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Radio Airplay News & Insights
Charts, trends, and tips to get your music heard on the air — and tracked on SpinCounts.
Radio Airplay Tracking for Record Labels: A Practical Guide
How labels track radio airplay across a roster: catalog-wide monitoring, campaign verification, market comparison, reports and API access.
How to Track a Song by Its ISRC (and Why the Code Matters)
What an ISRC is, where to find yours, and how the 12-character code anchors radio airplay tracking to the exact recording —…
Does Radio Airplay Generate Royalties? How Radio Pay Works in the U.S.
Who gets paid when a song airs on U.S. radio: songwriter royalties via PROs, SoundExchange for satellite and internet play — and…
What Is a Radio Spin? Definition, Rotation Types, and Why Spins Matter
What a radio spin is, what counts as one, rotation levels explained, and why spins matter for charts, royalties and promotion.
How to Track Radio Airplay: Methods, Tools and Costs (2026 Guide)
How radio airplay tracking works — fingerprinting vs feed monitoring — plus a 2026 comparison of tools, costs and free options, and…
Where Is My Song Playing on the Radio? How to Check for Free
Find out where your song is playing on radio — search verified spins free, plus 5 more ways: PRO statements, station playlists,…
The Artist’s Guide to Radio Tracking Terms: Spins, Adds, Rotation, and Reports
Spins, adds, rotation, dayparts, ISRC — every radio airplay term artists actually need, defined in plain English so you can read charts…
What Radio Stations Look for Before Adding a Song
What do program directors really weigh before granting radio adds? Format fit, production quality, story, clean metadata, and proof of traction —…
How Managers Can Track Multiple Artists’ Radio Airplay
Managing a roster? See how multi artist tracking puts every client's radio spins, stations, and markets in one place — and turns…
Best Ways to Promote a New Single After It Gets Radio Play
First spins are a starting gun, not a finish line. Thank stations, target hot markets, pitch similar stations, and turn early radio…
How to Turn Radio Airplay Into Social Media Content
Every spin is a story. Turn radio airplay into social media content with milestone posts, station shout-outs, chart updates, and shareable visuals…
Why Radio Still Matters for Independent Artists in 2026
Radio still reaches more US adults weekly than social media or TV. Why radio promotion belongs in every independent artist's 2026 plan…
