12 verified college, community and independent radio stations in New York: 8 accepting submissions right now, 2 more that take music by every sign we can...
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New York has 12 college, community and independent radio stations checked by hand. 8 publish a submission door you can use today, including WHCR in New York, RFB in Brooklyn, WKCR in New York, and 2 more take music by every sign we can check without posting a formal route. Each row shows what the station plays, its current status, and how it takes music; the exact submission contact and posted rules 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 → Email · Submissions must ONLY be made by the band/artist or a designated representative. Email a download link with band/artist name, album/song names, track listing, contact name and email, website and social media, where the artist is from and a short bio, subject line "Local 518 Show Submission". For an album or EP indicate up to 3 tracks for consideration. Preferred format is MP3 encoded at 320kbps or WAV; free transfer and cloud storage links are encouraged. Profanity is strongly discouraged: identify any song that is not FCC clean and supply either a cleaned version or the problem words with timestamps. Physical route: WEXT-FM, Attn: [name on your sheet] 518 Show, 4 Global View, Troy,. The Local 518 Show is for artists based in, or with strong ties to, the Capital District; the roots rock format of 97.7 WEXT-FM is generally a determining factor for airplay, but nearly all except extreme styles are considered.
How they take music → Mail · No submission route is posted. Their whole site sits inside Hofstra's and carries no music address and no Music Director. A recorded rule of CD or vinyl only, no MP3 or links, is not on it.
How they take music → Mail · No submission page posted. The station's own contact page publishes a mailing address only; address a package to the Music Director. The station runs a TOP 30 chart of new music, which is what makes this likely rather than research.
How they take music → Web page · Online student freeform; reach out directly
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How New York stations want it sent
Take music by email3 of 12
Submit through a form5 of 12
Want physical media4 of 12
Freeform, no genre lock5 of 12
State a clean-edit rule1 of 12
Route music to a show3 of 12
Only take local artists1 of 12
Ask for lossless audio1 of 12
Have their shows mapped5 of 12
Counted from the 12 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, 50 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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