → Web form · Are you interested in playing WFYI's Small Studio? Submit your info using this online form; sessions highlight a mix of genres, with an emphasis on giving local and regional talent a chance to shine. General station email is [contact on your sheet].
How they take music → Web form · Digital submissions preferred, use the form; give bio, socials, suggested tracks, album title, release date and a URL where tracks can be downloaded; or post to The Current, Attn: Music Director, Minnesota Public Radio, [address on your sheet], St. Paul,; high volume means no promise of airplay or of a reply, but the Music Department reviews all music submitted.
Northfield, MN
Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Folk, Country, Punk, Electronic, Pop
How they take music → Web form · Send one song only through the online form, include a streaming link and a downloadable WAV at 44.1kHz 16-bit stereo, not a song request form, no reviews or critiques given and airplay is not guaranteed.
Dallas, TX
Indie, Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, Latin
KFUT Community Radio · Twain Harte, CA · Community
How they take music → Web form · Put your music on KFUT: share your original music for a chance to be heard on 89.5 FM and the live stream, via the Upload your music page. No format, length or content rules are posted.
How they take music → Email · All genres welcomed, music with a message; all music must be clean, no profanity or vulgar language; mixed and mastered; MP3 320 Kbps, 44100 Hz, stereo; nothing over 3:30
Norfolk, VA
Hip-Hop, R&B, Indie, Gospel, Jazz, Reggae, Electronic, World
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
How they take music → Email · Contact page names Music Director [name on your sheet] for Music Questions and Song Submissions, phone [phone on your sheet]. No file format or deadline rules are posted. Christian rock, rap, dance and pop is the whole format, artists they name include Lecrae, Andy Mineo, NF and Skillet.
How they take music → Email · The contact page has a line for Music Questions / Song Submissions pointing at Jeff Howe; format is Christian rock, rap, dance and pop, so secular material is out; [contact on your sheet] is the on air request line, not the submission route
WRTC Trinity College Radio · Hartford, CT · College
How they take music → Mail · Music can be sent to Attn: Music Director at the station mailing address. The About and Contacts page also routes music by genre coordinator (Thought Power, world, Latin, jazz, rock, gospel), so contact the coordinator for your sound. Do not send music-related mail to the chief engineer.
Hartford, CT
Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Gospel, Latin, Blues, World, Indie, Rock
How they take music → Email · Email [contact on your sheet] with one or two focus tracks as high quality downloadable files via Dropbox or Google Drive; clean radio edits only, no links to YouTube, Apple Music or Spotify, no physical media, and no DMs or calls.
KAXE Northern Community Radio · Grand Rapids, MN · Community
How they take music → Email · Music submissions: [contact on your sheet] or send two copies to KAXE, 260 NE 2nd St., Grand Rapids, Attn: [name on your sheet]
KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio · Minneapolis, MN · Community
How they take music → Mail · Send CDs and records to the Music Department, or send music directly to a particular KFAI program by placing the name of the program in the address. Physical media only, no upload form or email posted.
How they take music → Email · Email radio edited MP3s along with your name, contact information and social media handles to [contact on your sheet]; submissions without the proper information or not in MP3 form will not be played, and the station does not make contact before choosing a song.
How they take music → Mail · Send your submissions to our mailing address, or contact the music/programming department. Notably Texan plays music by Texans of all genres.
Commerce, TX
Country, Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, Blues, Gospel, Latin
KTSW 89.9 The Other Side of Radio · San Marcos, TX · College
How they take music → Mail · "Just send us a hard copy of your music. Once it's received, a music reviewer will review it for KTSW format and possible airplay." Mail it to the Music Director; [contact on your sheet] is published on the same page for submission questions.
How they take music → Email · Send one song, your latest single or the best track off the album, as a streaming link plus a downloadable MP3 or WAV; they ask for radio edited music and reply within 5 business days.
How they take music → Mail · Mail a CD to Real 92.7 WASU-FM, [address on your sheet], Albany,. The station says mp3 files and other electronic media may also be accepted but publishes no address for them. Music must be broadcast quality, professionally produced and mastered in a professional studio, and edited for broadcast with defamatory, profane, indecent or obscene material excluded. Submissions are not returned. The station reserves the right to refuse airplay for any song or artist, accepts no gifts, cash, goods or services in exchange for airplay, and guarantees no length of time or number of spins. Student-run station at Albany State University; programming runs jazz, hip hop, R&B soul, Latin jazz and gospel.
