Mark RobergeFounder, Artist Strategy, Make Our Music · Your A&R. Without the Gatekeepers.

Maine Radio Station Boosted Our Music: Full Rotation Success! #shorts

21 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief spoken account, the artist recounts how their track initially gained modest exposure on local spots and late‑night shows, but a breakthrough came when WTOS, a radio station in Bangor, Maine, discovered the song. Program director Steve Smith loved it and placed it into full rotation. This immediate radio support triggered a surge in CD requests from the regional retailer Bull Moose Music, highlighting the tangible impact of radio airplay on physical sales.

We started getting picked up by local, like, spots on, on, like the app, like, he was saying, like the late night shows and. But then there was a station out of Maine that picked it up and put it in full rotation. No, it was WTOS up in Bangor, Maine. So program director Steve Smith found out about us, loved the song, started putting on full rotation and like, like, immediately we were being requested more CDs from Bull Moose Music, which is the retailer up there. CD retailer.