College Radio PROMOTION SERVICES
Shine On Promo runs North American college radio promotion campaigns for artists, labels, managers, and publicists. We promote music to college, community, non-commercial, and tastemaker stations across the U.S. and Canada, with campaign support that can include pitching, follow-up, chart tracking, station communication, and reporting.
RECENT college radio results
Shine On Promo has helped artists reach #1, Top 5, and Top 10 positions on NACC and CMJ college radio charts, with campaigns including Beach House, Weyes Blood, Alvvays, Bully, King Tuff, Andrew Bird, Brittany Howard, Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, Kurt Vile, La Luz, Sprints, Jack White, Tunde Adebimpe, Deep Sea Diver, Mogwai, Frankie Cosmos, and more.
What a College Radio Campaign Includes
A Shine On college radio campaign can include:
Servicing your music to over 300+ stations across North America either digitally or physically.
Pitching to college, community, and non-commercial radio stations across North America
NACC campaign strategy and chart tracking
Follow-up with music directors, DJs, and programmers
Weekly reporting and station feedback
Tour support outreach when artists are on the road
Track of the Day, interview, session, or feature opportunities when appropriate
Stations and formats we reach
We offer College radio campaigns for general College / NACC Radio 200, as well as specific College panels such as Triple A, Hip Hop, RPM/Electronic & World.
Our college radio campaigns can include outreach to over 300 college, community, non-commercial, AAA, and tastemaker stations across the U.S. and Canada, including influential outlets such as KEXP, KCMP/The Current, KCRW, KCSN, WFUV, WXPN, Sirius XMU, WNRN, KXLU, KALX, KUOM, and more.
College Radio Chart Successes
Shine On's team members have served a crucial role in scoring some amazing Top 10 College Radio [NACC] Chart peaks for artists.
2025
Tunde Adebimpe [#1], Deep Sea Diver [#1], Father John Misty [#1], Mogwai [#1], Frankie Cosmos [#2], Mac DeMarco [#3], King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard [#3], Nation of Language [#4], The Bug Club [#4], Hannah Jadagu [#5], Hotline TNT [#5], OSEES [#6], THEY ARE GUTTING A BODY OF WATER [#6], Alice Phoebe Lou [#7], Debby Friday [#9], The Belair Lip Bombs [#9], L.A. Witch [#10] & Natalie Bergman [#10] & Whitney [#10].
2024
La Luz [#1], Kurt Vile [#1], Sprints [#2], Jack White [#2], Chasity Belt [#4], King Gizzard… [#4], J Mascis [#4], METZ [#5], Suki Waterhouse [#5], OSEES [#6], Omni [#7], Sheer Mag [#8], The Bug Club [#9], HINDS [#10] & Iron & Wine [#10].
2023
Bully [#1 - longest #1 of 2023 - 7 weeks!], King Tuff [#1], Death Valley Girls [#3], King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard [#4], CHAI [#4], Deeper [#4], Night Beats [#5], Alice Phoebe Lou [#6], Snooper [#10].
2022
Beach House [6 Weeks @ #1 + The #1 album of the YEAR at college radio], Weyes Blood [#1], Alvvays’ Blue Rev [#1 for 8 weeks], Julia Jacklin [#1], Kiwi Jr. [#1], Built To Spill [#2], Frankie Cosmos [#2], Father John Misty [#2], Kurt Vile [#3], King Gizzard And the Lizard Wizard [#6].
2021
Flock of Dimes [#1], King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard [#1], and Liars [#1] and Top 5 peaks for CHAI, Kiwi Jr, Chad VanGaalen.
2020
Bully [#1], of Montreal [#1], Washed Out [#1] & Osees [#1], and we also helped score Top 5 peaks for Protomartyr, METZ, Bombay Bicycle Club, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Death Valley Girls, Moaning & Diet Cig.
2019
Andrew Bird [#1], Brittany Howard [#1], Weyes Blood [#1] & Julia Jacklin [#1], and Top 5 peaks for Calexico/Iron & Wine, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Thee Oh Sees & Pedro The Lion.
2018
Frankie Cosmos [#1 - tied for longest running #1 of the year!], Beach House [#1] & Father John Misty [#1].
2017
Alvvays [#1], Father John Misty [#1] & Fleet Foxes [#1].
2016
Conor Oberst [#1], LVL UP [#1], Thee Oh Sees [#1], King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard [#1] & Andrew Bird [#1].