How they take music → Mail · Dedicated submit music page. Mail CDs, LPs or 45s to the PO Box addressed to the genre or contact name, or email digital files to the genre director listed on that page. MP3, WAV and FLAC accepted. Streaming links are for review only, not for the library. Wait at least eight days before following up.
Charlottesville, VA
Classical, Jazz, Blues, Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop, Folk, World, Gospel, Electronic
How they take music → Email · Contact page lists a station music address; no dedicated submission page is posted, and broadcast or programming questions go to [contact on your sheet] instead.
How they take music → Email · MP3 only, three songs per artist per month maximum, all submissions must be clean radio edits with no cursing, include artist name, song title, contact name, phone and email.
How they take music → Email · Its contact page says to submit music for airplay contact [contact on your sheet], which is the network music address and not a KHDC-only inbox, so name the show you are aiming at
How they take music → Email · No submission route is posted. The station publishes one general address and routes by show; each show page carries its own contact.
Evanston, IL
Indie, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Electronic, World, Rock, Pop, Gospel, Folk, Blues
How they take music → Email · Route to the genre director (see contact page). Strong hip-hop history; Address it to the genre director for your sound; KSJS routes by genre department.
How they take music → Email · No submission route is posted. The station publishes one general address and a campus mailing address. Strong Bay Area hip-hop and R&B.
How they take music → Web page · Route by show: [contact on your sheet] (techno/house/hip-hop), [contact on your sheet]; Contact portal; no music submission route is published.
Detroit, MI
Electronic, R&B, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Indie, Country, World
How they take music → Mail · No submission page anywhere on [link on your sheet] and no music email posted, so this is the only address the station publishes; it simulcasts RadioU / WUFM Columbus, plays alternative, hard rock, hardcore, hip-hop and EDM, and its RadioU Fusion show is hip-hop and EDM
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 → Email · No submission page is posted; [contact on your sheet] is the station's own General Questions address on the Connect page, and the station is completely student run with music shows including Hip Hopaholics, Emo Mixtape, Rhythm Realm and The Sound Wave.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted. This is the station's own Contact WQTQ form on its site; the station also publishes [contact on your sheet] and [address on your sheet], Hartford. Live DJ lineup 24/7 across R&B, hip-hop, jazz, gospel and house, and the Music page publishes the current rotation.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted, so this is the station's own general address on its site. Student run out of SURC Room 120; college alternative by day plus night specialty shows spotlighting electronica, hip-hop, world, local Northwest music, blues, metal, punk and reggae. Studio line [phone on your sheet].
Ellensburg, WA
Indie, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Blues, Metal, Punk, World, Reggae, Rock
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted. [contact on your sheet] is the station's general address; mail is [address on your sheet] North, Minneapolis.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted; this is the station's own general address. Format is gospel, smooth jazz, R&B, rap, reggae, blues and oldies.
How they take music → Email · No submission page posted. KSHU is run by students in the SHSU Department of Media and Communication, whose published address is [contact on your sheet]; mail can go to BOX 2207, Huntsville,, marked for the Music Director. Plays classic rock, college rock/indie, jazz, classical and hip hop.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted; [contact on your sheet] is the station's general address on its own contact page. Postal: [address on your sheet], Beaumont,.
How they take music → Mail · No submission page or music address is posted; mail the station box and address it to the Program Director. Format is all 1990s, with six weekly specialty shows.
How they take music → Email · Student radio station of Wright State University, on air since 1977, studios in 018 Student Union. Plays popular and independent artists across classic and modern rock, hip-hop and R&B, pop, country and jazz, with a recurring spotlight on Dayton-area artists. No submissions page is posted. The station's published contact address is [contact on your sheet], so address it to the Music Director. The station site also carries a Music Request Form for tracks it does not already hold, and says results are emailed directly to the Music Director for review.
