List of South Africa Radio station contact details and information:
If you’re a musician, getting your music on the radio is a great way to get exposure and reach new fans. But how do you go about getting your music played on South African radio stations?
Here are a few tips:
1. Do your research
Before you start contacting radio stations, it’s important to do your research and find out which stations are most likely to play your type of music. There’s no point wasting time and effort contacting a station that only plays classical music if you’re in a rock band!
2. Make sure your recordings are of good quality
Radio stations receive hundreds of submissions from musicians every week, so you need to make sure that your recordings are of high quality if you want them to take notice. Invest in professional recording equipment or hire a reputable studio to record your tracks.
3. Contact the right people at the radio station
It’s no use sending your demo CD to the receptionist! Find out who the Music Director or Program Director is at each station and send your submission directly to them. Include a brief bio about yourself and your band, as well as links to where they can listen to more of your music online.
4. Follow up after sending your submission
Once you’ve sent off your demos, don’t just sit back and wait for the phone to ring! Follow up with each station after a week or two to make sure they received your submission and ask if they have any feedback for you. Be polite and persistent, but don’t be a nuisance – nobody likes being hounded by salespeople!
5. Keep trying until you succeed!
Getting airplay on the radio takes time, patience, and perseverance. Don’t give up if you don’t get an immediate response – keep submitting new material regularly until somebody bites. And once you do get that first spin on the radio, make sure you capitalise on it by promoting it heavily through social media and other channels.
Get your music on Thobela FM – VISIT THE THOBELA FM WEBSITE
Before submitting your music..
1. Professionally mix and master your music.
2. Your music must be registered with SAMRO, SAMPRA etc…
3. Note that music with explicit lyrics will not be scheduled.
How to submit your music
1. Submit your music via email to music@thobelafm.co.za
2. Attach an MP3 file
3. Include a short biography (optional)
4. Attach artwork in your email 800 x 800 px (optional)
5. No links will be accepted
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Get your music on IKWEKWEZI FM – VISIT THE IKWEKWEZI FM WEBSITE
Important Information
The station’s music committee listens to the CD to check for the following:
- Sound of the station
- Quality of songs/ Sound Mastering
- Explicit lyrics
What are the prerequisites for an artist submitting their material?
- Composer
- Publisher
- Commercial/ CD number
- CD should be registered with SAMRO and SAMPRA or IMPRA
- ISRC
- Artist/ Group
- Label/ Company
What type of material is acceptable?
- Format: WAV & MP3
- File Size: 5MB (Max)
- File Duration: 4 minutes
- Language: All South African Language
For online submission of music please send to Digital@IkwekweziFM.co.za
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Get your music on UKHOZI FM – VISIT THE UKHOZI FM WEBSITE
Due to the high volume of music submissions and Ukhozi FM’s selection process, we cannot contact all the artists with feedback. If you have not heard from Ukhozi FM after six weeks, please consider your submission unsuccessful.
Standard requirements:
– Hard copy submission
– Mp3 format and radio friendly/radio edit
– Submitted material to be of proper sound(mastered)
– Submission to fall within radio sound(genre/sound etc)
Hard Copy requirements:
-CD cover is necessary
– Listing of artist / title track / song duration /must be SAMRO registered / publisher / composers and cd number
DIGITAL SUBMISSION
– Mp3 format and radio friendly/radio edit
– Listing of artist / title track / song duration /must be SAMRO registered / publisher and composers
send to music@ukhozifm.co.za
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Get your music on METRO FM – VISIT THE METRO FM WEBSITE
DIGITAL SUBMISSION
– Mp3 format and radio friendly/radio edit
– Go to the following link – beta.sabc.co.za/metrofm/submit–your–music/
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Get your music on 5 FM – VISIT 5FM WEBSITE
SUBMIT ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR PLAYLISTING
*AS FROM JANUARY 2015 5FM WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT PHYSICAL SUBMISSIONS*
When submitting make sure you:
– Submit your track digitally to playlist@5fm.co.za
– Attach a 5MB MP3
– Include a download link for a WAV version
– All songs need to be radio edit- no swearing and preferably under 4 min.
– Include a short biography
– The mail must not exceed 6MB
– Register the song with SAMRO
– Artwork is essential to accompany your submission with the following requirements:
800×800 px(Jpeg)
Due to the high volume of music submissions and 5FM’s selection process, we cannot contact all the artists with feedback. If you have not heard from 5FM after six weeks, please consider your submission unsuccessful.
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Get your music on MIX FM – VISIT THE MIX FM WEBSITE
Station Manager
Managing Director
Programme Manager
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Get your music on Y FM – VISIT THE Y FM WEBSITE
Visit website – https://www.yfm.co.za/submit–music/