Hot 97.9 (WAUG) is accepting submissions from independent artists right now. It's an HBCU station in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it plays hip-hop, r&b. This page is what we've verified about how WAUG takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
StationHot 97.9 (WAUG)
Frequency750 AM
TypeHBCU
CityRaleigh, North Carolina
PlaysHip-Hop, R&B
Status (September 2026)Accepting
How they take musicEmail
Posted rules / notesSimulcasts 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
Shows on WAUG
WAUG programmes by show, so the programme your record suits matters more than the station as a whole. These are taken from the station's own published schedule. Name the show in your subject line rather than the station. Where a show takes music at its own address, it is marked below and the exact address is on your sheet.
WAUG takes music by email, which means your subject line is doing real work. Make it obvious what the message is before it's opened: genre, artist, track, and the word clean if it applies.
Send the clean edit if you have one. WAUG 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.
As an HBCU station, WAUG carries programming and an audience that most submission lists never mention. Treat the relationship as long-term rather than one send.
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.
WAUG submission questions
Does WAUG accept music from independent artists?
Yes. WAUG is currently accepting submissions from independent artists, verified against the station's own published information in September 2026.
How do you submit music to WAUG?
Email. The station's own posted guidance is: 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. 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 WAUG play?
WAUG programmes hip-hop, r&b. Sending an off-format record is the most common wasted submission, so check the fit before you send.
Where is WAUG located?
WAUG broadcasts on 750 AM from Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a hbcu station.
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