WAIF 88.3 appears to accept independent submissions (not yet re-confirmed this cycle). It's a community station in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it plays freeform / all genres. This page is what we've verified about how WAIF takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
StationWAIF 88.3
Frequency88.3 FM
TypeCommunity
CityCincinnati, Ohio
PlaysFreeform / all genres
Status (September 2026)Likely accepting
How they take musicEmail
Posted rules / notesNo submission page posted. PCC is the Programming Committee and is the closest published route, or use the contact form on the same page.
What to send WAIF
Use their form, not their inbox. WAIF routes submissions through a submission form, and anything that arrives another way tends to sit unread. Fill in every field, including the ones that feel optional.
Send the clean edit if you have one. WAIF is FCC-bound during the day like nearly every station on this list, and a clean version simply gets played more often.
WAV is safest, 320 kbps MP3 is the floor. Anything below that gets noticed quickly on a broadcast chain.
WAIF is volunteer-run. The person reading your email is doing it for love of the music, so be brief, be human, and follow up once at most.
Then wait. Give it about two weeks, send one polite follow-up, and let it go after that. Music directors remember the artists who were easy to deal with.
WAIF submission questions
Does WAIF accept music from independent artists?
Most likely. Everything WAIF publishes points to accepting independent submissions, but the station has not posted a formal submission page, so send with care.
How do you submit music to WAIF?
Email. The station's own posted guidance is: No submission page posted. PCC is the Programming Committee and is the closest published route, or use the contact form on the same page.. The exact contact or form address is on your Rotation sheet, and you should confirm it on the station's page before sending.
What kind of music does WAIF play?
WAIF is freeform, so it programmes across genres and routes music to individual shows rather than one central playlist.
Where is WAIF located?
WAIF broadcasts on 88.3 FM from Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a community station.
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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