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radio promotion companies, compared.

Studio Raine publishes this page and does not work radio, so it is on the page only for the part it does build: the pages a campaign sends listeners to. the others are the independent radio promotion companies a label is offered for college, non-commercial, AAA, specialty and satellite radio, each read from its own pages.

every row is read from the firm's own pages on November 4, 2026, linked, and paraphrased. no scores and no ranking: the firms are sorted by kind, then alphabetically. the costs in the questions below are Billboard's reported figures, as carried by Inside Radio, and the sponsorship rule is the FCC's own page.

the firmswhat Studio Raine does

the firms, by kind.

what the campaign lands on

the artist's or the label's own pages, the press record and the AI answer. we don't work radio.

Studio Raine

publisher of this page

for record labels, label owners and music executives, management companies, publishers and touring companies

from studioraine.art/music-marketing-agency.

formats and the campaign, as published
the pages a radio campaign sends listeners to: the artist's or the label's own site and store, the press record on that domain, the Google knowledge panel for each executive and the AI answer about the company, run monthly with a note in writing. it does not work radio, buy ads or pitch playlists. music industry only.
price, as published
from $25,000 a month, six months minimum; a label platform or store from $50,000; the panel $9,000, once.
clients named on the page
Burn County's label platform, Jake Angel's beat store and Mixed by Isolation's preset store, all live and linked.
office and campaign length, as published
Brooklyn, New York.

independent radio promotion companies

college, non-commercial, AAA, commercial specialty and satellite, from each firm's own pages.

Pirate!

for artists, bands, record labels, managers, distributors, brands and events

read November 4, 2026, from piratepirate.com.

formats and the campaign, as published
college and non-commercial stations that report to NACC, JBE AAA and Spinitron, commercial specialty shows, and satellite (SiriusXM channels named on its page), with tour support (listings, ticket giveaways, interviews, in-studios) sold alone or inside a campaign.
price, as published
no figure on the pages read.
clients named on the page
Anti-, Dirty Hit, Epitaph, Topshelf and Sargent House among the labels; Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Waxahatchee, Sleater-Kinney and Fleet Foxes among the records its page says reached number one.
office and campaign length, as published
Boston and New York.

Planetary Group

for emerging independent artists through established labels, managers, distributors and unsigned acts

read November 4, 2026, from planetarygroup.com, radio.

formats and the campaign, as published
college, AAA, non-commercial, NPR affiliates, public radio and commercial specialty shows: targeted station outreach with follow-up, weekly reports on adds, spins, chart positions and programmer feedback, and tour support. its AAA page puts a regional campaign at 150 to 200 stations and a national one past 300.
price, as published
no figure on the pages read: "Radio campaign costs vary depending on scope, format, targets, and geographic reach." pricing follows a review of the music.
clients named on the page
Nick Cave, Soccer Mommy, Chappell Roan, Arlo Parks, The Last Dinner Party, The Dare and The Hives named on its home page.
office and campaign length, as published
Los Angeles. campaigns "six to eight weeks".

Powderfinger Promotions

for artists and labels; its about page says most clients are independent and unsigned

read November 4, 2026, from powderfingerpromo.com, radio promotion.

formats and the campaign, as published
terrestrial, satellite and internet stations in AAA, Americana, college, jamband, jazz, new world and reggae, plus specialty shows, with weekly status reports; albums and EPs go to every format, singles digital only; mailing by the label or band, or paid.
price, as published
no dollar figure on the pages read. "Releases that are appropriate for more than one radio format are NOT double or triple priced"; "Rates do not include postage/packaging."
clients named on the page
311, The Bad Plus, Esperanza Spalding, Gov't Mule and Steve Winwood, with the chart positions its page prints; ATO, Columbia, Concord and Universal among the labels.
office and campaign length, as published
no city on the pages read; founded 1994. "4 weeks minimum", eight weeks recommended for an album.

The Syndicate

for not stated on the pages read; its case studies cover artists and a label

read November 4, 2026, from thesyn.com, radio.

formats and the campaign, as published
its radio page says only that it connects station programmers to your music; its case studies name metal radio, college, alternative specialty, non-commercial urban alternative, commercial hip hop and a SiriusXM channel.
price, as published
no figure on the pages read.
clients named on the page
Ghost (Loma Vista), Central Cee, boygenius, Portugal. The Man, Steve Lacy and WILLOW in its case studies, with the chart runs its pages print.
office and campaign length, as published
Weehawken, New Jersey.

