WHCR is accepting submissions from independent artists right now. It's a community station in New York, New York, and it plays hip-hop, r&b, gospel, jazz, latin, world, electronic. This page is what we've verified about how WHCR takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
Posted rules / notesEmail 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
Shows on WHCR
WHCR 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.
Post it, don't email it. WHCR works from physical media, so a digital-only artist is stuck until there's something to put in an envelope. Send a clearly labelled CD with your name, the track title and a contact on the disc itself, not only on the sleeve.
Send the clean edit if you have one. WHCR 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.
Name the show, not the station. WHCR routes music to specific programmes, so say which programme your record is for in the subject line and send it to the address the station publishes. A general submission goes nowhere here.
WHCR 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.
WHCR submission questions
Does WHCR accept music from independent artists?
Yes. WHCR is currently accepting submissions from independent artists, verified against the station's own published information in September 2026.
How do you submit music to WHCR?
Mail. The station's own posted guidance is: 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. 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 WHCR play?
WHCR programmes hip-hop, r&b, gospel, jazz, latin, world, electronic. Sending an off-format record is the most common wasted submission, so check the fit before you send.
Does WHCR accept digital submissions?
WHCR works from physical media. Plan on mailing a CD or vinyl rather than emailing a file.
Where is WHCR located?
WHCR broadcasts on 90.3 FM from New York, New York. It is a community station.
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