Submitting your music to “Music on The Menu"
We answer the questions that we get the most often
about the radio show
Dear artists,
Thank you for your interest in the “Music On The Menu” radio show, which airs every Sunday night from 9-10 p.m. on The River in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton/Bloomsburg/Hazleton. It can be heard, throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, on 100.7-FM, 103.5-FM and 104.9-FM. It can also be heard anywhere, worldwide, at www.105theriver.net or on the RadioBOLD phone app.
Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the show:
1. Does the show focus only on artists from Northeastern Pennsylvania?
Yes. For one hour a week, we
put the classic rock and the timeless pop hits aside and we shine the light on
the fine music being made right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, particularly
the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton/Hazleton region.
2. Is there a specific musical format for the show?
We’re pretty much a rock and roll show. Traditional rock. Roots-rock. Acoustic-based rock. Melodic modern-rock. We also play singer/songwriter/folk type material and pop music, as well as some country and some blues. Most people have a pretty good sense of whether or not a song has the potential to be played on the radio, especially on a commercial radio station. If you think you’ve got a good catchy tune, feel free to send it our way. We look for great songs with great melodies and great production value.
3. How can an artist submit music for the show?
2. Is there a specific musical format for the show?
We’re pretty much a rock and roll show. Traditional rock. Roots-rock. Acoustic-based rock. Melodic modern-rock. We also play singer/songwriter/folk type material and pop music, as well as some country and some blues. Most people have a pretty good sense of whether or not a song has the potential to be played on the radio, especially on a commercial radio station. If you think you’ve got a good catchy tune, feel free to send it our way. We look for great songs with great melodies and great production value.
3. How can an artist submit music for the show?
We are constantly adding new
songs to the program. To have your music considered, please e-mail as a few mp3s as mp3 attachments. E-mailing us mp3s is the preferred way for you to send music to the show. You can e-mail mp3s to:
If you submit songs by e-mail, please send no more than three tracks. And please be sure to include the song title with each file. Song files must be sent in the mp3 format as an mp3 attachment. Our production system at The River cannot accept any other file format. They must be mp3s. These days, we all often work on our smart-phones, where downloading is usually not possible. But if you send us tracks as mp3 attachments, we can listen to them right on a mobile device and then forward them right on to the radio studio to get them ready for airplay. An mp3 attachment - not a link to download mp3s - is the best way to submit songs.
Though it is not preferred, you can also send us a CD of your music. You may send CDs, with the
song titles and track listings, to:
Alan K. Stout
105 The River
305 Roosevelt St.
Edwardsville, PA 18704
We’ve actually had people send us CDs without the track listings and song titles, so please be sure to do so. And if you have a brief bio, please send it as well. If we play your music, we'd also like to be able to tell our listeners a little bit about you. Please bear it mind that the fastest, easiest and best way to have your music added to the show is to e-mail us an mp3, rather than send a CD.
That’s it. Those are the only two ways to submit music to the show. Either send us a few mp3s as mp3 attachments, or send us a CD. We will not usually be able to go onto YouTube to check out songs, or Spotify, or SoundCoud, or download music from a website such as Dropbox. We do 52 shows per year, we play hundreds of songs, and we receive many submissions each month. And so the best way for you have your music be given consideration for airplay is for you to send it to us directly as an mp3 attachment.
(Please note that we often pre-record shows up to two weeks prior to the time they air, so it may sometimes take us 2-3 weeks to add your music to the show after it its received.)
Those are the three questions
that we get the most. We hope you find the answers helpful. "Music On The Menu," which is now in its 19th year, is the longest-running, most highly-rated radio show of its kind on a commercial radio station in NEPA. We thank you again for
your interest in the program. It has always been our pleasure to provide the many
talented artists from NEPA with some well-deserved airplay. And we absolutely love adding new music to the show. Thank you for thinking of us!
We look forward to hearing your music.
Thank you,
Alan K. Stout
105 The River
Music On The Menu
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