SpinCounts News
Radio Airplay News & Insights
Charts, trends, and tips to get your music heard on the air — and tracked on SpinCounts.
Copyright Office Opens Inquiry Into Music Streaming Fraud
The U.S. Copyright Office is taking comments on music streaming fraud until Nov. 23, a day after sentencing in the first U.S.…
How SpinCounts estimates audience, and how to read the number
Every airplay report now shows an Estimated Audience. Here is exactly how it is built, what it is for, and what it…
Can You Pay to Get on a Radio Chart? Not on SpinCounts
Some charts sell positions and plaques. SpinCounts charts rank verified radio spins only: no submissions, no votes, no pay-for-placement.
Real-Time Airplay Monitoring: Minutes or Hours?
Real-time airplay monitoring, defined and timed: how long a radio play takes to show up in a dashboard, what vendors say, and…
Power 106 Loses Mediabase Status: SpinCounts Is Still Tracking Every Spin
Power 106 (KPWR) reportedly lost its Mediabase Rhythmic reporting status. SpinCounts still tracks every spin on the legendary LA station - see…
Radio Airplay Data for Music Analytics: What Is in It and What to Build
What an airplay dataset contains, why analytics teams use it as a leading indicator, and how to access it — starting with…
How to Use Radio Airplay Data to Promote Your Song
The operational playbook: contact the stations playing you, pitch outward from strength, and convert spins into shows, press and royalties.
Terrestrial vs Internet Radio Airplay Tracking: What Is Different
FM, satellite and internet radio differ in how they are tracked, how they pay, and what a spin is worth — the…
How Radio Airplay Charts Work (and How Many Spins It Takes to Chart)
Industry panels vs public charts: how airplay rankings are built, spins vs audience impressions, and the honest answer to how many spins…
Radio Airplay Monitoring for Independent Artists: The $0 Setup
The complete indie radio-monitoring setup: free baseline, monthly rhythm, and exactly when paying starts to make sense.
How to Read a Radio Airplay Report (Section by Section)
How to interpret spin totals, station tables, timestamps, trends and the airplay map — plus the red flags and what good actually…
The Best Radio Airplay Trackers for Artists (2026): 6 Tools Compared
Six airplay trackers compared honestly — coverage, cost models, and what each is genuinely best at, with every claim from the vendors…