Team Clermont

for independent, unsigned and signed artists

read November 4, 2026, from teamclermont.com/about.

formats and the campaign, as published
NPR, Americana, public radio and college radio promotion, plus PR, Spotify playlisting and distribution through The Orchard.
price, as published
no figure on the pages read.
clients named on the page
Sigur Rós, R.E.M., Arctic Monkeys, Norah Jones, Sufjan Stevens and M83 named on its page; current releases include Ween and The Olivia Tremor Control.
office and campaign length, as published
Athens, Georgia.

Terrorbird Media

for labels and artists

read November 4, 2026, from terrorbird.com/radio.

formats and the campaign, as published
college, non-commercial, AAA and commercial specialty campaigns across North America, worked through music directors and programmers for adds, rotation, chart results, tour promotion and live sessions.
price, as published
no figure on the pages read.
clients named on the page
AJJ, M83, Teenage Fanclub and Imperial Teen at radio on the day read; Merge, Warner, Kill Rock Stars, Saddle Creek, Sacred Bones and Captured Tracks among the labels.
office and campaign length, as published
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and London, as its footer lists them.

Tinderbox Music

for unsigned, indie label and major label artists

read November 4, 2026, from tinderboxmusic.com, radio services.

formats and the campaign, as published
college and non-commercial radio, more than 500 stations in all fifty states and Canada by its count: the mailing confirmed, then weekly calls and emails for feedback.
price, as published
no figure on the pages read.
clients named on the page
Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons, Goose, Lizzo, Gregory Alan Isakov and Ingrid Michaelson named on its pages.
office and campaign length, as published
no city on the pages read. campaigns "never run for less than nine weeks."

named, not read

its pages did not load for us, so nothing is said about it.

Co-Sign Radio

for not read

read November 4, 2026, from cosignradio.com.

formats and the campaign, as published
its site failed every secure fetch on November 4, 2026, so nothing is said about it here.
price, as published
not read.
clients named on the page
not read.
office and campaign length, as published
not read.

questions.

what does a radio promotion campaign cost?

none of the firms on this page prints a dollar figure; each quotes after hearing the record. the published numbers are Billboard's from 2022, as carried by Inside Radio: around $3,000 per station depending on the song and format, adult alternative campaigns that could run $30,000 and higher, a run on the modern rock airplay charts that could rise past $60,000, and CHR and mainstream R&B and hip hop campaigns likely to be six figures, with several independent label executives putting their ceiling at $15,000 for a radio campaign. Inside Radio, September 21, 2022, on Billboard's reporting.

which radio promotion companies work college, AAA and non-commercial radio?

all seven read: Pirate!, Planetary Group, Powderfinger Promotions, Team Clermont, Terrorbird Media, The Syndicate and Tinderbox Music. Tinderbox works college and non-commercial only; Pirate! and Powderfinger add satellite; Planetary Group and Team Clermont name NPR and public radio; the formats are in each row, from the firm's own page.

is paying for radio play legal?

the FCC's page says that when a broadcast station airs any matter for which money, service or other valuable consideration is paid or promised, federal law and FCC rules require the broadcaster to announce at the time of the broadcast that it is sponsored, paid for or furnished, and by whom. an independent promoter works programmers for adds within that rule; a payment to a station for airplay without the announcement is the thing the rule forbids. FCC: Sponsorship Identification Rules.

how long does a radio campaign run?

where a firm says: Planetary Group six to eight weeks, Powderfinger four weeks minimum and eight recommended for an album, Tinderbox never less than nine. the rest print no length.

does Studio Raine do radio promotion?

no. we do not work radio, buy ads, run creator campaigns or pitch playlists, and we do not buy them for you. what we build is where a campaign sends listeners: the label's own platform and store, the press record on its domain, the panel on each executive's name and the AI answer about the company. the retainer that keeps all of it current is from $25,000 a month, on the marketing agency page.

what should a label ask a radio promoter before signing?

which stations and which reporting panels, by name, before the campaign starts. what the weekly report contains and who writes it. what the firm did for the last three records in your format, with the chart positions as the chart printed them. and what the mailing costs on top, since two firms say postage is extra.

why is this list not ranked?

because the publisher of a list should not grade a category it has an interest in, and because every claim here is the firm's own, read from its page on one day. the rows carry what each page says and link it; the order is by kind, then the alphabet.

text us the record.

send us one message with the artist or the label, and we'll tell you what Google and the AI tools say about them today.