2015 & before
In 2015 - with a different radio firm, at the time - Robb & Rupam spent a whopping 28 out of a possible 47 weeks at #1 on the CMJ Radio 200 Chart!!! [For context, the team in second place only boasted nine weeks out of a possible 47.]
In 2015, while at a previous firm, the duo pushed the following artists to #1 on the CMJ Radio 200 Chart: Sleater-Kinney [#1 performing CMJ release of 2015!], Beach House [5 weeks at #1, longer than any other release], The Alabama Shakes, Grimes, Father John Misty, Thee Oh Sees, Protomartyr & King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard.
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Track of the Day Pitches
Above & beyond airplay, we can also pitch for Track of the Day features at key stations like WXPN [Philadelphia, PA], KCMP/The Current [St. Paul, MN], KUTX [Austin, TX], KCRW [Santa Monica, CA], KEXP [Seattle, WA], & KUOM "Radio K" [Minneapolis, MN], to name a few!
Before they went on to sign w/ major labels or large indie labels, Rupam & Robb were also key in helping new artists establish a foothold at radio, like Jake Bugg, Small Black, Angel Olsen, Jessica Pratt, Hookworms, INC., Julia Holter, Francis & The Lights & more!
If & when an artist of ours is on the road, we can solicit in hopes of Tour Support, seeking in-studio opportunities, at-venue interviews, phoner/Zoom interviews, on-air ticket giveaways for listeners, or simply getting DJ's out to the shows - whatever a given band, label or manager would find ideal.
We also highlight our clients in our Spotify Playlist.
Radio in-studio sessions booked:
Our team members are proud to have recently secured the following sessions:
KEXP [Seattle, WA]: Whitney, Twen, Blackwater Holylight, Austra, Amyl and the Sniffers, Sheer Mag, Protomartyr (watch) We Were Promised Jetpacks, Beak, The Coathangers, Radiation City (Watch), Alvvays, The Church, Swervedriver, Jessica Pratt, Hinds, Cymbals, Autre Ne Veut, Quilt, Public Service Broadcasting, PINS, Cult Of Youth, Moon Duo, & Shana Cleveland
SIRIUS XMU [national]: The Drowners, JEFF The Brotherhood
SIRIUS THE LOFT [national]: Eleanor Friedberger, Gold Star
WFUV [New York, NY]: Twilight Sad, English Teacher (watch) Jesca Hoop (Watch), Bayonne (Watch), The Raveonettes, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Christopher Owens, Hinds, BC Camplight, Shopping, Hinds & ELEL
KUOM [Minneapolis, MN]: Diane Coffee, The Twilight Sad, Christopher Owens, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Shannon & The Clams, Bass Drum Of Death, The Coathangers & Shopping
KCSN [Los Angeles, CA]: Bombay Bicycle Club (watch)
KCMP [St. Paul, MN]: The Church
KCRW [Santa Monica, CA]: Public Service Broadcasting
WNXP [Nashville, TN]: Hotline TNT (watch)
WXPN [Philadelphia, PA]: Water From Your Eyes, Sheer Mag, Diet Cig, Albert Hammond, Jr.
KXLU [Los Angeles, CA]: La Luz, Audacity & Moon Duo
WERS [Boston, MA]: La Sera
WFMU [Hoboken, NJ]: Panic Shack, Sheer Mag, No Joy, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat & Audacity
WKDU [Philadelphia, PA]: Cassie Ramone, Diarrhea Planet, Mood Rings & Quilt
WKNC [Raleigh, NC]: Marching Church, Tweens
WXPN [Philadelphia, PA]: English Teacher, Nothing, Diarrhea Planet, Alvvays, Albert Hammond, Jr.
WRIR [Richmond, VA]: PAWS
WRVU [Nashville, TN]: Alex G
WTUL [New Orleans, LA]: Crocodiles & The Twilight Sad
WVAU [Washington, DC]: Radkey
WYCE [Grand Rapids, MI]: Dream Wife & Still Corners
WYMS [Milwaukee, WI]: Tim Heidecker (Watch), Twen
WVFS [Tallahassee, FL]: Ava Luna
WXNA [Nashville, TN]: Lera Lynn
Looking for College Radio promotion for an upcoming release? Tell us about your project here and we’ll let you know if Shine On is the right fit.
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