Captain 97.1 appears to accept independent submissions (not yet re-confirmed this cycle). It's an LPFM station in New Bern, North Carolina, and it plays . This page is what we've verified about how WXNR-LP takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
StationCaptain 97.1
Frequency97.1 FM
TypeLPFM
CityNew Bern, North Carolina
Plays
Status (September 2026)Likely accepting
How they take musicWeb page
Posted rules / notesContact form on the station's own site, with a Music request option, delivered to the station. No artist submission page or address is posted, so this is the general contact route.
Shows on WXNR-LP
WXNR-LP 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.
Kyle on the DialSat 10am
Captain 97Sat 2pm
Midday with MaydaySun 10am
Set Sail Sunday ShowSun 2pm
Captains Sunrise ShowMon-Fri 6am
Kyle on the DialMon-Fri 10am
Meg UnfilteredMon-Fri 2pm
The Ray Michaels ShowMon-Fri 7pm
What to send WXNR-LP
Use their form, not their inbox. WXNR-LP routes submissions through a submission form, and anything that arrives another way tends to sit unread. Fill in every field, including the ones that feel optional.
Send the clean edit if you have one. WXNR-LP 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.
WXNR-LP 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.
WXNR-LP submission questions
Does WXNR-LP accept music from independent artists?
Most likely. Everything WXNR-LP publishes points to accepting independent submissions, but the station has not posted a formal submission page, so send with care.
How do you submit music to WXNR-LP?
Web page. The station's own posted guidance is: Contact form on the station's own site, with a Music request option, delivered to the station. No artist submission page or address is posted, so this is the general contact route.. 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 WXNR-LP play?
WXNR-LP programmes . Sending an off-format record is the most common wasted submission, so check the fit before you send.
Where is WXNR-LP located?
WXNR-LP broadcasts on 97.1 FM from New Bern, North Carolina. It is a lpfm 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.
Carrboro, NC
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.