Depending on why you started your radio station, getting listeners and standing out may be the perpetual focus for your online radio station.
One of the easiest ways to get (and retain!) more listeners is by making it easy for people to listen. Building a beautiful site with good UX and easy ways to listen will help but isn't always enough.
Where ever your listeners are, and however they want to listen – this is where you need to be. A big part of this is having your radio station submitted to the most popular internet radio directories. Being in more places is only going to help your station, so what are you waiting for?
Below, in no particular order, you'll find a list of some of the most popular radio directories. Let's get started.
1. TuneIn
We would be remiss to start off a post on the most popular internet radio directories without mentioning TuneIn. However, TuneIn is no longer accepting new station submissions. If you're already on TuneIn then great! There's a big listenership there that you can try and make the most of but for new stations you're unfortunately out of luck.
2. Radio Garden
Radio Garden is one of our favourite radio directories. They're big supporters of community and independent radio and you can find some real pearls via them.
Additionally, Radio Garden has one of the most fun ways to find new radio stations via an interactive, globe-based interface. You can find new stations simply by spinning a virtual globe of the Earth.
You can submit your station to Radio Garden here.
3. iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio comes up a lot as a radio aggregator. However, not all stations are eligible to be submitted to iHeartRadio. Only stations with FCC issued call letters are currently being accepted. Online / internet-only radio stations are not able to be considered at this time.
You can submit your station to iHeart Radio here.
4. Radio.net
Radio.net, based in Germany, is one of the largest directories out there with 60,000+ radio stations on the platform.
You can submit your station here.
5. Streema
Streema provides a large directory of global radio stations and allows users to browse by genre, country, and city. It also offers a social element, enabling listeners to connect with others around shared interests in music and radio.
You can submit your station to Streema here.
6. Online Radio Box
Online Radio Box offers a large selection of stations, along with some fun features like schedules and live listener numbers.
You can submit your station to Online Radio box here.
7. Radio.com (now Audacy)
The site formerly known as Radio.com, now Audacy, has a particular focus on regional and local stations in the United States. The directory is not available for listeners in the EU but could be a great choice if you're a US-based station.
You can submit your station to Audacy here.
8. RadioBrowser
RadioBrowser is a community-driven directory, like Wikipedia, with thousands of stations added by the community worldwide. It's open-source, and listeners can contribute by adding stations, making it a great resource for lesser-known, independent stations.
You can submit your station to RadioBrowser here.
9. RadioFM
RadioFM has over 45,000 stations in its directory with over 50 million active listeners around the globe.
You can submit your station to RadioFM here.
10. Internet Radio
Internet Radio is a straightforward directory with a large collection of stations and genres, including a significant number of independent and niche broadcasts. It provides an easy way for broadcasters to list their stations, making it popular among indie content creators.
You can submit your station to Internet Radio here.