How to get an unsigned bands music on the radio?

Question

what are some ways i can get an unsigned band on to local radio stations and online radio stations

Answer 1

you can submit a cd to the radio station, they should have their contact information on thier website.  another way which will cost some money is to take out an ad on the station.  obviously the longer the add the more money it will cost so if the song is long then you will have to pay more.

Answer 2

The 'free way' is to saturate your music on myspace and youtube;  many radio chains hire people to surf them looking for 'new hits'.

Another approach is to join SonicBids and create an EPK (electronic press kit) you can forward to radio stations.  You have to pay for that, but it's 100 miles cheaper than mailing CDs.  It's worth spending time on Google to find the best-suited radio stations or programs (genre) -- start with 'radio stations (place/area/country) and filter down from there.

Be sure you have a good (and always up-to-date!) website for people to click through to for more information and contact.