Radio Requests
Radio airplay is one component for charting on Hot 100. Even though streams are a much more important factor in Hot 100 charting than in the past and sales are easier to control, radio play is still a worthy factor to pursue. Unlike with streaming and direct purchasing, international ATINY can also participate in online and email radio requesting projects!
There are a significant number of radio stations that will contribute for Billboard charting, but it's impossible to list everything here. This list focuses on online requests since those have the most flexibility associated with them (aka, you do not need to be doing the requesting while a live DJ is on). If you have questions about whether a particular station would count for Billboard charts, tag or DM us on any social media, and we can help you out!
Process
For each station, scroll to the contact form at the bottom of the page.
Enter a name and email
Choose who to send the message to (priority order: make a request > music comment/question > programming / programming questions / program director)
Write a brief message and submit!
What should my message include?
Include the name of the song (Lemon Drop!), ATEEZ, and a reason why they should play the song! Don't use the exact same message every day (and don't copy our example message exactly) – tweak it a little bit to make sure your message doesn't get marked as spam.
Hi! I'd like to request you play Lemon Drop by ATEEZ! Lemon Drop was just released, and it has the perfect summer vibes that your listeners will love. Hope to hear it on your station soon!
Lemon Drop Closer (to being on air!)
IT'S TIME to request Lemon Drop!
Hi! I'd love to hear "Lemon Drop" by ATEEZ on [insert station name]. This song was just released, and it has the perfect summer vibes that your listeners will love. Hope to hear it on air soon!
Remember to tweak your message to make sure it doesn't get flagged as spam!
"Make a Request"
For each of these stations, choose "Make A Request" from the "Send To" dropdown
"Question/comment on music"
For each of these stations, choose "music question/comment" from the "Send To" dropdown
"Programming / Program Director"
For each of these stations, choose the "programming/program director" option from the "Send To" dropdown
"Feedback / Email us / Have a question?"
For each of these stations, choose the "feedback / email us / have a question?" option from the "Send To" dropdown
Have questions or ran into issues? DM or tag us on X or IG or ping an admin in our discord, and we'll help you out!
Let's start the practice round!
Let's get some reps in requesting "underpressure!" before it's time to start requesting Lemon Drop! For each of these stations, choose "Make A Request" from the "Send To" dropdown
Typically, we would make sure that the radio stations selected were well-targeted to the song we're requesting. For underpressure!, that means we'd look for R&B stations. However, in the interest of time and admins getting a little more sleep before comeback, we're using a couple of the stations researched for Lemon Drop for ATINY to get some practice in.
Hi! I'd like to request you play "underpressure!" by Gallant featuring Wooyoung. This song was just released, but it's already made it into my playlist of favorites – and I know your listeners will love it, too! Hope to hear it on [insert station name] soon!
Have questions or ran into issues? DM or tag us on X or IG or ping an admin in our discord, and we'll help you out!