How they take music → Email · Student-run Central Connecticut State University station, on air daily to New Britain, Hartford and Meriden. No submissions page and no posted format rules. The station's own staff page publishes genre music director role addresses on the station's domain: Rock [contact on your sheet], Metal [contact on your sheet], Hip Hop [contact on your sheet], alongside [contact on your sheet] (General Manager) and [contact on your sheet] (Program Director). Send to the genre music director that matches your record. Studio address [address on your sheet], New Britain,; studio [phone on your sheet].
How they take music → Email · No submission page posted; [contact on your sheet] is the station's own general address, or [address on your sheet], Petersburg
How they take music → Email · No music submission page is posted. This is the station's own general address, published on its contact page alongside the studio phone and mailing address at [address on your sheet], Cleveland,.
WLAS 102.9, Lasell College Radio · Auburndale, MA · College
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted, [contact on your sheet] is the station's own role address on its staff page, and the staff list names a Hip-Hop Music Director and a Loud Rock Music Director
How they take music → Mail · No music submission page is posted. This is the station's own published mailing address on its Contact Us page; office phone [phone on your sheet], hours Mon-Fri 10:30am to 5:00pm. The contact page also shows an email but it renders obfuscated and was not decoded.
97.5 FM KDEE, The Soul of Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · LPFM
How they take music → Email · No station-wide submission page is posted and [contact on your sheet] is the station's general address, but its Hip Hop After Dark show publishes [contact on your sheet] for the 916 Mix, described as the platform for Sacramento artists.
KLBP 99.1 FM, Long Beach Public Radio · Long Beach, CA · LPFM
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted for artists; [contact on your sheet] is the station's own Music Department address. The Submit a Show page is for programme proposals, not music, and says priority goes to shows local to Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington and the immediate surrounding communities.
Long Beach, CA
Hip-Hop, R&B, Indie, Electronic, Jazz, Blues, Metal, Punk, Reggae, World
How they take music → Web page · No submission page is posted. This is the station's own contact form, which reaches the General Manager. Student run at Central Carolina Community College; its own About page calls the format a combination top 40 and hip hop.
WOVV Ocracoke Community Radio · Ocracoke, NC · Community
How they take music → Mail · No submission page or email is posted; the station publishes [address on your sheet], Ocracoke and [phone on your sheet] as its only contact, and says a lineup of local DJs and hosts plays a wide variety of music.
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted. [contact on your sheet] is the station's own published address for faculty instructors and station management. Student run, general programming is alternative rock with specialty hip-hop and international shows.
How they take music → See sheet · No submission route is published. The station lists a Music and Promotions Director by name on its About page and posts no music address, so there is nobody to write to without using a personal inbox. Checked 4 Sep 2026 against the live site and every archived contacts page.
How they take music → Web form · Posted guidelines open with "Texas musicians only", so a non-Texan artist is not eligible. The station links exactly one music form and it is dead: goo.gl/forms/0hFMTqfgqZI0Gove2 resolves to a Google Form returning 404, checked 28 Aug 2026. No other form, address or mailto appears anywhere on the site, so there is no working door to send to
How they take music → See sheet · Student station at Tarleton State University; it says it plays rock 6am to 8pm and hip hop 8pm to 6am. No submission page, no role address and no mailing route are posted, and every published address belongs to a named staff member, so no door is recorded.
How they take music → See sheet · No submission route is posted and the station's own contact and about pages are unfinished template placeholders, so nothing usable is published on its site
How they take music → See sheet · Station's own site is a default unconfigured WordPress install with an expired certificate, so no contact or submission route is published.
How they take music → See sheet · No submission route found. The station's published domain [link on your sheet] is a parked Namecheap page and its stream listing reads no longer available, so the station may be dark. Needs a browser re-check.
Fort Myers, FL
Hip-Hop, R&B
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Freeform stations with a Hip-Hop show mapped
These stations lock no genre, but their published schedule already carries shows programming hip-hop, so somebody there is listening for it.
How they take music → Web form · Upload form takes mp3, wav, flac, aac, aiff, wma or m4a, up to 50MB and five files. Music emails go to [contact on your sheet]. Tampa Bay artists have their own route.
