WCNI is accepting submissions from independent artists right now. It's a college station in New London, Connecticut, and it plays freeform / all genres, indie, folk, jazz, blues, world, metal, punk. This page is what we've verified about how WCNI takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
StationWCNI
Frequency90.9 FM
TypeCollege
CityNew London, Connecticut
PlaysFreeform / all genres, Indie, Folk, Jazz, Blues, World, Metal, Punk
Status (September 2026)Accepting
How they take musicEmail
Posted rules / notesSend all music submissions to the music director email or street address. They prefer hard copies if possible.
What to send WCNI
WCNI 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. WCNI 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.
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.
WCNI submission questions
Does WCNI accept music from independent artists?
Yes. WCNI is currently accepting submissions from independent artists, verified against the station's own published information in September 2026.
How do you submit music to WCNI?
Email. The station's own posted guidance is: Send all music submissions to the music director email or street address. They prefer hard copies if possible.. 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 WCNI play?
WCNI is freeform, so it programmes across genres and routes music to individual shows rather than one central playlist.
Where is WCNI located?
WCNI broadcasts on 90.9 FM from New London, Connecticut. It is a college station.
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How they take music → Email · The Local Bands Show only, Sundays 10pm; original music; email or mail a disc to Branford CT. The station's own rotation is classic rock and does not take submissions
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Freeform / all genres, Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Electronic, Gospel, Latin, World
How they take music → Email · Send to the Music Requests page address; a student Music Committee reviews what goes into the automated rotation, submitting does not guarantee airplay and they may not reply to every inquiry. For an interview, contact the individual student show host whose program fits.
WPKN Community Radio · Bridgeport, CT · Community
How they take music → Email · Contact page carries a MUSIC SUBMISSION heading: email the Music Director at [contact on your sheet], or mail physical submissions for WPKN library and airplay consideration to WPKN, Second Floor, [address on your sheet], Bridgeport. Freeform station, office by appointment only.
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.
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WVOF 88.5 Fairfield University Radio · Fairfield, CT · College
How they take music → Email · The station's contact page asks for music directly and the "your music played on our airwaves" link opens an email with the subject already set to "Interested in Having My Own Music Played on WVOF" and a body template that asks who you are and for a link to your music, copied to [contact on your sheet]. They want a link, not an attached file. Student run since 1970, on air 24 hours a day with specialty shows, Fairfield athletics and some Connecticut Public Radio carriage; the named addresses are students so expect them to change with the academic year. Office at [address on your sheet], Fairfield University.