For Stations
Please write to distrib@radioproject.org and sign up for our special stations email list so you’ll get our 8-day advance alert email with upcoming program description and promo link – delivered to your inbox.
About the Promos:
We upload program-specific Making Contact promos for stations each week. They are broadcast-quality (128k mp3) and run :59 seconds long. Although this page is refreshed each week, the promos are made permanently available on each show’s web page. Each promo includes 0:10 end bed for station IDs.
Distribution Options*Download programs and promos each week:Our website is updated every Wednesday by 6:30am GMT (Tuesday 10:30pm PST). Our homepage features the current week’s show at the top, other recent shows are below it. Click through the appropriate link to get to that program’s permanent page.We recommend the 128k (broadcast quality) version. The file compression is 11:1 at 44100 Hz, and retains virtually all aspects of the original sound file that you hear on our CDs, including overall quality, consistent sound level and range of frequencies. * Download from Public Radio Exchange (PRX)* Download from Audioport (Pacifica)* Sign up for “Making Contact show alerts” emails:Each Tuesday evening after the website update, we send out the new show’s description, including links to audio files and guest contact info – sign up here. * Download from PRSS / Content Depot (NPR)
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Please contact us so we can count you among our growing list of stations (includes a link to your website), and notify you of upcoming programs and specials. Making Contact is FREE, but please consider a donation to help with costs.
Click here for more information about programming tips, timing, cues and distribution options.
Submit material for an upcoming show
Also, we’re always looking for material from our stations. Formal pitches or raw ideas for entire programs or segments are welcome – see our Submission Guidelines. We welcome the opportunity to work with your station personnel to bring local stories to a national audience. You can also send along any other ideas by emailing us at pitches[at]radioproject.org.