Tampa, FL
Freeform / all genres, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Latin
How they take music → Web form · Upload lossless files (.wav), MP3 accepted but not preferred. No cursing, no sexually explicit content, no hate speech. Name files Song Title-Artist-Album-Genre-Year-Label. Music may also be mailed to [address on your sheet] Denton,, leave contact info with your media. The nav link reads Submit Local Music but the guidelines page states no local artist requirement.
Denton, TX
Freeform / all genres, Electronic, Jazz, Indie, Folk, R&B, Punk, Hip-Hop, Country, Metal, World
How they take music → Web form · Send us your music. The form asks for artist or band name, contact email, track, EP or album title, and a link to your music. The Music Department reviews submissions every week and questions go to [contact on your sheet].
Santa Cruz, CA
Freeform / all genres, Punk, R&B, Indie, Blues, Electronic, Metal
How they take music → Email · Music Department handles regular rotation. Local Atlanta or generally underground music, released within the past four months. Separate directors for RPM and for urban music.
Atlanta, GA
Freeform / all genres, Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B, Jazz, Rock, Folk, Punk
How they take music → Email · Accepts CDs, vinyl and MP3s only, no tapes, DATS, websites, video, reel to reel or minidisks; prefers whole albums or EPs to singles; MP3s emailed to [contact on your sheet] or physical to the Music Department at [address on your sheet] South, 27 Stewart Hall, SCSU, Saint Cloud -4498; Minnesota artists should conspicuously label their music as local; one press sheet only, less is more.
St. Cloud, MN
Freeform / all genres, Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Punk, Electronic, Country, Latin, World, Rock
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted. [contact on your sheet] is the station's own published address, listed on its contact page for music inquiries. Heavily music-programmed with about 30 specialty shows a week.
How they take music → Email · All genres welcome, email [contact on your sheet] with a digital download or send hard copies to [address on your sheet], East Boston, MA, 02128. The invitation is addressed to artists and bands from the Boston area.
East Boston, MA
Freeform / all genres, Hip-Hop, R&B, Latin, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Indie, World, Punk
How they take music → Web page · Contact form on the station's own site, which invites music submissions. No email address is posted and there is no separate submission page, so use the general form. Volunteer run community LPFM of the Civic Media Center, on air 24/7.
Gainesville, FL
Freeform / all genres, Indie, Punk, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Folk
How they take music → Web page · Its music site posts an "Artist Consent/Submission Form" next to a separate "KNSJ Show Submission Form"; the form itself returned 403 to us so its exact questions are unverified, and the station's general address is [contact on your sheet].
Descanso, CA
Freeform / all genres, Indie, Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, Folk, Country, Blues, Metal, Punk, World
WTIP North Shore Community Radio · Grand Marais, MN · Community
How they take music → Mail · No submission page is posted and no station-wide music address is published, so mail is the safe route: [address on your sheet], Grand Marais. The staff page does list a music director by name, so address it to the Music Director and name the show you fit.
WMCN 91.7FM Macalester College Radio · St. Paul, MN · College
How they take music → Email · No submission page is posted; [contact on your sheet] is the station's own address for questions and requests. Free-format station, no genre restrictions, 80+ student and community DJs pick their own playlists.
St. Paul, MN
Freeform / all genres, Pop, Rock, Punk, Latin, Electronic, Country, Hip-Hop, World, Indie
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
KOWS Community Radio · Occidental, CA · Community
How they take music → Email · No music submission page is posted. [contact on your sheet] is the station's own general address, published on its contact page alongside [address on your sheet], Occidental, and it is the address the station gives for program proposals.
Occidental, CA
Freeform / all genres, Jazz, Country, Blues, Electronic, World, Indie, Folk, Punk, Hip-Hop, Metal
How they take music → Email · No music submission page is posted; this is the station's own published contact address, a community service of the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory
How they take music → Email · No music submission page is posted; [contact on your sheet] is the station's general address and mail goes to WSLR-LP 96.5, [address on your sheet], Sarasota,. Music is programmed show by show by volunteer hosts.
How they take music → Mail · No submission page and no email anywhere on the site; this is the station's own address, published for drop-offs. It calls itself 'EXTREME VARIETY to stretch your mind', non-profit and non-commercial, locally owned and operated.
Palm Harbor, FL
Freeform / all genres, World, Blues, Rock, Country, Hip-Hop, Reggae
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