Radio Station Email List for Music Submissions
Radio still gets songs heard by people who would never find them on their own. Independent artists get played too, mostly on online, community and college stations and on specialist shows. The hard part is reaching the person who picks the music. Station sites bury the address, many only list a phone number, and the rules for how to submit music to radio stations change from one station to the next.
This radio station email list does the search for you. It holds 649 radio stations and shows with a verified email, the station website and, where we know it, the country. We would rather sell you a smaller list you can trust than a big one full of dead inboxes. You download it as CSV and XLSX, filter it in Excel or Google Sheets, and pitch stations directly.
What’s in the file
Every row is one email address of one station or show. The columns you will use:
| Column | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Name | The station or show, as it names itself on its site |
| The address the station publishes for contact, SMTP-checked on the mail server | |
| Inbox type | Whether the address is a shared inbox (info, general, press) or a named person |
| Email verified | The date the address last passed verification |
| Website | The station site, so you can listen before you write |
| Country, City | Where the station is based, when known |
| Genres | The station’s format, filled only when the station states one |
Know what you are writing to. Some rows go straight to a music director. Many go to a shared studio or contact inbox that a small team reads. That is normal for radio, and a short, clear pitch still gets passed to the right person. Use the Inbox type column to write to named people first.
Stations, shows and countries
The list covers FM, online and community stations in Europe, the UK, North America and beyond. Most stations play a general format, so the Genres column stays empty for them and the Country column is the better filter. Radio show hosts, especially on online electronic stations, are being added as our pipeline reaches them. Data as of Oct 21, 2026.
How we find and verify radio stations
The list comes from Ninja Digger, our own data pipeline. It starts from public station directories, opens each station’s own website and its contact and submission pages, and records an email only when the station published it there. Old addresses from earlier lists stay out unless the station still uses them and the mailbox still exists.
Before an email goes into the file, it is checked on the recipient mail server. Addresses that fail are dropped, and each remaining row keeps its last-verified date. No-reply, relay and junk addresses are filtered out before the check.
How to get your music on the radio
Whether you use this list or build your own, the work looks the same:
- Pick the right tier. Big commercial stations mostly play what their programmers and consultants choose, often through paid radio pluggers. Online, community and college stations and specialist shows are where independent music gets played.
- Listen first. Open the station site and check that your track would sit next to what they already play.
- Look for the submission rules. Some stations want an email with a link, some use a form, some ask for a radio edit or a clean version. Follow them.
- Get the release ready. A finished master, a radio edit if the track is long, a short bio and correct metadata. Register the song with your performing rights organization so airplay can pay you.
- Send, track and follow up once. Keep a sheet of who you wrote to and when. If a station plays you, thank them and share the show.
Doing this by hand, expect a handful of good station contacts per hour. This list is the same research, done once and kept verified.
How to pitch radio stations so they listen
- Write to one station at a time. Use the station or show name and say why the track fits it.
- Keep it short. Who you are, the track, the genre, the release date. Four lines is enough.
- Send one link. A streaming link or a private download link with a WAV or high-quality MP3. No attachments.
- Mention the radio edit and clean version if you have them. It saves the station a step.
- Pitch before the release date, so shows can plan it into a playlist.
- Follow up once after a week or two, then move on.
“Hi [name], I’m [artist], a [genre] artist from [city]. My new single ‘[title]’ comes out on [date], and I think it would fit [show or station] next to [similar artist]. Radio edit and clean version here: [link]. Thanks for listening.”
Radio email list vs other ways to reach radio
There are three common routes. Each fits a different budget and goal.
| DemoPool radio list | Radio plugger | Free lists online | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | One-off file, pricing in the builder above | Priced per campaign | Free |
| Who pitches | You, directly | The plugger, for you | You, directly |
| Emails verified | Yes, with the date | Their own contacts | Rarely, often years old |
| Next release | Reuse the same file | Pay again | Recheck every address |
| Best for | Online, community and college radio, specialist shows | Big commercial stations | Testing the idea |
If you release often, a monthly pass that sends a fresh full file every month keeps your station list current without redoing the research.
Who this list is for
- Independent artists and bands pitching their own singles to radio.
- Labels and managers running radio for several releases.
- Music PR and promotion agencies that need verified station contacts for client campaigns.
Radio works best as part of a wider push. Pair it with music blogs to submit to, Spotify playlist curators and DJs from the Beatport charts.
Bounce guarantee
Emails are SMTP-checked, and each row shows the date it last passed. If more than 3% of your first send hard-bounces, send us your bounce report and we replace the bounced contacts 1:1 within 30 days.