WHYY is not currently taking outside submissions. It's a community station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it plays freeform / all genres. This page is what we've verified about how WHYY takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
StationWHYY
Frequency90.9 FM
TypeCommunity
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
PlaysFreeform / all genres
Status (September 2026)Closed
How they take musicWeb page
Posted rules / notesNews/talk - effectively no music programming. Don't pitch
What to send WHYY
WHYY publishes a submission route rather than a general inbox. Follow it exactly; the route is the first thing they check.
Send the clean edit if you have one. WHYY 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.
WHYY 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.
WHYY submission questions
Does WHYY accept music from independent artists?
Not at the moment. WHYY is not taking outside submissions, which is why it is listed here: so you don't waste a send.
How do you submit music to WHYY?
Web page. The station's own posted guidance is: News/talk - effectively no music programming. Don't pitch. 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 WHYY play?
WHYY is freeform, so it programmes across genres and routes music to individual shows rather than one central playlist.
Where is WHYY located?
WHYY broadcasts on 90.9 FM from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a community station.
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