Why Isn’t My Music Playing on OTR (Yet)?

📻 Why Isn’t My Music Playing on OurTownRadio.com (Yet)? Understanding Our New Screening Process

If you’re an artist who recently submitted music to OurTownRadio.com and are wondering why it hasn’t hit the airwaves yet, please know that we are incredibly excited you chose to share your sound with us!

However, you may have noticed a pause in your music going live immediately. That’s because, effective immediately, we have started screening every single song submission, and this will be our standard operating procedure going forward.

We understand you’re eager to hear your work playing, so let’s shed some light on why we’ve made this change and what it means for you and your music.

🤔 Why the New Screening Process?

Our goal at OurTownRadio.com has always been to provide a diverse, high-quality, and organized listening experience for our community. As our station grows and we receive more talented submissions, we’ve implemented this new process to achieve two critical things:

1. Genre Accuracy and Optimal Placement

Many modern artists brilliantly blend multiple styles, which can sometimes make precise genre classification tricky.

• The Challenge: If an artist sends us a powerful Country-Rock track and a laid-back Lo-Fi Hip Hop instrumental, we want to make absolutely sure the Rock track plays during our dedicated rock blocks and the Hip Hop track airs with the appropriate vibe.
• The Solution: Screening allows our team to listen and accurately categorize every song. This ensures your music plays where it should be playing, reaching the right listeners who are tuned in specifically for that style. It’s about maximizing your exposure to a receptive audience.

2. Maintaining Quality and Broadcast Standards

We are committed to airing music that meets basic technical quality and is appropriate for our platform. While we celebrate all voices, a quick review helps us confirm things like:

• The file is a workable, high-quality audio file.
• The content aligns with our station’s established guidelines.

⏳ Will My Music Get Air Play? (The Patience Factor)

The short answer is: We are working as fast as we can!

• Every Song is Reviewed: Because we are now listening to and reviewing every track individually to assign the correct genre tag and ensure quality, this process takes time. We are committed to giving every artist’s submission the attention it deserves.
• You Will Have a Voice Here: OurTownRadio.com has always been a platform for independent and local artists, and that will never change. Your music matters, and we are dedicated to getting it into rotation.

Please be patient with us. Think of this brief waiting period as an investment in making sure your song is properly placed to reach the maximum number of potential new fans.

Once your song is screened, categorized, and approved, it will be added to the appropriate rotation playlist!

Thank you for being part of the OurTownRadio.com family. We are thrilled to continue featuring the amazing talent in our community.