WHQR is accepting submissions from independent artists right now. It's a community station in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it plays country, blues, latin, jazz, folk, indie, world, classical. This page is what we've verified about how WHQR takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
Posted rules / notesSend an email of interest with links to your music, biography, website, videos, social media, club and tour dates, to be considered for a Soup to Nuts Live session. No general music submission page is posted.
Shows on WHQR
WHQR 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.
Classical Music with Pat MarriottMon 9amClassical
Evening Concert with Pat MarriottMon 8pmClassical
Magnolia Fatback Folk Hour with John FonvielleSat 8pmFolk
Soup to Nuts with George ScheibnerSat 9pmCountry, Blues, Latin, Jazz, Folk, Indie, WorldTakes music direct →
Front Street Blues with Lan NicholsSat 11pmBlues
Classical Music with Bob WorkmonTue-Fri 9amClassical
Smooth Landings with George ScheibnerMon-Fri 7pm
What to send WHQR
WHQR 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. WHQR 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.
WHQR 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.
WHQR submission questions
Does WHQR accept music from independent artists?
Yes. WHQR is currently accepting submissions from independent artists, verified against the station's own published information in September 2026.
How do you submit music to WHQR?
Email. The station's own posted guidance is: Send an email of interest with links to your music, biography, website, videos, social media, club and tour dates, to be considered for a Soup to Nuts Live session. No general music submission page is posted.. 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 WHQR play?
WHQR programmes country, blues, latin, jazz, folk, indie, world, classical. Sending an off-format record is the most common wasted submission, so check the fit before you send.
Where is WHQR located?
WHQR broadcasts on 91.3 FM from Wilmington, North Carolina. 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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How they take music → Web form · Submit Music page with an online form. You must name the show or host you are sending to, plus a downloadable audio link, artist name, release title and an optional EPK as a PDF. All volunteer station with no music director or librarian, so they cannot confirm your music was received or aired, and telephone calls are discouraged. Discs can go to Attn: [dj name], WCOM, [address on your sheet], Carrboro,, but the play boxes get only sporadic airplay.
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Indie, Folk, Country, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Latin
WPVM 103.7 Radio Asheville · Asheville, NC · LPFM
How they take music → Web form · Dedicated music submission page: upload best quality MP3 files to the WPVM Music submission folder on Dropbox, with title, album and artist metadata, and include a vocal intro on 2 to 3 tracks. They say they review and broadcast submissions from local independent artists, though no eligibility limit is stated.